Devdas (soundtrack)

The soundtrack was composed by Ismail Darbar, making it his second collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000), and the lyrics were written by Nusrat Badr, respectively—except for "Kaahe Chhed", composed and written by Birju Maharaj, and "Morey Piya", written by Sameer Anjaan.{{cite news |title=Devdas (2002) |date=June 2002 |page=72 |volume=10 |issue=1–6 |work=Rashtriya Sahara }}{{cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/10durbar.htm |title='Devdas makes you cry' |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=10 July 2002 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323040058/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/10durbar.htm |url-status=live }} Monty Sharma finished the background score. The vocals were performed by Madhuri Dixit, Jaspinder Narula, Kavita Krishnamurthy, KK, Maharaj, Raghav Chatterjee, Rashmi Sharma, Shreya Ghoshal, Supriya Adhikari, Udit Narayan and Vinod Rathod. Maharaj, Saroj Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant and the duo Pappu–Malu were the choreographers.{{cite news |url=http://devdas.indiatimes.com/crew.htm |title=Behind the scenes: The crew |date=2002 |work=The Times of India |access-date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129120706/http://devdas.indiatimes.com/crew.htm |url-status=live }} Devdas was directed by Bhansali and produced by Bharat Shah under his banner, Mega Bollywood. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Dixit, while Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar and Vijayendra Ghatge play supporting roles.{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/6888/index.html |title=Devdas: Cast & Crew |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110112436/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6888/index.html |archive-date=10 January 2006 |access-date=3 March 2021 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=591 |title=Devdas: Cast & Crew |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926180601/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=591 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |access-date=3 March 2021 |url-status=live }} The film was released in theatres worldwide on 12 July 2002, proved to be a commercial success, and received mixed response from critics.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-shah-rukh-khan-played-devdas/20210713.htm |title=Why Shah Rukh Khan played Devdas |date=13 July 2021 |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |website=Rediff.com |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729090648/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-shah-rukh-khan-played-devdas/20210713.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/oct/23box.htm |title=Deadly Dutt strikes back |date=23 October 2002 |last=Mirani |first=Indu |website=Rediff.com |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323040539/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/oct/23box.htm |url-status=live }}

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While the composing of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam required Darbar to do much research, he wanted to create the music for Devdas "straight from the heart".{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-charming-chakravaham/article3455687.ece |title=A Raga's Journey — Charming Chakravaham |date=25 May 2012 |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |work=The Hindu |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=19 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519160810/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-charming-chakravaham/article3455687.ece |url-status=live }} He decided to not listen to the earlier remakes' soundtracks, as he did not want to be influenced; however, after it was 80 percent completed, he finally got chances to listen to the last 20 minutes of Bimal Roy's 1955 version's music. Darbar called the film's soundtrack "not even 5 [percent] of Bhansali's interpretation" and said he "wanted the music to match these heights without bothering if it had the required Bengali flavor. But I did use a classical base and the Baul of Bengal." Mehboob Kotwal was the first choice for the lyricist. However, because of a conflict between him and Darbar, Badr replaced Kotwal on his debut as a lyricist.{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/16meh.htm |title=The man who almost gave verse to Devdas |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |date=16 July 2002 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211182318/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/16meh.htm |url-status=live }} Anjaan wrote the lyrics for the song "Morey Piya" only.

Ghoshal made her Bollywood playback singing debut through Devdas, with "Bairi Piya" being the first song she recorded. She first met Bhansali on 9 March 2000, while she participated in a contest from a children's episode of the musical game show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. He was impressed by Ghoshal after she won the contest, asking her to move to Mumbai so she could pursue her playback career; she subsequently moved with her family from Kota, Rajasthan.{{cite news |title='Sanjay uncle and I have the same taste in music' |date=2 July 2002 |work=Mid-Day |page=68 |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata }} Both Darbar and Bhansali offered Ghoshal the opportunity to be the voice of Rai Bachchan's character Paro; according to them, her voice had the innocence needed for the character. She said, "When I sang, I imagined myself to be Paro. Just like Aishwarya. I tried to bring in the Paro's pain, confidence and innocence."{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/10shreya.htm |title='I simply closed my eyes and sang' |date=10 July 2002 |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125052419/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/10shreya.htm |url-status=live }} Darbar suggested Bhansali use Dixit's vocals for the song "Kaahe Chhed", although he was initially uncertain about Maharaj's opinion. Each song—which all had to be mixed for eight or nine times each—was recorded in 10 days.{{cite news |url=http://devdas.indiatimes.com/prod.htm |title=Sweet dreams are made of these: Production notes |date=2002 |work=The Times of India |access-date=12 March 2021 |archive-date=2 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802210857/http://devdas.indiatimes.com/prod.htm |url-status=live }} Basants, dholaks, sarangis, sitars and tablas were used in the compositions.{{cite book |title=The Oxford Handbook of Screendance Studies |last=Rosenberg |first=Douglas |date=3 June 2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=134 |isbn=978-01-99981-61-8 }} The development was completed after two years.

The soundtrack album, which was highly anticipated at the time, has nine original songs and one background score. Newspapers reported that it had been considered as "Bollywood's best music album ever" prior to release on 2 April 2002 by Universal Music India.{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/devdas-music-makes-record-rs-12-cr/ |title=Devdas music makes record Rs 12 cr |work=The Indian Express |date=4 April 2002 |location=Mumbai, India |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022441/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/devdas-music-makes-record-rs-12-cr/ |url-status=live }} The Vice President of Universal Music India Vinay Sapru refused to confirm the music rights' purchasing cost, but the press said that the label had given an advance of more than {{INRConvert|100|m}}.{{efn|In an interview with Bharati Dubey of Rediff.com, the producer and financier Bharat Shah said that he earned {{INRConvert|130|m}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/15shah.htm |title='If Devdas goes wrong, I will quit' |date=15 July 2002 |last=Dubey |first=Bharati |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050309235840/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/15shah.htm |url-status=live }} However, according to another Rediff.com report, it was revealed that he only received {{INRConvert|120|m}},{{cite web |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/10musdev.htm |title=Music to the ears? |last=Fernandes |first=Vivek |date=10 July 2002 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022425/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/jul/10musdev.htm |url-status=live }} which was also reported by The Tribune and supported by Shah's son Rashesh.{{cite news |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020512/spectrum/main6.htm |title=Devdas: Legendary love story |last=Pal |first=Dharam |date=12 May 2002 |work=The Tribune |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122053757/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020512/spectrum/main6.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011005/finter.html |title=Allegations |date=5 October 2001 |work=Screen |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011101005510/http://www.screenindia.com/20011005/finter.html |archive-date=1 November 2001 |access-date=16 April 2021 |url-status=dead }}}} Upon release, Devdas emerged as the third-highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of 2002, with between 1.8 million and 2 million sales.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |access-date=14 March 2021 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/today's-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/tuning-in-to-better-times/article28442043.ece |title=Tuning in to better times? |last=Gautam |first=Savitha |date=9 July 2003 |work=The Hindu |access-date=14 March 2021 }} According to Rediff.com, 5.000 units had been sold on the then-defunct e-commerce Fabmart itself. Sapru stated, "Usually, 70 per cent of the gross sales of any album comes only after the release of the film, subject to its success, of course. If the film flops, sales plummet on the opening day itself. But with Devdas, we surely have a winner." Nonetheless, The Hindu reported Universal Music India only recovered a quarter of the cost.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/tunes-for-hard-times/article28439970.ece |title=Tunes for hard times |last=Ramakrishna |first=S. R. |date=19 June 2003 |work=The Hindu |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325122610/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/tunes-for-hard-times/article28439970.ece |url-status=live }}

Chitralekha magazine featured the soundtrack in their listing of the "Top Five Hindi Film Albums" of 2002.{{cite news |url=http://www.gmagazine.com/magazine/column.asp |title=Rock 'N' Roll: G Top Five Hindi Film Albums |date=2002 |work=Chitralekha |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021219054652/http://www.gmagazine.com/top10a.asp |archive-date=19 December 2002 |url-status=dead }} It debuted at the second position on the Screen magazine chart of top Hindi film albums in their 19 April 2002 issue,{{Cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020419/mratings.html |title=Ratings |date=19 April 2002 |work=Screen |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020130824/http://www.screenindia.com/20020419/mratings.html |archive-date=20 October 2006 |url-status=dead }} and peaked the first position from 3 May to 24 May.{{Cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020503/mratings.html |title=Ratings |date=3 May 2002 |work=Screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060326001744/http://www.screenindia.com/20020503/mratings.html |archive-date=26 March 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 October 2021 }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020524/mratings.html |title=Ratings |date=24 May 2002 |work=Screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060326002215/http://www.screenindia.com/20020524/mratings.html |archive-date=26 March 2006 |access-date=15 October 2021 |url-status=dead }} The song "Maar Dala" entered the top 10 most-listened songs chart by Raaga.com, peaking at the third position. Rajeev Chaurasia, the associate director of the television channel MTV India, was appreciative of the soundtrack and described Ghoshal's rendition from "Bairi Piya" as "brilliant". The channel managed music airplay and special shows for Devdas—featuring the film's behind-the-scenes, interviews of Bhansali and meet-and-greets with Shah Rukh Khan—through June and July 2002. On 10 July, Rediff.com published that the soundtrack had topped its charts for 14 consecutive weeks.

The album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. Aniket Joshi of Planet Bollywood gave the album nine-and-a-half stars and stated that it is "such a [rare] album" which has "perfectly-sung songs". The critic felt that the song "Dola Re Dola" is "a highlight on screen" as the "singing was very good", and compared it to the song "Nimbooda Nimbooda" from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.{{cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042106032920 |title=Devdas: Music Review |last=Joshi |first=Aniket |date=2002 |publisher=Planet Bollywood |access-date=7 February 2012 |archive-date=8 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408034502/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=042106032920 |url-status=live }} Writing for India Today, S. Sahaya Ranjit singled out Ghoshal's "tuneful voice", especially in the song "Silsila Ye Chahat Ka" and concluded, "In an age when film music is heavily westernised, the use of Indian instruments [...] is pleasing. Apart from the voices, the rich choral accompaniment is prominent. A sheer delight for classical music buffs."{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20020429-devdas-is-a-sheer-delight-for-classical-music-buffs-795614-2002-05-06 |title='Devdas' is a sheer delight for classical music buffs |last=Ranjit |first=S. Sahaya |date=29 April 2002 |work=India Today |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906103735/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20020429-devdas-is-a-sheer-delight-for-classical-music-buffs-795614-2002-05-06 |url-status=live }} Rediff.com's Sukanya Verma noted that the soundtrack's "old world charm, classical connotations and complex melody makes it exquisite", speaking of how the songs are "like a good bouquet. They mature with time. And though at first may not catch your fancy, they grow on you."{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/12dev.htm |title=The unchained melody of Devdas |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=12 April 2002 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022534/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/12dev.htm |url-status=live }}

In a review published by the BBC, Shamaila Khan rated Devdas nine-out-of-ten stars, writing that it "has the same classical touches that Darbar's last album did". She declared "Mara Daala" to be her favourite song on the album, describing its lyrics as "dispirited".{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/communities/masti/2002/05/13/devdas_music_review.shtml |title=Devdas Music Review |date=13 May 2002 |publisher=BBC |last=Khan |first=Shamaila |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222143121/http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/communities/masti/2002/05/13/devdas_music_review.shtml |url-status=live }} Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama opined that Darbar's compositions and Badr's lyrics are "classical-based" and "very rich", respectively, while adding that the former does "a commendable job".{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/6888/index.html |title=Music Review: Devdas |date=5 April 2002 |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716133930/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/6888/index.html |archive-date=16 July 2006 |access-date=14 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} Kavita Awasathi from B4U, who gave a rating of four stars, shared similar thoughts of Darbar, with her elaborating that he "has once again weaved magic [and] done an admirable job here".{{cite web |url=http://www.b4utv.com/music/review/devdas.html |title=Album: Devdas |last=Awasthi |first=Kavita |date=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020610061144/http://www.b4utv.com/music/review/devdas.html |publisher=B4U |archive-date=10 June 2002 |access-date=14 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} Biswadeep Ghosh of Outlook observed that he "has shed all inhibitions and come up with some really divine music".{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/bollywood-falling/215569 |title=Bollywood Falling |last=Ghosh |first=Biswadeep |date=14 May 2002 |work=Outlook |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115150121/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/bollywood-falling/215569 |url-status=live }} A review carried by The Hindu said, "Ismail Durbar has made attempts to blend classical music into his tunes. But because of his dependence on and usage of familiar tunes, the music lacks the freshness." The anonymous critic hailed that Ghoshal proves her versatility in "Silsila Ye Chahat Ka", which the critic found to be "a straight lift" from "Ghanan Ghanan" of Lagaan (2001).{{cite news |url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/20/stories/2002052001030300.htm |title=Chrods & Notes |date=20 May 2002 |location=Hyderabad, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020817090943/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/20/stories/2002052001030300.htm |archive-date=17 August 2002 |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead }}

In their four-star review, a writer of Chitralekha saw that the soundtrack has "rich classical base" and declared it as the "absolute winner".{{cite news |url=http://www.gmagazine.com/review.asp |title=Review: Devdas |date=2002 |work=Chitralekha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021204212644/http://www.gmagazine.com/review.asp |archive-date=4 December 2002 |access-date=16 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} Khalid Mohamed, however, believed "[Darbar's] music is not a patch on his score for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam".{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/what_s_on_mumbai/columns/2002/july/26756.htm |title=Devdas: Rum with a view |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |author-link=Khalid Mohamed |work=Mid-Day |date=July 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021031094854/http://www.mid-day.com/what_s_on_mumbai/columns/2002/july/26756.htm |archive-date=31 October 2002 |access-date=16 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} The New Sunday Express{{'}} film critic Baradwaj Rangan found "[t]he 'Bairi Piya' picturisation alone shows more about the Devdas–Paro relationship—his arrogance and temper, her deference and penchant for teasing him—than reams of exposition would have."{{cite news |title=Review: Devdas |date=July 2002 |work=The New Sunday Express |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan }} Siddharth Patankar of NDTV referred to the soundtrack as "scintillating, melodious and pleasing", and added: "The singers have done justice to their songs, with Kavita [Krishamurthy] leading the pack and newcomer Shreya Ghosal [...] impresses too [...] Most of the songs are quite simply—great."{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=63&moviename=Devdas |title=Devdas |date=July 2002 |last=Patankar |first=Siddharth |publisher=NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021027093143/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=63&moviename=Devdas |archive-date=27 October 2002 |access-date=16 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} Paresh C. Palicha, reviewing for The Hindu, wrote that it "deserve a special mention" and said that Badr "gives a true musical feel".{{cite news |url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/18/stories/2002071800740400.htm |title=Legendary lover with more gloss |date=18 July 2002 |work=The Hindu |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611162448/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/18/stories/2002071800740400.htm |archive-date=11 June 2003 |access-date=16 March 2021 |url-status=dead }} A third review from the publication written by Sriram Krishna M. complimented Badr's "rich" lyrics.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28372059.ece |title=Chords & Notes |last=M. |first=Sriram Krishna |date=30 May 2002 |work=The Hindu |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210318082228/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28372059.ece |archive-date=18 March 2021 |url-status=live }}

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Following the success of Devdas, Ghoshal would go on to become one of the most popular playback singers.{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/986182/the-secret-of-shreya-ghoshals-success-dont-calculate-go-with-the-flow |title=The secret of Shreya Ghoshal's success: 'Don't calculate, go with the flow' |last=Ghosh |first=Devarsi |date=7 February 2021 |website=Scroll.in |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=15 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215021527/https://scroll.in/reel/986182/the-secret-of-shreya-ghoshals-success-dont-calculate-go-with-the-flow |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/shreya-ghoshal-live-in-concert-on-aug-26/article3770635.ece |title=Shreya Ghoshal live in concert on Aug 26 |date=14 August 2012 |work=The Hindu |access-date=25 March 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326112334/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/shreya-ghoshal-live-in-concert-on-aug-26/article3770635.ece |url-status=live }} Believing that it has changed her life, she recalled, "I consider myself very lucky that Sanjay uncle came into my life and give me such a big break." She won the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Bairi Piya" and "Dola Re Dola", respectively. Additionally, she was awarded with the IIFA and Zee Cine awards in the same category. Meanwhile, the song "Dola Re Dola" has been regarded as one of the best works in Saroj Khan's career as a choreographer and won her a first Best Choreography trophy at the National Film Awards.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-best-of-saroj-khan-from-ek-do-teen-to-dola-re-dola-and-barso-re/article31982044.ece |title=The best of Saroj Khan: From 'Ek Do Teen' to 'Dola Re Dola' and 'Barso Re' |date=3 July 2020 |work=The Hindu |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |access-date=25 March 2021 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114224824/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-best-of-saroj-khan-from-ek-do-teen-to-dola-re-dola-and-barso-re/article31982044.ece |url-status=live }} In an interview with Mumbai Mirror in 2012, she was quoted as saying that:

{{quote|"... the Dola Re number in Devdas was the toughest. Choreographing two leading heroines for the same dance was a challenge. Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai are both brilliant dancers and I couldn't let either of them feel that they did not have good steps."{{cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/slb-caught-my-goof-ups/articleshow/16206992.cms |title=SLB caught my goof ups |last=Sharma |first=Amrapali |date=17 February 2012 |work=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022442/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/slb-caught-my-goof-ups/articleshow/16206992.cms |url-status=live }}}}

Rai Bachchan and Dixit performed "Dola Re Dola" at the Unforgettable Tour in 2008 and critics commended them;{{cite web |url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/28sd1.htm |title=Aishwarya, Madhuri floor Los Angeles |date=28 July 2008 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702134034/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/28sd1.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-bachchans-unforgettable-tour-sorry-for-the-high-prices-vzd63klfbhx |title=The Bachchan's Unforgettable Tour: "Sorry for the high prices! |date=30 July 2008 |work=The Times |last=Sinanan |first=Anil |access-date=15 March 2021 }} Jon Caramanica from The New York Times called it "one of the night's most stirring",{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/arts/music/18boll.html |title=Movie Stars Take to the Stage, Giving 'Em the Old Bollywood Razzle-Dazzle |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=18 August 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105101434/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/arts/music/18boll.html |url-status=live }} with Nicky Loomis of the Los Angeles Times adding that they had performed "some of the most graceful traditional Indian-style moves of the evening".{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-bollywood28-2008jul28-story.html |title=The Unforgettable Tour makes its Bollywood invasion |last=Loomis |first=Nicky |date=28 July 2008 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410174241/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-bollywood28-2008jul28-story.html |url-status=live }}

In 2004, the album was considered to be one of "best music in film" by Sight & Sound.{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/devdas-music-gets-global-recognition/story-SiAzFQu9gHCT2Ug1IeG9EN.html |title=Devdas music gets global recognition |date=16 September 2004 |work=Hindustan Times |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |location=Mumbai, India |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325122542/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/devdas-music-gets-global-recognition/story-SiAzFQu9gHCT2Ug1IeG9EN.html |url-status=live }} In 2005, it was judged the top Hindi soundtrack of all time by voters on the BBC,{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |title=Asian Network – Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time |publisher=BBC Asian Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050854/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 March 2021 }} and in 2014, they included the song "Maar Daala" in their listing of the "100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time".{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/vote/top-songs/ |title=100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time |date=27 May 2014 |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025538/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/vote/top-songs/ |url-status=live }} In 2011, Planet Bollywood featured Devdas amongst the "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever" of Hindi cinema.{{cite web |url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=031407044048 |title=100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever — Part 3 |date=2011 |publisher=Planet Bollywood |last=Lall |first=Randy |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126210242/https://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=031407044048 |url-status=live }} "Dola Re Dola" has been listed three times as "the best Bollywood dance number of all time": by Scroll.in in 2016,{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/822781/the-ultimate-playlist-of-the-10-best-hindi-film-dance-numbers-ever |title=The ultimate playlist of the 10 best Hindi film dance numbers ever |last=Ramnath |first=Monika |date=4 December 2016 |website=Scroll.in |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124133027/http://scroll.in/reel/822781/the-ultimate-playlist-of-the-10-best-hindi-film-dance-numbers-ever |url-status=live }} the Eastern Eye in 2018,{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/dola-re-dola-voted-greatest-bollywood-dance-number-in-uk-poll/1418582 |title='Dola Re Dola' voted greatest Bollywood dance number in UK poll |last=Khanna |first=Aditi |date=9 November 2018 |work=Outlook |location=London, United Kingdom |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022428/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/dola-re-dola-voted-greatest-bollywood-dance-number-in-uk-poll/1418582 |url-status=live }} and Time Out in 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-ten-best-bollywood-dance-scenes |title=The ten best Bollywood dance scenes |date=20 August 2019 |work=Time Out |last1=Sinanan |first1=Sinanan |last2=Omkar |first2=Ashanti |location=London, United Kingdom |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128034704/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-ten-best-bollywood-dance-scenes |url-status=live }} HuffPost{{'s}} Tatsam Mukherjee added the album in his 2020 listing of the "Top 20 Bollywood Albums since 2000".{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-top-20-hindi-film-albums-since-2000-ranked_in_5f5ced54c5b6b485080127c7 |title=The Top 20 Bollywood Albums Since 2000, Ranked |last=Mukherjee |first=Tatsam |date=9 December 2020 |work=HuffPost |access-date=14 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022428/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-top-20-hindi-film-albums-since-2000-ranked_in_5f5ced54c5b6b485080127c7 |url-status=live }}

{{Track listing

| headline = Devdas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack){{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/devdas-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1442398451 |title=Devdas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-date=17 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022439/https://music.apple.com/au/album/devdas-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1442398451 |url-status=live }}

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 52:56

| title1 = Silsila Ye Chahat Ka

| lyrics1 = Nusrat Badr

| music1 = Ismail Darbar

| extra1 = Shreya Ghoshal

| length1 = 5:26

| title2 = Maar Daala

| lyrics2 = Nusrat Badr

| music2 = Ismail Darbar

| extra2 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, KK

| length2 = 4:40

| title3 = Bairi Piya

| lyrics3 = Nusrat Badr

| music3 = Ismail Darbar

| extra3 = Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal

| length3 = 5:23

| title4 = Kaahe Chhed

| lyrics4 = Birju Maharaj

| music4 = Birju Maharaj

| extra4 = Birju Maharaj, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Madhuri Dixit

| length4 = 5:23

| title5 = Chalak Chalak

| lyrics5 = Nusrat Badr

| music5 = Ismail Darbar

| extra5 = Udit Narayan, Vinod Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal

| length5 = 5:12

| title6 = Hamesha Tumko Chaha

| lyrics6 = Nusrat Badr

| music6 = Ismail Darbar

| extra6 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan

| length6 = 6:02

| title7 = Woh Chand Jaisi Ladki

| lyrics7 = Nusrat Badr

| music7 = Ismail Darbar

| extra7 = Udit Narayan

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Morey Piya

| lyrics8 = Sameer Anjaan

| music8 = Ismail Darbar

| extra8 = Jaspinder Narula, Shreya Ghoshal

| length8 = 5:40

| title9 = Dev's Last Journey

| note9 = Background score

| lyrics9 = Nusrat Badr

| music9 = Monty Sharma

| extra9 = Raghab Chatterjee, Supriya Adhikari, Rashmi Sharma

| length9 = 4:03

| title10 = Dola Re Dola

| lyrics10 = Nusrat Badr

| music10 = Ismail Darbar

| extra10 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shreya Ghoshal, KK

| length10 = 6:35

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• [https://www.allmusic.com/album/devdas-original-soundtrack-mw0001261240 Devdas] on AllMusic

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