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Pathaan
Soundtrack album by
Vishal–Shekhar and Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
Released22 December 2022
Recorded2020–2022
StudioYRF Studios, Mumbai
YN Music Studio, Dubai
Czech TV Music Studio, Prague
GenreHindi film music
Length11:34
LanguageHindi
LabelYRF Music
ProducerAbhijit Nalani
Meghdeep Bose

Pathaan is the soundtrack album, composed by Vishal-Shekhar, Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara to the 2023 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Siddharth Anand that casts Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. The film was produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films.

The duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani have composed two songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" with lyrics by Kumaar whereas the original film score was composed by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara. The songs "Pathaan's Theme" and "Jim's Theme" are instrumentals recorded originally for the background score that were released with the soundtrack album on 22 December 2022. Close to the release of the film, two promotional singles: "Pathaan - Trailer" and Arabic version of the song "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were released.

The songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were composed with an old-school approach in a modern musical arrangement. The former track has Spanish verses and marks the celebration of the character played by Padukone in a 'good, bad and flawless' manner, whereas the latter song comprises bassline and dholak-rhythm patterned groove, signifying a 'victory' song in the film.

Upon release, the songs and their respective picturizations received hysterical response from audience and positive acclaim by music critics. "Besharam Rang" was the only Bollywood song of 2022 to garner fastest 100+ million views YouTube India.

Development

The songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were conceptualized in the atrium of a building over coffees and casual chats, later, directly recorded in studio.[1] They were recorded during phase one and two of the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[2] Both the songs were attributed to the 'old school' way of compositions.[1]

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani stated that "Besharam Rang" was recorded first.[1] The song was composed with dummy lyrics and Shilpa Rao recorded the patch.[1] Lyricist Kumaar worked on the lyricsm, in receipt of her vocals. Dadlani called it an unusual way of working whereas Ravjiani clarified that the song had a different chorus and the hook line written was how the song shaped up.[1] Original structure of composition was: full chorus - intro - cross line - hook line.[1] There was a separate intro written which later landed into the lines "Humein To Loot Liya Milke..."[1] On the music arrangement of "Besharam Rang", the duo mentioned that Warren Mendonsa recorded the guitar riffs in New Zealand. In the event of "Besharam Rang" drawn music comparisons[3] with the song "Ghungroo", they clarified that Besharam Rang was a "sensual feminine track" and they did not work 'closed room' on the track.[1] On coining the title "Besharam Rang", the duo gave credited the lyricist who took the brief of the song and translated it.[4] The brief of the lyrics were about 'a girl who by her sheer lack of innovation was incredibly attractive'.[1] Kumaar did not write the tracks but let his ideas be written by the Dadlani and Ravjiani.[1][5]

For the creative process of "Jhoome Jo Pathaan", Ravjiani sang a line, "Hum Jaise Jigar Waale Kahaan? Aha!" (Translates to "Where are the hearty ones like us?") a qawwali hook-line, requested by Anand prior composing the track.[2] Emphasizing more on the expression "Aha!" that stood as a repetition. Dadlani and Ravjiani continued jamming with these, fitting the verses by Kumaar.[2] Hence, one can hear the lyrics "Baat Karte Hai Hazaaron, Hazaaron" (sung by Sukriti Kakar) the last word of the line, rhyming or repeating.[2] Anand was present during the musical arrangement of the song. Ravjiani was quoted saying, “it is like a modern qawwali kind of zone where there are repeat of lines".[6] To avoid generic vocal tone, Dadlani did not record the track rather chose Arijit Singh.[2] The track's musical drop was hardly melody, the groove was composed as the drop with bassline and dholak pattern.[2] The bounce of the groove was recorded as a dance number. Meghdeep Bose played the Arabic, acoustic and electric guitars on the track.[2]

Impact

As per Box Office India - Worldwide report of December 2022, within weeks of release, the both the tracks trended number one and two on YouTube.[7] The music of the film increased the expectations of the audience and controversies resulted increased number of reservations made in advance that Pathaan lodged.[8] As per Mid-Day, Indian music critics opined that the songs could not have become even moderately popular if released only as audio tracks. The songs, with their visuals, did wonders, acknowledging film's music more on choreography than the melody.[9]

"Besharam Rang" was the only Bollywood track of 2022 to gather fastest 100 million views on YouTube.[10] The track was a subject of controversy across India, where the right-wing Hindutva groups alleged it to promote obscenity and disrespects to the saffron color.[11] Padukone featured in a saffron bikini in the song.[11] Lyricist Manoj Muntashir, in an interview with Dainik Bhaskar, about Besharam Rang and the saffron color, said, "[...] the music team or Shah Rukh sir could have spotted the error, they would have certainly taken some action."[12] Singer Sona Mohapatra expressed displeasure over the track calling it mediocre.[13] Shilpa Rao, the singer of the track, stated that it was Padukone and Khan's 'chemistry' in the song and that makes it popular. She added that Padukone was 'celebrating herself' in the song – ‘the good, the bad and flawless’ which made her feel 'empowered to sing it'."[14] Rao clarified that the track reached at a stage, where audience picked it up for popularity, followed by promotion, reach, and Instagram reels.[14] She felt the meaning of the song was to 'express yourself without apologies' and to 'love yourself the way you are' and hence, the audience was expressing themselves and thus the popularity.[14] Singer Baba Sehgal recorded a rap cover version of the song.[15] Actress Nia Sharma released a cover video on the track.[16]

Upon its release, "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" video on YouTube crossed 5.1 million views and 738K in four hours of release.[17] Multiple Indian newspapers[18][19] and Business Today reported audience to be dancing to the tunes of "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" in front of the theatre screens.[20][21] When Vishal-Shekhar composed "Jhoome Jo Pathaan", they were confident that the audience would dance to the tunes, especially, reports of audience dancing close to the theatres of the screen.[22] Yashraj Mukhate recreated "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" song fusing the word "Zinda Hai", a dialogue delivered by Khan.[23]

Track listing

The songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were released as singles in Tamil and Telugu apart from its original Hindi version.[24] The theme tracks have gibberish, sparing English vocals and instrumental interludes released with the soundtrack album. "Pathaan - Trailer" with vocals by Shah Rukh Khan and an Arabic version of the song "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were released as promotional singles.[25]

"Besharam Rang" was released as a single on December 12, 2022[26] whereas "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" with the soundtrack album on December 22, 2022.[27]

Original

Pathaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Besharam Rang"Vishal Dadlani (Spanish), KumaarVishal-ShekharShilpa Rao, Caralisa Monteiro, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani4:18
2."Jhoome Jo Pathaan"KumaarVishal-ShekharArijit Singh, Sukriti Kakar, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani3:28
3."Pathaan's Theme"Kit BeeSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMagdalena Supel2:37
4."Jim's Theme"InstrumentalSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMaanya Narang, Riya Duggal1:11
Total length:11:34
Promotional single
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Jhoome Jo Pathaan (Arabic Version)"Jalal Hamdaoui (Arabic), KumaarAbd El Fattah Grini, Jamila El Badaoui3:28
Bonus single
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Pathaan - Teaser"Abbas TyrewalaShah Rukh Khan, Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara1:25

Tamil

Pathaan (Tamil) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Azhaiyaa Mazhai"Vishal Dadlani (Spanish), Madhan KarkyVishal-ShekharShilpa Rao, Caralisa Monteiro, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani4:18
2."Jhoome Jo Pathaan"Madhan KarkyVishal-ShekharHaricharan, Sunitha Sarathy3:28
3."Pathaan's Theme"Kit BeeSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMagdalena Supel2:37
4."Jim's Theme"InstrumentalSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMaanya Narang, Riya Duggal1:11
Total length:11:34

Telugu

Pathaan (Telugu) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Naa Nijam Rangu"Vishal Dadlani (Spanish), Chaitanya PrasadVishal-ShekharShilpa Rao, Caralisa Monteiro, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani4:18
2."Kummese Pathaan"Chaitanya PrasadVishal-ShekharHaricharan, Sunitha Sarathy3:28
3."Pathaan's Theme"Kit BeeSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMagdalena Supel2:37
4."Jim's Theme"InstrumentalSanchit Balhara, Ankit BalharaMaanya Narang, Riya Duggal1:11
Total length:11:34

Album credits

Credits adapted from liner notes of the official audio released by YRF Music on Youtube.[28]

Soundtrack album composed by Vishal–Shekhar and original score by Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara. All tracks were mastered at Hafod Mastering, Wales, UK

  • Kumaar - Lyrics (Track 1, 2)
  • Vishal Dadlani - Spanish Lyrics (Track 1)
  • Sanchit Balhara - Arrangement, production (Track 3, 4)
  • Ankit Balhara - Arrangement, production (Track 3, 4)
  • Mohammed Esmat - Vocal supervision (Promotional single)
  • Shannon Donald - Backing vocals (Track 3)
  • Anubha Kaul - Backing vocals (Track 3)
  • Gwen Fernandes - Backing vocals (Track 3)
  • Kamakshi Khanna - Backing vocals (Track 3)
  • Abhijit Nalani - Production and music arrangement (Track 1), Song Programming (Track 1)
  • Meghdeep Bose - Production and music arrangement (Track 2), Guitar (Track 2)
  • Abhishek Khandelwal - Recording Musician (Track 1, 2), Mixing (Track 1, Promotional single)
  • Chinmay Mestry - Recording Musician (Track 1, 2)
  • Dileep Nair - Recording Musician (Track 1, 2), Assistant Mixing Engineer (Track 1)
  • Gethin John - Mastering Engineer (Track 1, 2) at Hafod Mastering, Wales UK
  • Prathamesh Chande - Song Editor (Track 1)
  • Warren Mendonsa - Guitar (Track 1)
  • Adele Pereira - Song editor (Track 2)
  • Abhishek Ghatak - Mixing (Track 3, 4)
  • Paresh Kamath - Guitar (Track 3, 4)
  • Samarth Srinivasan - Strings and Brass (Track 3, 4)
  • Srikant Krishna - Additional Orchestration (Track 3, 4)
  • Adam Klemens - Score Conductor (Track 3, 4)
  • Milan Jílek - Sound Engineer (Track 3, 4)
  • Michal Petrásek - Assistant Engineer (Track 3, 4)
  • Pavel Ciboch - Librarian (Track 3, 4)
  • Petr Pýcha - Music Contractor and Recording Manager (MUSA Prague) [Track 3, 4]
  • Samiran Das - Music Editing and Additional Production (Track 3, 4)
  • Samarth Srinivasan - Sheet Music Preparation and Live Recording Editing (Track 3, 4)
  • Srikant Krishna - Sheet Music Preparation and Live Recording Editing (Track 3, 4)

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