Dabangg (soundtrack)

Dabangg
Soundtrack album to Dabangg by
Sajid–Wajid and Lalit Pandit
Released20 August 2010
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length47:39
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai
(2010) 		Dabangg
(2010) 		No Problem
(2010)
Lalit Pandit chronology
Horn 'Ok' Pleassss
(2009) 		Dabangg
(2010) 		Dulha Mil Gaya
(2010)

Dabangg (transl. Fearless) is the soundtrack to the 2010 film of the same name. Directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap (in his directorial debut), the film is produced by Arbaaz Khan (in his debut as a film producer) and Malaika Arora Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions, with Dhilin Mehta serving as the co-producer and distributor of the film under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision banner. Khan's elder brother Salman Khan starred in the lead role.

The soundtrack album featured five original songs, four remix versions, an alternate version of the track and a theme song, totalling up to 10 tracks in the album.[1] The item number "Munni Badnaam Hui" is written and composed by Lalit Pandit, while the music director duo Sajid–Wajid (Khan's norm collaborator) composed the remainder of it, and Faiz Anwar and Jalees Sherwani writing lyrics for those tracks.[1] The background score is composed by Sandeep Shirodkar. The film's music album was launched on 20 August 2010 through digital formats, even before few of the tracks were aired in radio stations.[2] The same day, a physical launch was conducted in Delhi, with the presence of the cast and crew.[3] T-Series, which purchased the marketing rights of the film's music album for ₹90 million (equivalent to ₹200 million or US$2.4 million in 2023),[a] released the physical copies of the album into the stores.[5]

The album opened to positive response from critics and audiences. Commercially, the tracks set records in sales of physical CDs and through digital downloads;[6] songs including "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" and "Munni Badnaam Hui" opened exceptionally from listeners and became chartbusters, topping the music, radio and streaming charts.[7] Singer Mamta Sharma who crooned the latter, gained immense popularity after the track's success.[8][9] In addition, the album won three awards each at Filmfare (including one for Best Music Director), Zee Cine, Producers Guild, Lions Gold, BIG STAR IMA, two BIG Star Entertainment, five IIFA and seven awards each at Mirchi Music at GiMA Awards.

Sajid–Wajid renewed his association as composer in Dabangg 2 (2012) and Dabangg 3 (2019), the future instalments of the Dabangg franchise. The track "Munni Badnaam Hui" was recreated as "Munna Badnam Hua" for the latter, and the titular track "Hud Hud Dabangg" was re-created twice as "Dabangg Reloaded" in the former, and "Hud Hud" (the same name as the original) in the latter. However, music enthusiasts gave mixed opinions for the soundtrack albums of both the films, due to its quality being deteriorated due to their comparisons with that of the original.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Dabangg: Soundtrack listing and details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Salman Khan's 'Dabangg': Music Out On August 20!". Koimoi. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ Sharma, Garima (23 August 2010). "Dabangg's expensive promotion". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012". Rediff.com. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Audio rights of Dabangg sold for Rs. 9 crore". CNBC. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Dabangg music has an attitude - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "RIP Wajid Khan: The man who made music of Salman Khan's films 'dabangg'". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Mamta Sharma makes Indore dance to Munni Badnaam at Mind Rocks 2019". India Today. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Irony enters the Bollywood mix". the Guardian. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Salman Khan Hints At Making Changes In Chulbul Pandey For Dabangg 4, Is It Antim Effect?". Koimoi. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.


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