The film is jointly produced by Eros International and Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment,[1] and was originally scheduled to release on 3 June 2011. However, due to extensive post-production work involving special effects and the 3D conversion, its release was postponed, and saw a worldwide opening during the Diwali weekend of 26 October 2011.[2] The album features fifteen tracks, and was released on 21 September 2011 by T-Series.
Director Anubhav Sinha announced that the soundtrack would also feature two songs recorded by Senegalese American R&B singer Akon.[4] It is said that Shahrukh Khan met the singer in New York and became his "big fan", then he asked him to fly down to India to record a song for the film.[5] Akon arrived to Mumbai in March 2010 for two days to record both the songs Chammak Challo and Criminal.[6] Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Ra.One director Anubhav Sinha held a press conference to declare the association of the Grammy Award winning singer with the film.[7] The song Chammak Challo was co-composed by Akon and was recorded at the Yash Raj Studios.[6] The makers of the film have complied with international copyright laws and have obtained the license to use Ben E. King's song, "Stand By Me", on which they have based the song "Dildaara".[8]
The song Jiya Mora Ghabraaye was originally composed as an instrumental piece as a part of the background score, but due to great appreciation from the production team, it was eventually converted into an original track and added to the album. Music producer, Abhijit Vaghani stated: "Our mindset was in the zone of all superhero movies for the score (...) I've taken my engineers in my car along with a mike and recorded sounds from inside my car. The point of this was, one of the pieces, which was the 'chase' sequence was so loved by all that it eventually got converted into a track called 'Jiya Mora'. I also added the 'dub step' in the middle of the track."[9] Vaghani also revealed that they have created a Spanish piece which he has sung in as well, it consists of an interaction scene between the two people. They have also called a Spanish translator to come up with the lyrics. The piece however, was not included in the soundtrack.[9]
The Tamil version of the audio was released in Satyam Cinemas, Chennai on 5 October 2011. Shahrukh Khan along with Mani Ratnam, Suhasini Maniratnam, Santosh Sivan, Soundarya Rajinikanth and Abirami Ramanathan were present in the occasion.[17][18] The songs of the film have also been dubbed in Telugu, which was released on 9 October 2011. The lyrics for the Tamil version have been penned by Vairamuthu while the lyrics for the Telugu version have been penned by Vanamali, Rajshri Sudhakar and Bhuvanachandra. Both the versions of the album have been met by a huge positive response from the audience in south India.[19]
Due to the extremely positive response for the album, especially the song Chammak challo, Akon decided to branch out and make tracks especially for Bollywood projects and now wants to have a dedicated branch into producing music for Bollywood with local talent.[20] Sinha later revealed that there remained eight songs not selected for the final soundtrack, and that there was a possibility of releasing them in a separate album.[21]
Upon release, the album was met by overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, concluding: "Ra.One has brilliancy written all over it and is clearly a huge winner all the way. It isn't just the grandest score of the year but is also one of the hugest ever that has come out of Bollywood. Music here not just meets the huge expectations but also surpasses it at various junctures, hence making it a satiating experience for the listener. A definite choice of the season."[22]
Indo-Asian News Service rated the album favourably and said: "To cut a long story short, the album delivers big-time as composer duo Vishal-Shekhar pack a killer punch. Ra.One, therefore, lives up to expectations and perhaps even surpasses some. It's more than worth it, it's a winner all the way."[24]
The Times of India gave it a thumbs up and added: "The album of the film lives up to the expectations, thanks to composers Vishal-Shekhar for packing a musical punch for the sci-fi movie. The album is worth buying and offers some interesting and entertaining tracks. Kudos to the music composers!"[25]
Vivek Warrier from Koimoi.com gave it 4 out of 5 stars and said: "The music of Ra.One has all the elements to make it a commercial hit. Obviously, director Anubhav Sinha and the music composer duo of Vishal-Shekhar have applied their minds and skill to understand what works for the audience. Hence not only are the songs almost flawless, even the mastering of the song has been amazingly done."[26]
The Hindustan Times gave the album 3.5 stars from 5 and elaborating: "Shahrukh Khan's RA.One has been generating curiosity since beginning and expectations have been high from its music as well. The album of the film lives up to the expectations, thanks to composers Vishal-Shekhar for packing a musical punch for the sci-fi movie (..) On the whole the album is worth buying and offers some interesting and entertaining tracks. Kudos to the music composers!"[27]
Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com gave it 3.5 stars and noted: "Vishal-Shekhar eventually succeed in emulating that all-important larger-than-life appeal. There's no denying this. Ra.One, with all its pomp and pizzazz, is a thoroughly enjoyable soundtrack. It's grand. It's great. It's, well, give it a shot."[28]
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Prateek Subhramanium and Sonia Subhramanium have moved to India after Prateek's father's death. It's their neighbour's birthday party. The kids are sent off to see a magic show, and the adults have a dance. Here, G.One sings to Sonia. Sonia's dress is quite hot; anyone can fall in love, Anyway, Kareena Kapoor is an item girl. Towards the end of the song, though, Ra.One somehow locates Prateek. He takes Sonia under his control and changes his form into her. He sends the real Sonia to drive a train at such speed that it'll never stop at it's stations. He then dances with G.One in the tamil part. G.One senses that Ra.One is there and tells the fake Sonia to take away Prateek to a safe place, not knowing that she's Ra.One.
Do you remember the Pretty Woman song from Shahrukh Khan's Kal Ho Naa Ho? Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy had used the hook of Roy Orbison's original version. Something similar has been pulled off by the music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar for SRK's next, RA.One. V&S have used the hook of the popular Ben E King song, Stand by me. We are not sure if it was King Khan's idea or not, but somehow we didn't like the new song. It could be probably because of the fusion they have tried; it is just not working for us. Click here to watch Dildara song. Do tell us if you liked it. Also Read - THIS popular Bollywood music director-singer says he will offer a job to CISF woman who slapped Kangana Ranaut at the airport
Shah Rukh Khan's RA.One has been generating curiosity since beginning and expectations have been high from its music as well. The album of the film lives up to the expectations, thanks to composers Vishal-Shekhar for packing a musical punch for the sci-fi movie.
An interesting thing about the track is that it's crooned by international artist Akon, who has voiced not just the English lyrics but Hindi ones too. Hamika Iyer supports him by singing Tamil words. A fun dance number, Chammak Challo is here to stay and it will surely become DJs' favourite.
Then comes another Akon number called Criminal, a peppy and upbeat track that also has Vishal Dadlani and Shruti Pathak behind the mike. An amalgamation of Hindi and English lyrics, Criminal is a perfect party number.
Next is Bhare Naina and it will make you sit up and take notice. The song has been sung by The Prague Philharmonic Choir, the chorus group that came here all the way from the Czech Republic to sing the song with Nandini Srikar and Vishal-Shekhar. If the semi-classical flavour in the number sets a pensive mood, use of orchestration takes it to another level. The choir makes the song sound very international, but its soul and feel are Indian.
Raftaarein reminds one of RD Burman compositions. Sung by Vishal-Shekhar, it is a perfect chase track. The style of composition is very similar to that of Burman and, despite being a situational track, it leaves its mark.
Up next is Jiya Mora Ghabraaye, a fusion of rock and semi- classical. It has a very strong musical arrangement and impressive vocals by Vishal Dadalani and Sukhwinder Singh and the song will be liked by hard rock lovers. Interesting composition and a good attempt.
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