Vicky Donor is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film of the same name directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by John Abraham, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, in their film debuts. The film's soundtrack consisted of eight songs jointly composed by Abhishek–Akshay, Bann Chakraborty, Rochak Kohli and Khurrana, with lyrics written by Akshay Verma, Juhi Chaturvedi, Khurrana, Kohli, Swanand Kirkire and Vijay Maurya. The album was preceded by the single "Pani Da Rang" and was released through Eros Music on 1 February 2012. The music, particularly the song "Pani Da Rang", was well received by music critics and Khurrana won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song.
Background The soundtrack album features eight tracks which were composed by Abhishek–Akshay, Bann Chakraborty, Rochak Kohli and Ayushmann Khurrana. All of them contributed two tracks each. Actor Khurrana also composed and sang the track "Pani Da Rang", which was released as a single on 1 February 2012. The song was written with Kohli in 2003, during their time at DAV College, Chandigarh. He used to carry the guitar to the film sets to inform Shoojit Sircar that he had composed a song and inquired him whether he wanted to hear it. Khurrana performed few lines of the song which Sircar had liked and had included in the film. He further stated that he included a few lines in the last paragraph as the character is singing the song on the terrace. The song entirely consisted of Punjabi lyrics.
Release The film's soundtrack was launched at a private mall in Mumbai on 29 February 2012, with the cast and crew in attendance. Eros Music distributed the soundtrack and released in digital and physical platforms.
Reception The soundtrack album received positive reviews from critics and listeners. A reviewer based at Indo-Asian News Service stated "Vicky Donor is a good effort and the coming together of various artists makes it worth a listen." Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog called it as a "Well put-together, enjoyable soundtrack". Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote "Music of Vicky Donor turns out to be better than expected. Even though there is a mandatory 'bhangra' number 'Rum Whiskey' to take care of the album from commercial standpoint, it is songs like 'Mar Jayian' and 'Pani Da Rang' which are indeed the pick of the lot."
Track listing
Accolades Date of ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.20 January 2013Filmfare AwardsBest Male Playback SingerAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")12 January 2013Star Screen AwardsBest LyricsAyushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang")Best Male Playback SingerAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")16 February 2013Producers Guild Film AwardsBest LyricistAyushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang")Best Male Playback SingerAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")6 April 2013Times of India Film AwardsBest Male Playback SingerAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")6 July 2013International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest LyricistAyushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang")Best Male Playback SingerAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")31 December 2012Big Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Song Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang")7 February 2013Mirchi Music AwardsSong of the YearAyushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")Upcoming Male Vocalist of the YearUpcoming Music Composer of the YearDonn & Bann (for the song "Marr Jayian")Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang") Upcoming Lyricist of the YearTechnical Sound Engineering of the YearAnish Gohil, Biswadeep ChatterjeeTechnical Programmer and Arranger of the YearAbhijit Nalani26 January 2013Stardust Awards New Musical Sensation (Male) Ayushmann Khurrana (for the song "Pani Da Rang")Standout Performance by a New LyricistAyushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang") 1 October 2012 Global Indian Music Academy Awards Star Plus Hottest Song of the Year Ayushmann Khurrana, Rochak Kohli (for the song "Pani Da Rang")
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