Released 18 August 2009 Release date 18 August 2009 Movie What's Your Raashee? | Length 57:58 Label Sony Music Producer Sohail Sen | |
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Recorded 2008 – 2009
Studio Nysa, YRF Studios, Saba Studio
Mumbai, India What's Your Raashee?
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What's Your Raashee? is the soundtrack album to the 2009 romantic comedy film of the same name. The soundtrack is composed by Sohail Sen and the lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. It was released by Sony Music on 18 August 2009 and upon release, the soundtrack received critical acclaim from music critics, who commended Sen's musicianship and vocal ability.
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Development
There was a speculation that the soundtrack of What's Your Raashee? will be composed by the Academy Award winner, A. R. Rahman, but soon afterwards, director Ashutosh Gowariker announced that he would be hiring newcomer, Sohail Sen to compose the soundtrack of the movie. The track listing for the soundtrack took more than one and a half years to be finalised. The album consists of thirteen songs, which is made up of twelve songs for each zodiac sign representing the characters played by Priyanka Chopra, and one introductory song. Sen has lent his voice for nine out of the thirteen songs in addition to composing the soundtrack.
Reception
Although the response to the feature film itself was negative, the soundtrack has been able to gain mainly positive reviews.The Song "Jao Na" was a chartbuster, and was popular among the audiences. Bollywood Hungama praises Sohail Sen and Javed Akhtar for their work and quoted the album as "interestingly done" and "an experience not to be missed". The album received an overall rating of four out of five stars. Ankit Ojha from Planet Bollywood called it "A Musical Extravaganza!". BBC Music said "Sen shows he can successfully compete with the best in Bollywood".
Album credits
Credits adapted from the liner notes of What's Your Raashee?.
Songs
1What's Your Raashee? (Pal Pal Dil Jisko Dhoonde)Sohail Sen3:59
2Jao NaSohail Sen - Tarannum Mallik4:45
3Aaja LehraateShaan - Bhavya Pandit3:50