7 Khoon Maaf (soundtrack)

7 Khoon Maaf is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name directed, produced and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj starring Priyanka Chopra. The film's nine-song soundtrack featured lyrics written by Gulzar, Javed Sheikh and Ajinkya Iyer and released digitally on 24 January 2011 and in physical formats the following day. The album received positive reviews from music critics.

7 Khoon Maaf
Soundtrack album by
Released24 January 2011 (2011-01-24) (digital)
25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) (CD)
Recorded2010–2011
Studio
  • Studio Satya, Mumbai
  • Empire Audio Center, Mumbai
  • Rajiv Menon Studio, Chennai
GenreOriginal feature film soundtrack
Length40:30
LabelSony Music Entertainment India
Producer
Vishal Bhardwaj chronology
Ishqiya
(2010)
7 Khoon Maaf
(2011)
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
(2012)

Background and release

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Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar worked on the film's soundtrack, post their successive decade-long collaborations, while Javed Sheikh co-wrote "Bekaraan" with Gulzar and "O' Mama" by Ajinkya Iyer.[1] The song "Darling" is inspired by the Russian folk song "Kalinka". The track itself featured Russian words in the lyrics as in the film's context, one of Susanna's husbands was Russian.[2] Bhardwaj brought four singers from Russia to record the vocals, and also credited the track on the album cover as well as the film.[3] "Tere Liye", sung by Suresh Wadkar, was not used in the film. The soundtrack was digitally released via Ovi (Nokia) internet service on 24 January 2011, and via CD on 25 January 2011. Chopra and Bhardwaj launched the album at the Radio City and Radio Mirchi offices in Mumbai, where all the songs aired live on those stations during the physical release.[4][5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Darling"GulzarUsha Uthup, Rekha Bhardwaj3:27
2."Bekaraan"Gulzar, Javed SheikhVishal Bhardwaj6:25
3."O' Mama"Ajinkya IyerKK, Clinton Cerejo4:53
4."Awaara"GulzarMaster Saleem5:31
5."Tere Liye"GulzarSuresh Wadkar5:42
6."Dil Dil Hai"GulzarSuraj Jagan3:06
7."Yeshu"GulzarRekha Bhardwaj6:26
8."Doosri Darling"GulzarUsha Uthup, Rekha Bhardwaj, Clinton Cerejo, Francois Castellino3:04
9."O' Mama (Acoustic)"Ajinkya IyerKK1:50

Reception

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The Indo-Asian News Service gave the album 3.5 stars (out of 5), described it as a "a wonderful album that is not a clone of his previous work. It exudes freshness and is worth listening."[6] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama rated the album a 3 (out of 5), summarising "7 Khoon Maaf is a good album with a couple of definite hits, couple of skip worthy ones and the remaining have the potential to grow."[7] The Hindustan Times noted that the soundtrack takes the listener through a variety of moods and wrote "Bhardwaj has certainly succeeded in adding new sounds to his catalogue. He continues to evade Bollywood monotony with this soundtrack [...] an innovative effort."[8] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave 8.75 (out of 10) calling it as "superb soundtrack from Vishal Bhardwaj that once again underlines his versatility".[9] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it as "vibrant" and "delectable".[10]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Filmfare Awards 29 January 2012 Best Lyricist Gulzar (for "Darling") Nominated [11]
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Best Female Playback Singer Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (for "Darling") Won
Global Indian Music Academy Awards 1 October 2012 Best Lyricist Gulzar (for "Darling") Nominated [13]
Best Female Playback Singer Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (for "Darling") Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards 9 June 2012 Best Music Director Vishal Bharadwaj Nominated [14]
Best Lyricist Gulzar (for song "Darling") Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Female Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (for "Darling") Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards 21 March 2012 Female Vocalist of The Year Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (for "Darling") Nominated [15]
Best Song Recording "Awaara" Nominated
Producers Guild Film Awards[b] 25 January 2012 Best Lyricist Gulzar Nominated [17]
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Screen Awards 15 January 2012 Best Female Playback Singer Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup (for "Darling") Nominated [19]
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Best Choreography Sandeep Suparkar (for "Darling") Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ^ Also known as Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Misra, Neelesh (19 February 2011). "Vishal's world". Mint. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "7 Khoon Maaf track inspired from Russian melody?". Hindustan Times. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Darrrling' song in Saat Khoon Maaf inspired by Russian song 'Kalinka'". Bollywood Hungama. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Video: Priyanka Promotes '7 Khoon Maaf' At Radio Mirchi". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Priyanka Chopra promotes '7 Khoon Maaf' at Radio City 91.1 FM". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (29 January 2011). "Music Review: 7 Khoon Maaf". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (29 January 2011). "7 Khoon Maaf: Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  8. ^ Hemrajani, Nikhil (10 February 2011). "Music Review: 7 Khoon Maaf". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. ^ Nair, Vipin (24 January 2011). "7 Khoon Maaf – Music Review". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (24 January 2011). "7 Khoon Maaf (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bharadwaj". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Nominations for 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Winners of 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  13. ^ "GIMA Awards 2011 nominations". Global Indian Music Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Nominations for IIFA Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Nominations – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011". 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Watch: Was Salman Khan joking or just being rude?". CNN-IBN. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  17. ^ "7th Apsara Awards Nominations". Apsara Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  18. ^ "7th Apsara Awards Winners". Apsara Awards. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Nominations of 18th Screen Awards". Screen India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  20. ^ "Winners of 18th Screen Awards". Screen India. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2012.