Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (soundtrack)

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (transl. O heart, it is difficult) is the soundtrack album composed by Pritam, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya for the 2016 Hindi romance film of the same name, directed and produced by Karan Johar. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma, the soundtrack album consists of six songs and was released by Sony Music India on 7 October 2016, after three promotional singles were released.

This article is about the soundtrack of the film. For the film, see Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Soundtrack Album Cover
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released7 October 2016[1]
Recorded2015
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:54
LanguageUrdu, Hindi
LabelSony Music
ProducerKaran Johar
Pritam chronology
Dishoom
(2016)		 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
(2016)		 Dangal
(2016)
Singles from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
  1. "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"
    Released: 31 August 2016[2]
  2. "Bulleya"
    Released: 5 September 2016[3]
  3. "Channa Mereya"
    Released: 9 September 2016

The album received positive reviews from music critics.[4] The songs "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", "Bulleya" and "Channa Mereya" were applauded by critics. Various cover versions of "Channa Mereya" were created. The song also features an unplugged version in the deluxe edition of the soundtrack album, and also a remixed version by DJ Chetas.[5][6] A mashup of all songs in the film remixed by DJ Veronica and released on December 2016.[7]

Pritam received the Best Music Director award at the 62nd Filmfare Awards, while Arijit Singh won the Best Playback Singer Award for the title song of the film. Amitabh Bhattacharya won Best Lyricist Award for "Channa Mereya".[8]

Marketing

Following the official teaser which released on 28 August 2016 gained positive response and increased the anticipation of fans. The makers released the title track on 31 August 2016.[9] Sung by Arijit Singh, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, the song received overwhelming applause and the official video song gained 20 million views, after its release. The song has also become quite the talk of the town because of the way, actor Ranbir Kapoor holds his gaze at the camera as he lip-syncs to Arijit's voice; the visual would give anybody goosebumps and in a recent interview, with India Today, Arijit revealed the making of the song and the video. Apparently, Ranbir sang the song first for the film, the visual of which one sees in the teaser, after which Arijit saw the video and sang keeping in mind Ranbir's facial expressions and body language. "This is going to be really interesting because this was perhaps the first time where I had to sing while looking at the actor. He (Ranbir) had already performed on that song. So I had to call for the video, watch the reflexes and match him. That was a very good experience for me," Arijit told PTI.[10]

The second single track "Bulleya" rendered by Amit Mishra and Shilpa Rao was released on 5 September 2016, and it gained positive response. The official video song crossed 200 million views in its lifetime. The song is a Sufi ballad number. The listeners overwhelmingly applauded for its beautiful lyrics, powerful music and crackling chemistry between the lead pair Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor, seems to be melodious and visually stunning. However, the song faced allegations of plagiarism, since the introductory riff of the track is allegedly lifted from Papa Roach's Last Resort. And when social media users realised this striking resemblance between the guitar riff portions of the two tracks, they couldn't hold back and vented their angst on social media. However, the music producer Sunny M.R. denied all allegations of plagiarism in an interview to SpotBoyE quoting that, "The Bulleya guitar riff is, musically, no where close to any of the songs it's being referred to. The notes are totally different. The riff is in a simple 1/16 timing widely used in many genres not limited to any specific song. This timing is also used for many background score pieces. It's like calling a rock song a copy of another rock song just because they use the same set of instruments."[11]

The third single track "Channa Mereya" was released on 9 September 2016, and also received overwhelming applause, praising the rendition of Arijit and the stunning visuals."Channa Mereya" is in JioSaavn's top songs of all time list.[12] The lyrics with Sufi touch brings out the emotions from a heart broken soul and then tries to heal the wounded soul with the extended poetic verse - "Sachi mohabbat shayad wahi hai, jisme junoon hai, par do dilon ki yaari mein bhi toh kitna sukoon hai" which means "True love is that which is fuelled by madness, but no less is the friendship of two hearts in which resides peace"[13][14] and also with the couplet - "Ek tarfa pyaar ki taqat hi kuch aur hoti hai. Auron ki rishton ki tarah ye do logo mei nahi battata, sirf mera haq hai ispe" which talks about unrequited love and its impact.[11] Karan Johar, director of the film, approved "Channa Mereya" the moment he heard the song, stated Bhattacharya in an interview with SpotboyE.[15] Ranbir Kapoor, on whose portrayed character the song is based, revealed that "Channa Mereya" is by far the best song in his entire career.[16]

After three singles from the film has been released, the makers released promos of "The Breakup Song", "Cutepie" and "Alizeh" on 23, 28 September and 1 October respectively. The soundtrack album in its entirety was released on 7 October 2016, followed by the audio jukebox which was launched on YouTube on 9 October 2016.[17][18][19]

Deluxe Edition

The deluxe edition of the film's soundtrack album was released on 11 November 2016. It features all the six songs, with three additional tracks including the reprised version of "Bulleya", the unplugged version of "Channa Mereya", and "Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo" were released separately in the deluxe edition of the album, but not added in soundtrack album.[5] However, the latter of these, which was written by Fayyaz Hashmi and was originally composed by Sohail Rana,[20][21] was recreated and featured in the film too.

Cover Versions

Various cover versions of the song "Channa Mereya" were created, due to the overwhelming appraisal of the song. Some of the unplugged versions were done by Mansi Bhardwaj,[22] Kabir Singh,[23] Shobhit Banwait (tabla cover),[24] Siddhant Bhosle (sad version),[25] and Siddharth Slathia.[26]

Additionals

A remixed version of the song "Channa Mereya" by DJ Chetas was released on 17 December 2016.[6] A mashup version of all the songs in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, by DJ Veronica was released on 24 December 2016.[7]

Instrumental Version

The official instrumental soundtrack of the film's songs were released on 6 January 2018. It features the instrumental versions of all the six tracks included in the soundtrack album and also in the film itself.

Remixes

Many Popular Remix versions were made of the song, one of it includes 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Progressive Mix)' by Dj Dharak[27]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"Arijit Singh4:29
2."Bulleya"Amit Mishra, Shilpa Rao5:49
3."Channa Mereya"Arijit Singh4:49
4."The Breakup Song"Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah, Nakash Aziz4:12
5."Cutipie"Pardeep Singh Sran, Nakash Aziz, Meenal Jain, Antara Mitra3:51
6."Alizeh"Arijit Singh, Ash King, Shashwat Singh, Nikhil Paul George, Elshay (Rap)4:42
Total length:27:54
Deluxe edition
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
7."Bulleya" (Reprise)Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao5:48
8."Channa Mereya" (Unplugged)Arijit Singh2:47
9."Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo"Shilpa Rao2:45
Total length:39:13
Additionals
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Channa Mereya" (Remix Version)Remixed by DJ Chetas3:51
2."Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" (Mashup)Remixed by DJ Veronica4:10
Total length:8:01
Instrumentals
No.TitleLength
1."Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"4:29
2."Bulleya"5:49
3."Channa Mereya"4:49
4."The Breakup Song"4:12
5."Cutipie"3:51
6."Alizeh"4:42
Total length:27:43

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews. The Times of India rated 4 out of 5 stars, for the album and stated that "'ADHM's soundtrack is in sync with the film's theme and genre and has some memorable numbers that will continue to stay in the minds of listeners in the years to come."[28] BollywoodLife gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5, summarising that "The album has soulful tracks, especially the slower ones. Pritam, once again has delivered chartbuster tracks. If I have to rank the songs, it'll go mostly in the same order as they were launched."[29] Koimoi.com rated 4 out of 5 stars to the album, stating that "Pritam gives us one of 2016’s best albums with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The confluence of good music, lyrics and vocals makes this soundtrack easily likable."[30] Bollywood Hungama rated the album 4/5 stars, stating that "The music of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is very good and is totally in lines with the expectations that you have from a film belonging to the romantic drama genre, as well as the cast that it features. Most of the songs do well instantly and majority would go on to have a long run even after the film is off the screens. Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya along with their team of singers show yet again that they have an eye on a popular score with a good blend of class and mass effect."[31] GlamSham rated the album 4 out of 5, and quoted that "The audio of AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL is excellent.. All the songs have universal appeal. The nation is drooling under the inebriated effects of the title track and the youth already clean bowled by 'Bulleya' and these two tracks are our favourites too. Pritam has surely come back with a big bang and provided Karan with the chartbusting music, a prerequisite of any successful love story. The superhit songs will surely prove to be the accelerator pad for the movie."[32]

Chart performance

The song "Channa Mereya" is in JioSaavn's top songs of all time list.[33] It peaked at #1 on the Radio Mirchi Top 20 Countdown chart, and stayed on the chart for 5 months, and at the year end it was at the 9th position on Radio Mirchi Top 100 Countdown chart. Title track peaked at #1 on the Radio Mirchi Top 20 Countdown chart, and stayed on the chart for more than 4 months, and at the year end it was at the 5th position on Radio Mirchi Top 100 Countdown chart.[34][35]

Accolades
Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Filmfare Awards 14 January 2017 Best Music Director Pritam Won [36][37]
Best Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" Won
Best Playback Singer – Male Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Won
RD Burman Award for New Music Talent Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" Won
Best Playback Singer – Female Jonita Gandhi for "The Breakup Song" Nominated
Screen Awards 4 December 2016 Best Music Director Pritam Won [38]
Best Male Playback Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" Won
Best Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Won
Stardust Awards 20 December 2016 Best Music Album Sony Music India Won [39][40]
Best Music Director Pritam Won
Best Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" Won
Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya" Won
Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female) Jonita Gandhi for "The Breakup Song" Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards 18 February 2017 Song of the Year "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)" Nominated [41][42]
"Bulleya" Nominated
"Channa Mereya" Won
"Channa Mereya (Unplugged)" Nominated
Album of the Year Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya Won
Male Vocalist of the Year Amit Mishra for "Bulleya" Nominated
Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Won
Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya" Nominated
Female Vocalist of the Year Jonita Gandhi for ""The Breakup Song"" Nominated
Shilpa Rao for "Bulleya" Nominated
Music Composer of the Year Pritam for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Won
Pritam for "Bulleya" Nominated
Pritam for "Channa Mereya" Nominated
Lyricist of the Year Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" Nominated
Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Bulleya" Nominated
Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya" Won
Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) Shadab Rayeen, Sunny M.R. & Ashwin Kulkarni for "Bulleya" Nominated
Best Background Score Pritam Nominated

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