Simmba is the soundtrack to the 2018 action comedy film of the same name directed by Rohit Shetty, which serves as the third instalment in Shetty's Cop Universe starring Ranveer Singh, Sonu Sood and Sara Ali Khan. The soundtrack featured five original songs and two instrumentals, composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George–DJ Chetas and S. Thaman, with lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed, Rashmi Virag, Kumaar and Kunaal Vermaa. The soundtrack was released through T-Series on 27 December 2018.
| Simmba | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George–DJ Chetas and S. Thaman | |||||
| Released | 27 December 2018 | ||||
| Recorded | 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 23:05 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | T-Series | ||||
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| Lijo George–DJ Chetas chronology | |||||
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| S. Thaman chronology | |||||
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Development
editSimmba is the maiden collaboration between Bagchi and Shetty. Bagchi, who had composed music for several films under Dharma Productions, was recommended by Johar to Shetty. The makers asked Bagchi to compose the title track "Aala Re Aala" which the crew immediately liked it. Later, he was offered to remake the song "Aankh Maare", originally composed by Viju Shah, written by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy for the film Tere Mere Sapne (1996).[1] Bagchi, with the music supervisor Azeem Dayani, had created five versions of the song, but did not like them as it missed the quirkiness they intended.[2][3] He then composed a new middle section, which utilized Tusshar Kapoor's Golmaal voice and retained few lines from the original song, with Sanu to be a part of the remix as well.[4] Arshad Warsi, who starred in the original film where the song is picturized upon and with whom he collaborated with Shetty in the Golmaal franchise, makes a cameo appearance in the song.[5]
Bagchi recreated the qawwali song "Tere Bin Nahin Lagda" (1996) composed and performed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,[6] with the recreation being performed by his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Asees Kaur.[5] This was the second time the song being recreated, the first is for the film Kachche Dhaage (1999) where the song was recreated as "Tere Bin Nahin Jeena" and is sung by Lata Mangeshkar.[7] Bagchi composed a new mukhda for the song with lyrics by Rashmi Virag.[5] Lijo George–DJ Chetas composed the dance number "Mera Waala Dance" which featured Singh and Ajay Devgan reprising his role as Bajirao Singham from the Singham franchise. S. Thaman, who previously composed the title track for Shetty's Golmaal Again (2017) had composed the score with Amar Mohile and Chandan Saxena. Thaman's rendition of the theme music is included in the soundtrack.[8]
Release
editThe song "Aankh Maarey" was released as a music video was released as a single on 6 December 2018.[9] Within six months of its release, the song garnered around 1 billion views.[10] The second single "Tere Bin" was released on 14 December.[11][12] The title track "Aala Re Aala" was released as the third song on 20 December.[13][14] The fourth song "Mera Wala Dance" was released on 26 December.[15][16] The soundtrack album was released by T-Series on 27 December, a day before the film's release.[8]
Reception
editDebarat S Sen of The Times of India wrote "Usually, remixes are not considered to be better than originals, but Tanishk's work in this album might just make you rethink about that."[17] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote "Music of Simmba is better than what one expected from it. Other than situational songs (most of which work), the soundtrack also boasts of songs like 'Aankh Marey' and 'Mere Wala Dance' which have it in them to cover a much larger distance."[18]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aankh Maarey" | Shabbir Ahmed | Tanishk Bagchi | Mika Singh, Neha Kakkar, Kumar Sanu | 03:33 |
| 2. | "Tere Bin" | Rashmi Virag | Tanishk Bagchi | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Asees Kaur, Tanishk Bagchi | 03:51 |
| 3. | "Aala Re Aala" | Shabbir Ahmed | Tanishk Bagchi | Dev Negi, Goldie | 03:20 |
| 4. | "Mera Wala Dance" | Kumaar, Kunaal Vermaa | Lijo George–DJ Chetas | Neha Kakkar, Nakash Aziz | 03:20 |
| 5. | "Bandeya Re Bandeya" | Rashmi Virag | Tanishk Bagchi | Arijit Singh, Asees Kaur | 04:15 |
| 6. | "Simmba Theme 1" (Instrumental) | — | Tanishk Bagchi | — | 02:06 |
| 7. | "Simmba Theme 2" (Instrumental) | — | S. Thaman | — | 02:40 |
| Total length: | 23:05 | ||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Date of ceremony[a] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Mirchi Music Awards | 16 February 2019 | Recreated Song of the Year | "Aankh Maarey" | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| "Tere Bin" | Nominated | ||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India | 9 August 2019 | Favorite Bollywood Movie Song | "Aankh Maarey" | Won | [21] [22] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 19 March 2019 | Best Playback Singer – Female | Neha Kakkar for "Aankh Maarey" | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Best Track of the Year | "Aankh Maarey" | Won |
Notes
edit- ^ Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
edit- ^ "Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan to recreate "Ladka Aankh Maare" for Simmba". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ Mitra, Shilajit (25 December 2018). "I don't remix, I recreate: Tanishk Bagchi on composing for Simmba". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (27 February 2019). "Tanishk Bagchi Has No Plans To Cut Down On Remixes". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Simmba Aankh Marey Song: Ranveer Singh And Sara Ali Khan Burn The Dance Floor". Mid-day. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Ghosh, Devarsi (2 March 2019). "Tanishk Bagchi doesn't care for the 'remix king' label: 'I am making music for millennials'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Simmba song Tere Bin: Check out the recreated version of the classic Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan track ft. Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan". Times Now. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Shiksha, Shruti (14 December 2018). "Simmba Song Tere Bin: Ranveer Singh And Sara Ali Khan's Romance Is On Point". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Simmba – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Simmba song Aankh Marey: Sara Ali Khan looks confident with seasoned Ranveer Singh. Watch". Hindustan Times. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "What! Ranveer Singh's Simmba song Aankh Marey garners 1.4 billion views on YouTube | Bollywood News". timesnownews.com. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Watch: Simmba song 'Tere Bin' is a beautiful rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's original". Firstpost. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Simmba song Tere Bin: Watch it for Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan". The Indian Express. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Scroll Staff (20 December 2018). "Watch: Ranveer Singh is a full Rohit Shetty hero in 'Aala Re Aala' from 'Simmba'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Simmba song Aala Re Aala: This Ranveer Singh number is a visual treat". The Indian Express. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Simmba song Mere Wala Dance: Ranveer Singh number will make you whistle and clap". The Indian Express. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "'Simmba' new song: Put your dancing boots on for Ranveer Singh's 'Mera Wala Dance'". The Times of India. 27 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ S Sen, Debarati (21 December 2018). "Music review: Simmba". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (28 December 2018). "Simmba Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "11th Mirchi Music Awards Nominations". Mirchi Music Awards. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "11th Mirchi Music Awards Winners". Mirchi Music Awards. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Kartik, Sara, Varun and others attend Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2019". The Indian Express. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards: Ayushmann, Kartik Aaryan win big". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Zee Cinema to Air Zee Cine Awards 2019 in March". Zee Cine Awards. February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2019: Padmaavat, Sanju and Dhadak sweep top honours - here's the full winners list". Times Now. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.