Lagaan (soundtrack)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lagaan
| type = soundtrack
| artist = A. R. Rahman
| cover = Lagaan Soundtrack.JPG
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2001|4|6}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/05lagaan.htm |title=Depressed? Listen to Mitwah! |date=5 April 2001 |accessdate=13 January 2008 |last=Borah Tandon |first=Runima}}
| recorded = 2000–2001
Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 41:58
| label = Sony Music
| producer = A. R. Rahman
| prev_title = Love You Hamesha
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Star
| next_year = 2001
}}
Lagaan is the soundtrack from the film Lagaan. It was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The soundtrack is made up of six songs and two instrumental pieces. Rahman incorporated several music styles and genres to create the soundtrack. The track "Radha Kaise Na Jale" is loosely based on Raga Abheri/Bhimpalasi, while "Chale Chalo" is based on Raga Jog.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Javed Akhtar, except track no. 4, with Hindi lyrics written by Javed Akhtar and English lyrics written by Farhan Akhtar (albeit uncredited). All music composed by A. R. Rahman.
Vocals for Aamir Khan were supplied by Udit Narayan in all songs but one.
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 41:58
| title1 = Ghanan Ghanan | extra1 = Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Chorus | length1 = 6:11
| title2 = Mitwa | extra2 = Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, Srinivas | length2 = 6:47
| title3 = Radha Kaise Na Jale | extra3 = Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan, Vaishali Samant, Chorus | length3 = 5:34
| title4 = O Rey Chhori | extra4 = Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Vasundhara Das | length4 = 5:59
| title5 = Chale Chalo | extra5 = A. R. Rahman, Srinivas, Chorus | length5 = 6:40
| title6 = Waltz for a Romance (in 'A' Major) | note6 = Instrumental | length6 = 2:29
| title7 = O Paalanhaare | extra7 = Lata Mangeshkar, Sadhana Sargam, Udit Narayan & Chorus | length7 = 5:19
| title8 = Lagaan..... Once Upon a Time in India | extra8 = Anuradha Sriram, Chorus
(Strings arranged by R. Prasanna) | length8 = 4:12
}}
Reception
The Los Angeles Times said that the "songs and dances are not mere interludes inserted in the action, bringing it to a halt—a Bollywood trademark—but are fully integrated into the plot and marked by expressive, dynamic singing and dancing that infuse a historical drama with energy and immediacy."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-10-et-thomas10-story.html|title=Cricket in the Face of Colonialism|date=10 May 2002|access-date=21 August 2014|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|work=Los Angeles Times}} The reviewer of Screen India said, "Great music, heard after a long time, which elevates your senses. That Rahman's among the best is proved here."{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010511/mbest.html |title=Music Review: Lagaan |publisher=Screen India |date=11 May 2001 |accessdate=9 April 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The soundtrack was ranked No. 44 on Amazon.com's "The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time".{{cite web|title=The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time |publisher=Amazon.com |year=2009 |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000416151 |accessdate=3 February 2010}}{{cite news|title=Lagaan is listed among top 100 Albums |date=27 August 2009 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Lagaan-is-listed-among-top-100-Albums/articleshow/4936822.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033216/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-27/news-and-interviews/28190163_1_lagaan-soundtracks-time-by-time-magazine |url-status=live |archive-date=11 August 2011 |access-date=3 February 2010}} The soundtrack won 3 National Film Awards in three categories. A. R. Rahman won the award for the best music, Udit Narayan won the Best Male Playback Singer Award for "Mitwa" and Javed Akhtar won the Best Lyrics Award for "Ghanan Ghanan" and "Radha Kaise Na Jale".{{cite web |date=26 July 2002 |title=49th National Film Awards, 2001 |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjul2002/26072002/r2607200224a.html |accessdate=25 September 2010 |work=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}} Lagaan also became the biggest audio hit of the year by topping the music charts and selling 3.5 million records within a year.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2002/sep/21bizsp.htm |title=A R Rahman: Composing a winning score |first=Surajeet |last=Das Gupta |author2=Soumik Sen |work=Rediff.com |date=21 September 2002 |accessdate=27 December 2010}} According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 28,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archivedate=15 February 2008|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=12 July 2017}}
References
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Category:2001 soundtrack albums