Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat (soundtrack)

Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat
Soundtrack album by
Amit Trivedi
Released25 December 2022 (2022-12-25)
Recorded2021–2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length32:06
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Amit Trivedi chronology
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(2022) 		Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat
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Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat is the soundtrack album to the 2022 film of the same name directed by Anurag Kashyap starring Alaya F and Karan Mehta. The album featured eight songs composed by Amit Trivedi and written by Shellee. The album was released under the Zee Music Company label on 25 December 2022.

Development

Amit Trivedi renewed his association with Kashyap after previously working on Dev.D (2009), Bombay Velvet (2015) and Manmarziyaan (2018).[1] Kashyap considered the soundtrack to be much difficult than their previous collaborations as they wanted to do music that the Generation Z audiences would listen to and the songs had to be associated with the principal character in that language.[2] Hence, the album associated with a multitude of genres such as club music, DJ music, pop, rock and contemporary electronic music, something that suited with teenagers and young adults.[3]

Trivedi utilized the soundscape that heard at music festivals such as VH1 Supersonic, Tomorrowland and Sunburn Festival, and used drums, bass and dubstep for instrumentation.[1] He collaborated with lyricist Shellee, who previously worked on Manmazriyaan, to write gibberish and English words to cater the Gen Z audiences. Kashyap noted that the use of gibberish, helped in finding the younger selves in the songs over finding new music.[1] The title of "Ghanghor Connection" came from Kashyap who wanted to summarize his films with the one-lines in the songs, such as "Emotional Atyachar" from Dev.D and "Keh Ke Lunga" from Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). The song was produced in a jam session with Trivedi, Shellee and Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah to provide inputs on words that the Gen Z uses.[4] The album was in production for four years, as the team went on experimenting with different ideas and versions until they cracked a fresh sound during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India.[5][6]

Release

The soundtrack was released through Zee Music Company on Christmas day, 25 December 2022.[7][8]

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(S)Length
1."Duniya"Abhay Jodhpurkar4:08
2."Banjaare"Nikhita Gandhi4:01
3."Woman Desi"Arjun Kanungo, Bhoomi Trivedi, Aasa Singh3:34
4."Ghanghor Connection"Abijeet Shrivastva4:07
5."Netflix & Chill"Arjun Kanungo, Sharvi Yadav3:51
6."Mohabbat Se Kranti"Raghav Chaitanya, Neha Tawde3:47
7."Maintenance"Richa Sharma, Manish J Tipu4:85
8."Tabah Tabah"Shehnaz Akhter, Altamash Faridi, Anand Bhaskar3:67
Total length:32:06

Reception

Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in called it a "throbbing" and "pulsating" score.[9] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com called it a "spirited soundtrack" adding "not only do they capture the sound of modern love in all its spunky moods but also the timeless hope, fueling it generation after generation".[10] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "the film makes wonderful use of Amit Trivedi's musical score and Shellee's lyrics to produce a cri de coeur that deserves to be heard and heeded."[11] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times described it as "an album that talks to you, engages you with its cool and quirky lyrics" and felt all the eight songs were functional to the narrative instead of being misplaced.[12] Grace Cyril of India Today described the songs to be "romance-filled, foot-tapping" and being the USP of the film.[13]

Not all reviews were positive. Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India wrote "Amit Trivedi’s unconventional music and Shellee’s funky lyrics feel young, fresh and relevant to the story, but for a musical, the overall score isn’t up to the mark."[14] Prateek Lidhoo of The Quint gave a positive review to the album and considered "Duniya" and "Mohabbat Se Kranti" as his favorite but added that it misses the potential hits, thereby becoming least favorite of previous Kashyap and Trivedi's collaborations.[15]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "Amit Trivedi’s music not as joyous or effective as it was in Dev.D."[16] Shilajit Mitra of The New Indian Express wrote "Amit Trivedi who shot to fame with Dev D can’t weave the same magic here" though he considered "Tabah Tabah" as his favorite from the album.[17] Sneha Bengani of CNBC TV18 considered the soundtrack similar to Manmarziyaan "with lyrics so desperate to sound Gen Z, it’s appalling".[18] Anuj Kumar of The Hindu called it to be "genetic aberrations of compositions that we have appreciated in Dev D and Manmarziyaan."[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ghosh, Devarsi (6 February 2023). "Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: 'There's one life. We take it way too seriously'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  2. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (29 January 2023). "Why you can't keep Anurag Kashyap down". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Amit Trivedi: 'Expect something different from Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat's album'". Firstpost. 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ^ Sharma, Suparna (28 November 2022). "'I Sold Everything to Make This Film': Anurag Kashyap on 'Almost Pyaar'". Rolling Stone India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Amit Trivedi spent four years working on 'Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat' music album". The Times of India. 12 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Amit Trivedi Spent Four Years Working On 'Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat' Music". Outlook. 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 25 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  8. ^ "'Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat' album brings back lethal combo of Anurag Kashyap-Amit Trivedi". The Times of India. 25 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (3 February 2023). "'Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat' review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  10. ^ Verma, Sukanya (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat Review: What An Exciting Performer Alaya F Is!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  11. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat Review: A Robust Musical With A Politically-Inflected, Hip-Hoppy Core". NDTV. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  12. ^ Kukreja, Monika Rawal (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat review: Anurag Kashyap brings a film as confused as its leads". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  13. ^ Cyril, Grace (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat Review: Alaya F, Karan Mehta's film is the perfect love saga for Gen Z but loses its plot". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  14. ^ Kotecha, Ronak (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat Movie Review: An interesting concept let down by a botched-up execution". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  15. ^ Lidhoo, Prateek (26 December 2022). "Podcast | Do I Like Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat - The Album?". The Quint. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  16. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat movie review: Anurag Kashyap returns to familiar ground in this political and sharp film". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  17. ^ Mitra, Shilajit (4 February 2023). "'Almost pyaar with DJ Mohabbat' movie review: Kashyap's Gen-Z romance deserves a shrug emoji". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  18. ^ Bengani, Sneha (3 February 2023). "Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat review: Painfully convoluted, shockingly empty". CNBCTV18. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  19. ^ Kumar, Anuj (4 February 2023). "'Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat' movie review: Anurag Kashyap's romance-drama is almost engaging, but not quite there". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
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