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Wazir (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Advaita, Prashant Pillai, Rochak Kohli and Gaurav Godkhindi
Released18 December 2015 (2015-12-18)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length26:47
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series

Wazir (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film of the same name directed by Bejoy Nambiar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under Vinod Chopra Films. The album feaures seven songs composed by an assortment of musicians: Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Advaita, Prashant Pillai, Rochak Kohli and Gaurav Godkhindi. Lyrics for the songs were written by Chopra, Manoj Muntashir, Swanand Kirkire, A. M. Turaz, Abhijeet Deshpande, Gurpreet Saini and Deepak Ramola. The album was released under the T-Series label on 18 December 2015 to positive response from critics.

Background

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Like Nambiar's previous films, the soundtrack to Wazir featured seven songs composed by an ensemble of musicians. Shantanu Moitra, who worked with Chopra on most of his productions and directorials, had composed two tracks—"Tere Bin" and "Maula Mere Maula".[1] Nambiar's regular collaborator Prashant Pillai, along with Ankit Tiwari and Rochak Kohli had composed one song each, while Gaurav Godkhindi composed the theme track of the film.[2] Post-fusion rock band Advaita made their film debut with the song "Khel Khel Main"—a previous composition which had been recreated for Bachchan's vocals.[3] Rohit Kulkarni composed the background score.[4]

Release

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The album rights of the film were acquired by T-Series.[5][6] "Tere Bin", the first single track, was released individually on 4 December 2015.[7] The video focuses on Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari; the song is sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal and composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics penned by Chopra.[8] The next two single tracks were released at one-week intervals after the first: "Tu Mere Pass", the second single track, was composed and sung by Ankit Tiwari with lyrics by Manoj Muntashir,[9] and the third, "Maula Mere Maula", was composed by Moitra, sung by Javed Ali and written by Chopra and Swanand Kirkire.[10] The song was released on the same date as the album, 18 December 2015.[5][6]

Critical response

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Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote: "Wazir has a fair mix of songs that are situational and also that could find popularity over a period of time. Though one isn't quite hunting for any solid chartbusters here, the music does work well in the context of the film."[11] R.M. Vijayakar of India-West summed up with, "In short, three decent songs and three eminently forgettable songs makes for a mixed listening experience. Take it or skip it."[12] Aelina Kapoor from Rediff.com commented, "Wazir has good situational soundtracks that don't aim to set any records but go well with the theme of the film."[13]

Kasmin Fernandes of The Times of India summarized that, the soundtrack "sets a mysterious mood for the film".[10] Suanshu Khurana of The Indian Express wrote: "Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Wazir is a winner in terms of variety and voices. Too many cooks mostly end up spoiling the broth but Nambiar needs to be credited for a brilliant selection of composers who've delivered an eclectic mix."[14] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog, however, stated that "Wazir's soundtrack is the weakest amongst Bejoy's three films."[15]

Track listing

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Wazir (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Tere Bin"Vidhu Vinod ChopraShantanu MoitraSonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal4:05
2."Tu Mere Paas"Manoj MuntashirAnkit TiwariAnkit Tiwari3:46
3."Maula Mere Maula"Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Swanand KirkireShantanu MoitraJaved Ali6:42
4."Tere Liye"A. M. TurazPrashant PillaiGagan Baderiya, Prashant Pillai2:58
5."Khel Khel Mein"Abhijeet DeshpandeAdvaitaAmitabh Bachchan3:59
6."Atrangi Yaari"Gurpreet Saini, Deepak RamolaRochak KohliAmitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar3:37
7."Wazir Theme"InstrumentalGaurav GodkhindiInstrumental3:00
Total length:26:47

References

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  1. ^ ANI (2 December 2015). "Wazir's Romantic Track 'Tere Bin's Look Released". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (12 April 2023). "How Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar Gets His Soundtracks Right". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ Fernandes, Kasmin (7 January 2016). "Post-fusion rock band Advaita make their Bollywood debut with Wazir". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Wazir: Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Wazir (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes Store. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Wazir". Saavn. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari to unveil Wazir's song 'Tere Bin'". The Indian Express. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal best singers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra". The Indian Express. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Love story in 'Wazir' very intense, intimate: Aditi Rao Hydari". The Indian Express. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b Fernandes, Kasmin (8 January 2016). "Music Review: Wazir". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (26 December 2015). "Music review of Wazir by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  12. ^ Vijayakar, R.M. (31 December 2015). "Wazir Music Review: A Mixed Listening Experience". India-West. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  13. ^ Kapoor, Aelina (3 January 2016). "Review: Wazir's music is haunting". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  14. ^ Khurana, Suanshu (8 January 2016). "Wazir music review". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (21 December 2015). "Wazir (Music review), Hindi – Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Prashant Pillai, Advaita, Gaurav Godkhindi". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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