Raajneeti is the soundtrack album to the 2010 film of the same name directed by Prakash Jha, starring an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Sarah Thompson and Naseeruddin Shah. The film's soundtrack consisted of nine songs composed by Pritam, Aadesh Shrivastava, Shantanu Moitra and Wayne Sharpe, with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil, Sameer, Swanand Kirkire and Gulzar. The soundtrack was released under the Sony Music India label on 12 May 2010 to positive reviews from critics.
Development The soundtrack to Raajneeti featured four original songs composed by four different musicians. Pritam composed the song "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" sung by Mohit Chauhan and Antara Mitra, the contestant of the second season of Indian Idol. Aadesh Shrivastava composed and recorded the song "More Piya" with Shashi Suman; the song further included a female version performed by Kavita Seth. Shantanu Moitra's composition "Ishq Barse" featured vocals by Swanand Kirkire (who is also the lyricist), Pronob Biswas and Hamsika Iyer and produced by Sandeep Shirodkar. "Dhan Dhan Dharti" is composed by Wayne Sharpe, who composed the film's background score, and featured vocals by Shankar Mahadevan. Sharpe further composed "Vande Mataram" as a part of the background score.
Release The soundtrack was distributed by UTV Music with Sony Music India as the digital partner. The album was released on 23 April 2010 at the Radio Mirchi breakfast show hosted by RJ Jeeturaaj. Ranbir and Katrina attended the radio station for the music launch.
Track listing
Reception Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote "Music of Raajneeti delivers more than what one would have expected. Since the film is not a romantic musical, there would be quite some effort required by the makers to help the music reach out to masses. Also, around the release of the film, the focus is bound to shift towards the political drama that would mean that music may take a backseat. However, those who would catch the music would certainly not be disappointed." A reviewer from Hindustan Times wrote "the soundtrack of Raajneeti is a mixed bag with some brilliant compositions and some average numbers."
Awards and nominations AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultScreen Awards6 January 2011Best Background MusicWayne SharpeApsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards12 January 2011Best LyricistSameer (for "Mora Piya") rowspan="2" Best Male Playback SingerAadesh Shrivastava (for "Mora Piya")Mirchi Music Awards27 January 2011Male Vocalist of The Year Aadesh Shrivastava (for "Mora Piya") rowspan="5" Upcoming Female Vocalist of The YearAntara Mitra (for "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si")Song representing Sufi tradition"Mora Piya"Best Programmer & Arranger of the Year Amar Makwana, Mani Iyer and Sandeep Chatterjie (for "Mora Piya")Best Background Score of the YearWayne SharpeGlobal Indian Music Academy Awards30 October 2011Best Film AlbumRaajneeti rowspan="4" Best Music DirectorPritam, Aadesh Shrivastava, Shantanu Moitra and Wayne SharpeBest Background ScoreWayne SharpeBest Engineer – Film AlbumEric Pillai, Pramod Chandorkar, Shaitus Joseph
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