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Zero (soundtrack)

Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2018 film of the same name directed by Aanand L. Rai starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. The album featured seven songs, with four of them composed by Ajay–Atul and three songs by Tanishk Bagchi, who worked as a guest composer. Irshad Kamil and Kumaar were the lyricists. The album was released by T-Series on 21 December 2018.

Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Ajay–Atul and Tanishk Bagchi
Released21 December 2018
Recorded2018
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:15
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
ProducerAjay–Atul
Ajay–Atul chronology
Thugs of Hindostan
(2018) 		Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2018) 		Super 30
(2019)
Tanishk Bagchi chronology
Baazaar
(2018) 		Zero
(2018) 		Simmba
(2018)
External audio
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Background and release

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Ajay–Atul composed the film score and soundtrack for Zero in his maiden collaboration with Khan and Rai, who had tuned four songs for the film.[1] Tanishk Bagchi later joined the film as a guest composer, providing three more songs, totaling up to seven songs in the album.[2][3] Bagchi recreated Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali number "Main Roz Roz Tanha Hua" with additional lyrics written by Irshad Kamil.[2]

The first song from the album, "Mere Naam Tu" was released as a single on 23 November 2018.[4] It was sung by Abhay Jodhpurkar in his Bollywood debut.[5] The song is an orchestral ballad picturized on Bauua (Shah Rukh) expressing her love for Aafia (Sharma).[6] Jodhpurkar was offered by the duo after a YouTube video of him performing one of their compositions, "Jiv Rangala" from Jogwa (2009) as a part of a medley in a reality television singing-competition show impressed them. They initially wanted him to sing "Sapna Jahan" from Brothers (2015), which he unable to do so as he was not in Mumbai during that time. Jodhpurkar recorded the song in C-sharp major that had him experiment with the vocals.[7] The piano pieces were played and arranged by Ustad K. Shayan-Hussaini, with the flute by Varad Kathapurkar and the Nylon guitar by Pawan Rasayli.[8][9]

The second song "Issaqbaazi" was released on 4 December 2018;[10][11] a fast-paced, rustic dance number picturized on a jubilant Bauua dancing with Salman Khan after being kissed by Babita Kumari (Kaif), it was sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Divya Kumar.[12] The third song "Hushn Parcham" was released on 12 December 2018.[13] A dance number picturized on Babita, the song was sung by Bhoomi Trivedi and Raja Kumari.[14] On 20 December 2018, a fourth song was released, titled "Heer Badnaam."[15] Revealing the stardom and personal issues of Babita Kumari, and depicting Bauua as her long-standing fan, the song is reminiscent of the Punjabi song "Daru Badnaam" by Kamal Kahlon and Param Singh; it is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, with lyrics written by Kumaar, and sung by Romy.[16]

The remaining songs "Ann Bann", "Tanha Hua" and "Duma Dam Mast Kalandar" was released with the album on the same date as the film, 21 December 2018 by the T-Series label.[17]

Reception

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Narendra Kusnur of The Hindu wrote "like many other later SRK films like Ra.One, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Chennai Express and Dilwale, the music is a mix of occasional brilliance and well-picturised mediocrity."[18] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote "Zero is a complete album and is one of the best that 2018 had to offer."[19] DJ Munks of BizAsia Live wrote "Overall this album is a wholesome one as expected from a King Khan film but none of the songs are capable of becoming huge like some of his previous superhits."[20] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in called it as a "swooning" score, while Anupama Chopra of Film Companion praised the song "Mere Naam Tu".[21][22]

Track listing

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Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Mere Naam Tu"Irshad KamilAjay–AtulAbhay Jodhpurkar5:38
2."Issaqbaazi"Irshad KamilAjay–AtulSukhwinder Singh, Divya Kumar5:20
3."Husn Parcham"Irshad KamilAjay–AtulBhoomi Trivedi, Raja Kumari3:07
4."Ann Bann"Irshad KamilAjay–AtulKunal Ganjawala4:34
5."Tanha Hua"Irshad KamilTanishk BagchiJyoti Nooran, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan4:02
6."Heer Badnaam"KumaarTanishk BagchiRomy2:21
7."Duma Dam Mast Kalandar"TraditionalTanishk BagchiAltamash Faridi2:13
Total length:27:15

Accolades

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Accolades for Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards 23 March 2019 Best Music Director Ajay–Atul Nominated [23]
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Abhay Jodhpurkar – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards 18 September 2019 Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated [24]
Best Male Playback Singer Abhay Jodhpurkar – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards 16 February 2019 Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year Won [25]
Zee Cine Awards 19 March 2019 Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated [26]
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Best Playback Singer – Male Abhay Jodhpurkar – (for "Mere Naam Tu") Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ "The musical phenomenon called Ajay-Atul". Radio and Music. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hungama, Bollywood (14 December 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Shah Rukh Khan reveals Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Main Roz Roz Tanha' is recreated in Zero". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Zero: Film's music album provides the various flavours of the film". The Times of India. 15 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Zero song Mere Naam Tu: The romantic ballad of the season is here!". The Indian Express. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Entertainment, Quint (22 November 2018). "Mere Naam Tu: The First Song From SRK's 'Zero' Is Out". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "'Zero' song Mere Naam Tu: Shah Rukh Khan is here to bowl you over with his signature pose in this romantic number". DNA India. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ^ Nathan, Archana (16 December 2018). "'I'm a romantic person, it reflects in my singing': Abhay Jodhpurkar on 'Mere Naam Tu' from 'Zero'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Zero song Mera Naam Tu: Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma beautifully depict the colour of love". Times Now News. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Zero song 'Mere Naam Tu' is Shah Rukh Khan's colourful proposal to Anushka Sharma in the film". Firstpost. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ Staff, Scroll (4 December 2018). "'Zero': Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in a dance-off for Katrina Kaif in 'Issaqbaazi'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Zero song Issaqbaazi: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan dance off in boisterous Ajay-Atul composition". Firstpost. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Zero song Issaqbaazi: Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan burn the dance floor". The Indian Express. 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Zero song Husn Parcham: Katrina Kaif burns the dance floor". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  14. ^ Staff, Scroll (12 December 2018). "'Zero': Katrina Kaif shows off her moves once again in 'Husn Parcham'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Zero song Heer Badnaam features Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan and a surprise. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Zero song Heer Badnaam: Katrina Kaif's stardom is presented perfectly". The Indian Express. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Zero – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  18. ^ Kusnur, Narendra (19 December 2018). "Zero music review: Zeroing in on film music". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  19. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (21 December 2018). "Zero Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  20. ^ Munks, DJ (24 December 2018). "Music Review: Zero". BizAsia Live. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  21. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (21 December 2018). "'Zero' film review: Null all the way into the void". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  22. ^ Chopra, Anupama (21 December 2018). "Zero Movie Review: A Bizarre Story That Leaves You Stumped, And Eventually, Sad". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Nominations for the 64th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2019". Filmfare. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  24. ^ "IIFA 2019 nominations: Andhadhun grabs maximum nods, Raazi and Padmaavat follow". The Indian Express. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  25. ^ "11th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2019". Zee Cine Awards. 31 March 2019. Zee Cinema. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big". India Today. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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