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Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (soundtrack)

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film of the same name directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions, starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rani Mukerji. The film's soundtrack featured five original songs and a remix version composed by Ram Sampath with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. The album was released under the T-Series label on 2 November 2012 to positive critical reviews and nominated for numerous accolades.

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
Soundtrack album by
Ram Sampath
Released2 November 2012 (2012-11-02)
Recorded2010–2012
StudioOmGrown Studios, Mumbai
Sterling Sound Studios, New York
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:22
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
ProducerRam Sampath
Ram Sampath chronology
Delhi Belly
(2011) 		Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
(2012) 		Fukrey
(2013)

Development

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Ram Sampath was brought onboard for the film, after being recommended by Khan, as the former had worked with him in his production Delhi Belly (2011) and also curated the theme music for the television show Satyamev Jayate (2012–2014). Farhan Akhtar was also instrumental in Sampath's involvement, as the company had initially listed on several music directors before Sampath being the unanimous choice.[1] Kagti, recalled that when she first met Sampath, she was instantly connected with him as both share similar sensibilities. They discussed on creating the music that should be part of a narrative and also act as a suspense element. Since Sampath was also working on Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate, whose delay on the premiere, meant that he could not compose the background score, the producers opted to postpone Talaash from its initial 1 June 2012 release to the 30 November release.[2]

Release

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Producer Ritesh Sidwani announced the plans for the music launch in late October, at a suburban hotel in Mumbai.[3] For the event, the team replicated a set of the Hotel Lido, a red-light area, where the film's story takes place;[4] Ritesh added that "Hotel Lido is not just a location or a set but almost like an important character in the film. Hence, we thought we should come up with an idea that is not only engaging but also relevant to the film."[3] Sharmishta Roy worked on replicating the sets that resembles the particular area, and the team also contacted junior artists, for creating an authentic ambience.[5] The soundtrack was released on 2 November 2012, with the attendance of Khan, Mukerji, Kagti, Farhan, Javed and Sampath, however, Kapoor was not involved in the event.[6][7] The album was further released in digital and physical formats.[6]

Reception

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The album met with highly positive reviews from music critics. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com reviewed, "Except a steady undercurrent of anxiety, the soundtrack of Talaash: The Answer Lies Within doesn't have a fixed theme or ambiance. Every song belongs to a unique genre and fosters the enigma of Kagti's suspense drama. And that's what makes Sampath's efforts truly appreciable."[8] A reviewer based at Indo-Asian News Service quoted, "the soundtrack is not out-of-the-box, but the overdose of electronic music doesn't bother either. Thus, it's an album which may not top the charts, but some songs could definitely make their way into many people's personal playlists."[9][10]

Another reviewer from Hindustan Times summarized "there's too much electronica in it — but it's worth a listen."[11] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "The Aamir Khan – Ram Sampath combination continues to rock after Delhi Belly; Talaash's soundtrack is short, but enchantingly deft".[12] Anand Holla of The Times of India wrote "While it's tough to deftly follow up a refreshing, trend-bending album like Delhi Belly, Ram stacks up a sleek, above par track-list for Aamir's next. There may not be standouts here and yet there is much to indulge in, if good music is what you are in talaash (search) of."[13] Vipin Nair of Film Companion picked "Muskaanein Jhooti Hai" as one of Sampath's best works, despite being overshadowed by "Jee Le Zara" and "Jiya Laage Na"; he further added "The song has a thematically dark, intriguing melody delivered excellently by Suman Sridhar while the composer backs her up with a fine jazz-based orchestration (note the amazing use of double bass)."[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Muskaanein Jhooti Hai"Suman Sridhar3:20
2."Jee Le Zara"Vishal Dadlani3:37
3."Jiya Laage Na"Sona Mohapatra, Ravindra Upadhyay4:37
4."Laakh Duniya Kahe"Ram Sampath6:04
5."Hona Hai Kya"Ram Sampath, Rupesh4:43
6."Jee Le Zara" (Remix)Vishal Dadlani3:59
Total length:29:18

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Filmfare Awards Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar – ("Jee Le Zara") Nominated [15]
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Mirchi Music Awards Lyricist of The Year Won [17]
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Male Vocalist of The Year Vishal Dadlani – ("Jee Le Zara") Nominated
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year Suman Sridhar – ("Muskaanein Jhooti Hai") Nominated
Raag-Inspired Song of the Year "Jiya Laage Na" Nominated
Programmer and Arranger of the Year Ram Sampath and Vrashal Chavan – ("Jiya Laage Na") Nominated
Times of India Film Awards Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar – ("Jee Le Zara") Nominated [20]
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Best Female Playback Singer Suman Sridhar – ("Muskaanein Jhooti Hai") Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar – ("Jee Le Zara") Nominated [22]
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References

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  2. ^ Mehta, Shweta (10 October 2012). "Ram Sampath delays Aamir Khan's Talaash". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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  8. ^ Verma, Sukanya (4 November 2012). "Review: Talaash music is assorted, enigmatic!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Electronic flavour rules Talaash soundtrack". Sify. Indo-Asian News Service. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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  12. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (2 November 2012). "Talaash (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  13. ^ Holla, Anand (10 November 2012). "Music Review: Taalash". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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  17. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards Hindi 2012 nominations". The Times of India. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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  20. ^ "TOIFA 2013 nominations". The Times of India. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  21. ^ "TOIFA 2013 Winners: Barfi! Wins Top Honors". Times Internet. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  22. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2013: The big winners". NDTV. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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