Fursat (soundtrack)

Fursat was conceived as a musical film which included the song-and-dance format integrated in the screenplay as with Hollywood musical films.^[1] Bhardwaj associated with his longtime collaborator Gulzar to write the lyrics, while Shiamak Davar was brought onboard to choreograph the musical sequences.^[2]

The soundtrack to the film featured four original compositions, with a reprised version of one of the songs.^[3] Besides veteran singers Sukhwinder Singh and Kailash Kher, recording vocals for "Kudiye" (with Hargun Kaur),^[3] the soundtrack had three songs performed by the San Diego-based Kiran + Nivi,^[a] who had recorded three tracks: "Waqt Waqt", "Kal Kahin" and its reprised version.^[5] The album was recorded at Bhardwaj's Studio Satya in Mumbai, with spatial audio mastering held at Los Angeles.^[6]

Roktim Rajpai of India Today wrote that "The music, as is often the case with Vishal Bharadwaj's films, proves to be the backbone of Fursat" describing the songs as "hummable".^[7] Sana Fazreen of The Indian Express summarized "the songs uplift the story and leave a lasting impression. However, it's Vishal's music, and especially his vocals, that stir the heartstrings of the audience the loudest."^[1] Anjum Baba of EastPost wrote "The duo, Gulzar and Bhardwaj, once again creates musical magic with songs worth listening to on repeat mode."^[8]

Abhishek Shrivatsava of The Times of India, however, found the songs to be jarring as it was interspersed into the narrative without editing.^[9] Karthik Srinivasan, in his weekly review for Milliblog also noted it, while adding that the musical numbers "too seem bloated and labored"; he picked "Kal Kahin" as the standout number from the album, owing to its "soaring melody".^[10] Devarsii Ghosh, in his year-ender review for Scroll.in, mentioned "Kal Kahin" as an unconventionally aesthetic number,^[11] while Sharanya Kumar of Film Companion also mentioned the album as one of the year's best.^[12]

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