Dunki (soundtrack)

Dunki
Soundtrack album cover for Dunki
Soundtrack album by
Pritam and Shekhar Ravjiani
Released18 December 2023
Recorded2022–2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length32:29
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Pritam and Shekhar Ravjiani chronology
Tiger 3
(2023) 		Dunki
(2023) 		Merry Christmas
(2024)
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Dunki
  1. "Lutt Putt Gaya"
    Released: 22 November 2023
  2. "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se"
    Released: 1 December 2023
  3. "O Maahi"
    Released: 11 December 2023
  4. "Banda"
    Released: 18 December 2023

Dunki is the soundtrack to the 2023 film of the same name directed by Rajkumar Hirani and stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and Boman Irani amongst several others. The album featured eight songs composed by Pritam and one song by Shekhar Ravjiani. The lyricists are Swanand Kirkire, IP Singh, Javed Akhtar, Irshad Kamil, Varun Grover, Kumaar and Amitabh Bhattacharya. After four of the songs were released as singles, the album was released on 18 December 2023 through the T-Series label.

Background

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Dunki's soundtrack is composed by Pritam in his maiden collaboration with Hirani; it is also the former's fourth consecutive collaboration with Khan after Billu Barber (2009), Dilwale (2015) and Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017).[1][2] Initially Shantanu Moitra, whom had worked with Hirani's earlier films Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014) has been considered to contribute few songs in collaboration with Pritam.[3] During the film's preliminary announcement, Tamil film composer G. V. Prakash Kumar was reportedly considered to score music for the film.[4][5] However, neither of them signed the film. Pritam composed six songs for the film, with one track "Waheguru" is being composed by Shekhar Ravjiani from the Vishal–Shekhar duo. Aman Pant composed the film score. Prior to his composing debut, Pritam worked with Hirani on composing jingles for television advertisements before his film debut with Tere Liye (2001) who co-composed the music with Jeet Gannguli.[1][6]

Javed Akhtar contributed the lyrics for the song "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" after Hirani suggested him to write this particular track. Contrary to his norm on writing the lyrics after the tune being composing, Pritam instead suggested Akhtar to write the lyrics and then he would compose a tune surrounding it.[7]

Release

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The song "Lutt Putt Gaya" which was referred to the second drop by the film's team was released on 22 November 2023. The song also marked the birth anniversary of Sanjay Gadhvi, following his death that occurred three days before on 19 November. Pritam shared a Instagram post reminiscent of how Hirani and Gadhvi mentored him, and the latter introduced him as a composer in Tere Liye; he further dedicated the song to his memory.[1] Arijit Singh performed the track, which was written by Swanand Kirkire and IP Singh.[8] "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" was referred to as the third drop.[9] The full song was released on 1 December, as the second single from the album.[10] Sung by Sonu Nigam and written by Javed Akhtar, it was described by Khan as his favorite track from the album.[11][12]

The promo for the third single "O Maahi" was released on 10 December,[13] and the full song was released the following day.[14] The song was performed by Arijit and penned by Irshad Kamil.[15] The fourth single titled "Banda" was released on 18 December.[16][17] It is a rap number performed by Diljit Dosanjh and written by Kumaar.[17] The music video for "Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga", a duet written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and performed by Vishal Mishra and Shreya Ghoshal was released on 27 December.[18] The music video for "Chal Ve Watna" was released on 4 January 2024.[19]

The soundtrack featuring eight songs were released by T-Series on 18 December.[20]

Track listing

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Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Lutt Putt Gaya"Swanand Kirkire, IP SinghArijit Singh3:42
2."Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se"Javed AkhtarSonu Nigam5:00
3."O Maahi"Irshad KamilArijit Singh3:53
4."Chal Ve Watna"Varun GroverJaved Ali4:12
5."Banda"KumaarDiljit Dosanjh2:48
6."Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga"Amitabh BhattacharyaVishal Mishra, Shreya Ghoshal, Shadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi4:06
7."Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga" (Film Version)Amitabh BhattacharyaShadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi5:14
8."Waheguru" (Music by: Shekhar Ravjiani)TraditionalAjay Bijli3:34
Total length:32:29

Reception

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Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India commented that Pritam's music "scores high when it comes to underlining every mood" and described it as "the best Hindi movie music soundtrack of the year".[21] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu complimented Pritam's soundtrack with the songs "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" and "Chal Ve Watna" providing "goosebumps" to the audience.[22] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times said that the film's soundtrack "soothes the soul" where several portions of the film "rely purely on the lyrics or the background music for an impact, and it hits hard".[23]

Accolades

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Award Ceremony date Category Recipients Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 28 January 2024 Best Music Director Pritam Nominated [24]
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar for "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" Nominated
Swanand Kirkire and IP Singh for "Lutt Putt Gaya" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Arijit Singh for "Lutt Putt Gaya" Nominated
Sonu Nigam for "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" Nominated
Best Choreography Ganesh Acharya for "Lutt Putt Gaya" Nominated

References

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  2. ^ "Sonu Nigam says Laal Singh Chaddha was plagued by negativity, songs would have reached level of Kal Ho Naa Ho". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Shaan confirms singing a romantic track for Shah Rukh Khan in Rajkumar Hirani's 'Dunki'". Mid-day. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ "GV Prakash in talks for Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's film". The Times of India. 26 April 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Is GV Prakash likely on board for Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's film?". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Pritam reminisces 20-year journey with Dunki director Rajkumar Hirani; recalls Sanjay Gadhvi on his birthday". Pinkvilla. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ ""Hirani specifically requested me to write it": Javed Akhtar on 'Dunki' song 'Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se'". The Times of India. 2 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Dunki Drop 2: Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu's song Lutt Putt Gaya will force you to dance in your seats. Watch". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Dunki Drop 1: Shah Rukh Khan wants to head to London in quirky glimpse; Vicky Kaushal makes surprise appearance, watch video". Bollywood Hungama. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Dunki Drop 3 'Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se' features soulful Sonu Nigam doing what he does best, Shah Rukh Khan calls it his 'favourite'". The Indian Express. 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Dunki Drop 3: Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se, Shah Rukh Khan unveils his favourite Dunki song". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  12. ^ FC, Team (1 December 2023). "Dunki Drop 3: Shah Rukh Khan's Favorite song from Dunki, Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se Out". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  13. ^ Entertainment, Quint (11 December 2023). "'Dunki' Drop 5: Shah Rukh Khan Teases Fans With New Song 'O Maahi'". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Dunki Drop 5 O Maahi: Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu's love blossoms amid sand dunes. Watch". Hindustan Times. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Dunki: Shah Rukh Khan teases fans with Drop 5: New song called 'O Maahi' to drop today". Times of India. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Dunki song 'Banda' out: Diljit Dosanjh's track introduces Shah Rukh Khan's Hardy". India Today. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Dunki drop 6: Shah Rukh Khan's Hardy is a 'romantic' and 'desh bhakt' in the new song Banda". The Indian Express. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  18. ^ "'Dunki' Drop 7: Shah Rukh Khan unveils emotional track 'Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga'". The Times of India. 27 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Dunki drop 8: Chal Ve Watna video song out". Cinema Express. 4 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  20. ^ Pritam; Kirkire, Swanand; Singh, IP; Akhtar, Javed; Kamil, Irshad; Grover, Varun; Kumaar; Bhattacharya, Amitabh; Ravjiani, Shekhar (18 December 2023). "Dunki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". T-Series. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Apple Music.
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  24. ^ "Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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