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Hichki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Jasleen Royal
Released19 February 2018
Recorded2017–2018
StudioYRF Studios, Mumbai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:31
LanguageHindi
LabelYRF Music
Jasleen Royal chronology
Fukrey Returns
(2017) 		Hichki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2018) 		Veere Di Wedding
(2018)

Hichki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film of the same name directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra and produced by Aditya Chopra and Maneesh Sharma under Yash Raj Films, starring Rani Mukerji. The film's soundtrack featured seven songs composed by Jasleen Royal and lyrics written by Raj Shekhar, Jaideep Sahni, Neeraj Rajawat, Aditya Sharma and David Klyton. It was released by YRF Music on 19 February 2018.

Development

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Hichki's soundtrack featured seven songs composed by Jasleen Royal in her first film soundtrack as a sole composer.[a] She met Sharma at Yash Raj Studios in late-2016, when she was working on the final mix of Baar Baar Dekho (2016).[1] Jasleen expressed her interest on composing as a sole singer and as Yash Raj Films rarely worked with a multi-composer album, Sharma decided to bring her onboard. In her initial involvement, she composed three songs but was expanded to seven as the script demanded for it. She took a year for composing the songs as she wanted to experiment with the music.[1]

All the songs had a quirky feel that matched the film's tone and synced well with each scene.[2] The song "Teri Dastaan" was composed on set. "Madamji Go Easy" was described as an "absurd song" and a situational number.[3] She brought Dharavi-based rappers, David Klyton, Rhiya Jauhari Siddesh Jammi, Yogesh Kurme and Abhishek Kurme,[4] to record vocals with Benny Dayal, Nigel Rajaratnam and Naina Kundu. Klyton performed the Tamil rap, Jammi and Yogesh performed additional vocals, while Abhishek performed cough beatboxing.[5] Jasleen made use of dhol and tassa to bring a street music feel. The song is picturized on the school kids playing prank on Mukerji and had quirky lyrics which Jasleen admitted that she had to "travel back to school in my mind to crack this".[6]

While composing the song "Oye Hichki", Jasleen used utensils, tubs and spoons as instruments to provide the sonic landscape for the song.[5][7] She initially composed an instrumental track "Naina's Theme" for the film but could not compose the background score due to time constraints.[3] This led to Hitesh Sonik composing the film score.[8]

Release

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The album was released by Yash Raj Films' subsidiary YRF Music on 19 February 2018.[9][10] Afterwards, the song "Oye Hichki" was released the same day, at the Maneckji Cooper High School in Juhu, the school where Mukerji studied.[11][12] The video songs for "Madamji Go Easy" and "Khol De Par" were released on 6 and 7 March.[13][14] "Phir Kya Hai Gham" was released on 14 March.[15]

Critical reception

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The album received a mixed-to-positive reception. Devansh Sharma from Firstpost wrote that Royal has delivered a good performance by composing it with "due care and translates into seamless fun by the time it reaches the audience".[16] Debarati S. Sen of The Times of India concluded that the album is "a fun, light and breezy album, that sounds promising and is worth a hear".[17] In a review published by Scroll.in, Devarsi Ghosh wrote "Hichki’s album is not a game-changer but carries a fair share of promise. Royal has much to provide in the musical landscape of Hindi cinema, and Hichki should provide a strong kickstart to her career as a solo composer."[18] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama was ambivalent of the album, rating it two stars, and said that he expected Hichki to be a songless film.[19]

The Indian Express' Suanshu Khurana believed many of its bits are repetitive, and added "Hichki is not the finest album around at this point [...] But one needs to give due credit to Royal for putting together seven very listenable tracks with intelligent orchestration, compared to albums that are delivering absolute cacophony. She is definitely going to be the one to watch out for."[20] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave three out of five and wrote "While Jasleen Royal does need to do something about the repetitiveness in her songs, especially with her singing, Hichki is definitely a step up for the lady as a composer. And happy to see another soundtrack without any old song remixes, then again that is another hallmark of Yash Raj soundtracks."[21]

Track listing

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Hichki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing[10]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oye Hichki"Jaideep SahniHarshdeep Kaur2:34
2."Madamji Go Easy"Raj Shekhar, David KlytonAbhishek Kurme, Benny Dayal, David Klyton, Naina Kundu, Nigel Rajaratnam, Rhiya Jauhari Siddesh Jammi, Yogesh Kurme2:47
3."Khol De Par"Raj ShekharArijit Singh3:13
4."Teri Dastaan"Neeraj RajawatJasleen Royal3:43
5."Phir Kya Hai Gham"Aditya Sharma, Neeraj RajawatShilpa Rao2:59
6."Soul of Hichki"Jaideep SahniHarshdeep Kaur2:00
7."Naina's Theme" (Instrumental)  3:15
Total length:20:31

Notes

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  1. ^ Jasleen's contributions for Baar Baar Dekho, Shivaay (both 2016), Phillauri and Fukrey Returns (both 2017) were part of multi-composer projects and Haraamkhor (2017), which was her sole credit as a composer had only one song.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sequeira, Gayle (20 March 2018). "Hichki Composer Jasleen Royal On Her Big Solo Album And Advice For Aspiring Musicians". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ Singh, Deepali (12 March 2018). "Jasleen Royal: My voice has never been a disadvantage". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Menon, Vishal (15 March 2018). "Sing it like Jasleen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ Khateeb, Almas (4 March 2018). "FB Live: The 'Hichki' Boys Rap for The Quint". The Quint. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Hichki music composer Jasleen Royal sources talent from Dharavi for rap sequence in song 'Madamji Go Easy'". Firstpost. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ Vajpayee Tiwari, Soumya (27 February 2018). "Dharavi rappers make big screen debut with Rani Mukerji's social drama Hichki". Mid-day. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ IANS (20 February 2018). "Jasleen Royal's 'Oye Hichki' released". The Quint. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Hichki Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ Royal, Jasleen (19 February 2018). "Hichki (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Yash Raj Films' Hichki music out now!". Yash Raj Films. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Oye Hichki: Rani Mukerji fights prejudice in this new song". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Oye Hichki song launch: Rani Mukerji misses the mark in this Red Valentino dress". The Indian Express. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Madamji Go Easy, the second song from Hichki's OST, will take you back to fun-filled school days". Firstpost. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Watch: Hichki song 'Khol De Par' has Rani Mukerji in the spotlight as an inspirational teacher". Firstpost. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  15. ^ "'Hichki' song Phir Kya Hai Gham: Rani Mukerji inspires you to never give up on your dreams, despite the hiccups". Daily News and Analysis. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  16. ^ Sharma, Devansh (21 March 2018). "Hichki music review: Jasleen Royal puts together an inventive, easy-on-the-ears album". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  17. ^ Sen, Debarati S. (17 November 2018). "Music review: Hichki". The Times of India. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  18. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (3 March 2018). "'Hichki' music review: Jasleen Royal's album is a light-hearted affair with few catchy tunes". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  19. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (25 February 2018). "Hichki Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  20. ^ Khurana, Suanshu (24 March 2018). "Hichki music review: Present Continuous". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  21. ^ Nair, Vipin (14 March 2018). "Hichki – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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