The original soundtrack consisted of ten tunes (six original songs and four alternative renditions of the tracks), also including a promotional single which was not included in the film. It was released on 9 August 2012 by the Sony Music label and received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences.[2] Due to its critical and commercial reception, the album was hailed by music critics as "one of the best Bollywood albums of the year and decade".[3] It was a recipient of several awards and nominations, including two Filmfare Awards, four IIFA Awards, three Screen Awards, an Asian Film Award, a Times of India Film Award and a Producers Guild Film Award.
The titular track "Ala Barfi" is a fun-filled number which explores the theme of the film.[9][10] Kapoor recommended Mohit Chauhan to sing the title track of the film, after he received praise for the singing in the A. R. Rahman-composition "Sadda Haq" for Rockstar (2011), which was a chartbuster. He further stated that "Mohit babajee (Mohit Chauhan) has sung the title song Ala Barfi and I am very happy. A singer generally doesn't get the credit for the importance he brings to the career of an actor [...] But if you look at late singers Mohd Rafi, Mukeshji and Kishore Kumar, they used to add a lot to an actor's career."[11]
The ghazal track "Phir Le Aya Dil" consisted of three versions sung individually by Rekha Bhardwaj, Arijit Singh and Shafqat Amanat Ali, based on the moods of the characters.[12] Manish Gaekwad of Scroll.in opined that "The songs are not categorised as happy or sad. Instead, for an age in which songs are remixed, reprised and reduxed, each of the versions has a distinctly new flavour. The ghazal blurs the line between the two polarised states of mind, finding a meeting point to coexist as one. It makes us happy and sad, both at the same time."[12] The musical theme composed for the film, by Pritam, is inspired from the background score from the French film Amélie (2001).[13][14]
The songs "Ala Barfi", "Main Kya Karoon" and "Kyon" were launched earlier prior to the official album release.[7] On 9 August 2012, UTV Motion Pictures, the film's production company, released the audio under the exclusive license from Sony Music India.[15] The songs were made available to streaming on the digital platforms and were released through audio CDs, few days later.[16] In an attempt to promote the music album, the musical team led by Pritam and the cast and crew, hosted mini-concerts across India.[17] The event that started from 31 August 2012 at Mumbai, continued to be held on Kolkata, Bangalore and Delhi during 1, 3 and 5 September.[17]
The soundtrack album also contains a song titled "Fatafati", sung by Pritam Chakraborty, Arijit Singh and Nakash Aziz, which was not used in the film, but the song was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012 with a video which contains some behind-the-scenes footage and the additional vocals are sung by Ranbir Kapoor.[18][19] The song also has some Bengali lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[20] News18-based critic had stated that the shooting of "Fatafati" reminds of the viral Tamil song "Why This Kolaveri Di".[19]
Suparna Thombare of Bollywood Life gave 4 out of 5 stars, saying "The music of Barfi! is as sweet as its title and creates a beautiful world of music and poetry that is intrinsic to subject of the film. But its best quality is that it remains simple, innocent and honest, and that's exactly why it touches your soul. That's why it makes your heart sing."[26] Indiatimes-based critic Anand Vaishnav wrote "Like Kapoor's Rockstar, Barfi too is a high-quality album. But while Rockstar's music wowed us with its complexity and layered sound, Barfi's strength lies in its subtlety and simplicity [...] And though initially, the music may come across as a bit inaccessible, in terms of its sound and flavor; every song feels like it's a part of the story."[27] Indiaglitz gave 4 out of 5 stars to the album, saying "Pritam is sure to win awards galore with `Barfi' the combinations are unique and impeccable it's a sure shot winner."[28] Jaspreet Pandohar, in his review for BBC, stated with a verdict: "The creative arrangements and beautiful lyrics make for a standout soundtrack which is an easy listening fit for both world cinema and music-loving audiences".[29] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog said "Much like his earlier combo with Anurag Basu in Life in a Metro, Pritam delivers a whopper, again!"[30] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave 9/10 to the album saying it as "the best soundtrack of Pritam, who has been in good form this year".[31]
BEST OF BARFI SONGS
Ranbir romances Ileana in Barfi's new song
Anurag Basu is out with a new track from Barfi! featuring Ranbir Kapoor with ladylove Ileana D'Cruz. Arijit Singh has lend his voice to romantic number Phir Le Aaya Dil. Music is by Pritam.
WATCH: Ranbir, Ileana romance in new Barfi! song
Ranbir Kapoor can neither speak nor hear in Barfi!, but he's an expert in the launguage of romance. Ileana D'Cruz's innocence and Ranbir Kapoor's mischievous ways come together to make the track Main Kya Karoon enjoyable.
Ranbir Kapoor rocks in Barfi! title track
After getting thumbs up for the trailer, makers of Barfi! are now out with its title track. Ala Barfi! features mischievous yet adorable Ranbir Kapoor. If you loved the trailer, get ready to be smitten by the Mohit Chauhan light number too.
The video starts with the making of the song, with the footage of Ranbir Kapoor talking with director Anurag Basu about how he has no 'sur' or 'taal' and how he doesn't think that he will be able to sing.
The video shows the production of the song with the entire crew, with funny anecdotes and frolic around the sets.
The interesting part of the song besides Ranbir Kapoor singing it is the lyrics. The lyrics of the song are multi-lingual!
Ranbir has recorded a special song, 'Fatafati', for the film. The number, which has already started garnering hype for Barfi!, is not a part of the storyline, but will be used as a promotional video.
Ranbir will now reportedly perform the song on select TV shows while promoting Barfi!. 'Fatafati', which means awesome in Bangla, is a bilingual song, with a few lines in Bangla while the rest of the lyrics are in Hindi.
Fatafati is a Bengali word which means kickass in English.
What do you get when Ranbir Kapoor raps to a catchy tune by Pritam which is then cut to never before seen behind the scene visuals from Barfi? You get one Fatafati music video! Love it?
After recording this song Ranbir Kapoor said to song composer Pritam "Jo maine abi tak gaya tha woh nonsense tha". Read lyrics and watch video of recording, you will like it. Barfi is a 2012 Hindi movie starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana DCruz.
"Yes, Ranbir Kapoor has sung a song titled 'Fatafati'. It is not part of the film and it was recorded impromptu. We are releasing this song online and on TV, It will not be in the film. It's a fun song that we wanted the people to see and enjoy," "Barfi!" director Anurag Basu told IANS.
While Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra and Sonakshi Sinha are taking to singing, Ranbir Kapoor is quite clear that he has no interest in entering a recording booth and singing for any of his songs. Even though there were reports that RK has expressed interest in singing, the actor recently cleared the air about it. Also Read - Animal box office collection day 1: Ranbir Kapoor roars loud but fails to beat Jawan; Telugu version takes a flying start
Ranbir said,'I tried my hand at singing in Barfi!. We recorded a song called Fatafati but it didn't work. So I won't be singing in any of my films for sure!." Also Read - Animal box office collection day 2 early estimate: Ranbir Kapoor film poised for Rs 25 crore plus
The music and background music of the movie is composed by Pritam Chakraborty. The lyrics were written by Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit, Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri. The soundtrack album contains six original songs which were released on 9 August 2012. The soundtrack was influenced by Brazilian music Bossa nova.[8] Priyanka Chopra was supposed to sing a track for the movie, but her contract with Universal Music prevented her from taking the offer.[9] The soundtrack album also includes a song titled "Fatafati" which was sung by Pritam Chakraborty, Arijit Singh and Nakash Aziz. It was not used in the film, but the song was released as a promotional single on YouTube on 10 September 2012. It was released with a video that contains some behind-the-scenes footage. The additional vocals were sung by Ranbir Kapoor. The song also has some Bengali lyrics which were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[10]
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