Bodyguard is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Siddique Ismail starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film's soundtrack is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam, with lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed and Neelesh Misra. The 12-song soundtrack featured four tracks used in the film, while also accompanied by remixes, alternatives and a theme music. It was released by T-Series on 27 July 2011.
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| Released | 27 July 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 48:16 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Atul Agnihotri Alvira Agnihotri | |||
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| Pritam chronology | ||||
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Development edit
Initially Pritam was considered to score music for the film and had curated four tunes for the film, but due to creative differences with Salman and Siddique, the former chose Himesh Reshammiya to replace Pritam as the composer. Reshammiya had collaborated with Salman on several of his films, whose music became successful. However, their last collaboration was on Kyon Ki (2005) before parting ways with Salman due to creative differences; Bodyguard marked their reunion after six years.[1] The film was also Reshammiya's only album not to be released under his own label HR Musik, as he was involved in the project in June 2011, and T-Series acquired the film's music rights for ₹6 crore.[2] Since the film was set for Eid al-Fitr (31 August 2011) release, all the songs were composed within one-and-a-half months.[3] Producer Atul Agnihotri had revealed that Pritam's composition for the film "I Love You" would be included in the soundtrack and the film as well, thereby Pritam becoming one of the contributors.[4]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bodyguard" | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Salman Khan, Band of Power | 3:41 |
| 2. | "I Love You" | Neelesh Misra | Pritam | Ash King, Clinton Cerejo | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Desi Beat" | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Mika Singh, Amrita Kak | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Teri Meri" | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Desi Beat" (Remix) | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Mika Singh, Amrita Kak | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Teri Meri" (Reprise) | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Teri Meri" (Remix) | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Bodyguard" (Remix) | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Salman Khan, Band of Power | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Desi Beat" (Punjabi Hip-Hop Mix) | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya | Alamgir Khan, Amrita Kak | 3:58 |
| 10. | "I Love You" (Remix) | Neelesh Misra | Pritam | Ash King, Clinton Cerejo | 4:20 |
| 11. | "I Love You" (Unplugged) | Neelesh Misra | Pritam | Shaan Mukherjee, Clinton Cerejo | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Theme" (Instrumental) | — | Himesh Reshammiya | Instrumental | 2:30 |
| Total length: | 48:16 | ||||
Reception edit
Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from critics. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 stars, concluding: "The music of Bodyguard has in it to be hugely popular amongst audience as it has everything for everybody."[5] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare awarded it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Himesh, despite being a little rusty, is back in action and let’s hope he continues what he is best at and keeps his acting ambitions under check."[6] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote: "the only other strength of the soundtrack is the fact that Himesh resisted singing any of the songs and is named only as the music composer".[7]
On the other hand, Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave it 2 out of 5 stars and described it as "very average as it tries in vain to recreate Wanted's hit soundtrack."[8] Similarly, Ruchika Kher of the Indo-Asian News Service also gave the album 2 stars and noted: "On the whole, the album is quite average. Though none of the songs is very bad, there isn't any that really stands out and grabs attention."[9] Vinay Charaniya of Music Aloud while complimenting the album as "decent with couple of well picturised songs", he felt that it nowhere "close to Dabangg or even Ready".[10]
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards | Best Music Director | Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Teri Meri" | |||
| Best Lyricist | Shabbir Ahmed for "Teri Meri" | |||
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Music | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated | [13] [14] |
| Most Entertaining Singer (Male) | Clinton Cerejo | Won | ||
| Most Entertaining Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal for "Teri Meri" | |||
| Filmfare Awards | Best Playback Singer (Male) | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Teri Meri" | Nominated | [15] |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal for "Teri Meri" | |||
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Best Film Song | "Teri Meri" | Nominated | [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Lyricist | Shabbir Ahmed for "Teri Meri" | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Ash King for "I Love You" | |||
| Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Teri Meri" | ||||
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghoshal for "Teri Meri | Won | ||
| Lions Gold Awards | Favourite Music Director | Himesh Reshammiya | Won | [19] |
| Favourite Lyricist | Shabbir Ahmed | |||
| Mirchi Music Awards | Album of The Year | Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam, Neelesh Misra, Shabbir Ahmed | Nominated | [20] |
| Male Vocalist of The Year | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for "Teri Meri" | |||
| Music Composer of The Year | Himesh Reshammiya for "Teri Meri" | |||
| Lyricist of The Year | Shabbir Ahmed for "Teri Meri" |
References edit
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- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (29 July 2011). "Bodyguard: Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Sharma, Devesh (8 August 2011). "Bodyguard: Music Review". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (28 July 2011). "Bodyguard (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (29 July 2011). "Bodyguard's Music Review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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- ^ Charaniya, Vinay (1 September 2011). "Bodyguard: Movie Review". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Press Trust of India (20 January 2012). "Rockstar leads nominations at the Apsara Awards 2012". NDTV. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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