Pathaan (soundtrack)

Pathaan
Soundtrack album cover
Soundtrack album by
Vishal–Shekhar, Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
Released22 December 2022
Recorded2020–2022
StudioYRF Studios, Mumbai
YN Music Studio, Dubai
Czech TV Music Studio, Prague
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length11:34
LanguageHindi
LabelYRF Music
ProducerAbhijit Nalani
Meghdeep Bose
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Vishal–Shekhar chronology
Vikram Vedha
(2022) 		Pathaan
(2023) 		Fighter
(2024)
Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara chronology
Samrat Prithviraj
(2022) 		Pathaan
(2023) 		Adipurush
(2023)
Singles from Pathaan
  1. "Besharam Rang"
    Released: 12 December 2022
  2. "Jhoome Jo Pathaan"
    Released: 22 December 2022

Pathaan is the soundtrack album, composed by Vishal-Shekhar, Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara to the 2023 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Siddharth Anand that casts Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles. The film was produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films.

The duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani have composed two songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" with lyrics by Kumaar whereas the original film score was composed by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara. The songs "Pathaan's Theme" and "Jim's Theme" are instrumentals recorded originally for the background score that were released with the soundtrack album on 9 January 2023. Close to the release of the film, two promotional singles: "Pathaan - Trailer" and Arabic version of the song "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were released.

The songs "Besharam Rang" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan" were composed with an old-school approach in a modern musical arrangement. The former track has Spanish verses and marks the celebration of the character played by Padukone in a 'good, bad and flawless' manner, whereas the latter song comprises bassline and dholak-rhythm patterned groove, signifying a 'victory' song in the film.

Upon release, the album received positive reviews by audience and critics. "Besharam Rang" was the only Bollywood song of 2022 to garner more than 100 million views YouTube India in a short span of time.