Tamasha (soundtrack)

Tamasha (soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Recorded	2014–15 Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai A. R. Studios, Mumbai K.M.M.C. Studios, Chennai
Genre	Filmi
Length	46:00
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) Tamasha (soundtrack) (2015) Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
Singles from Tamasha
"Matargashti" Released: 9 October 2015.[1]

Tamasha is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman with song lyrics by Irshad Kamil, to the 2015 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. The album features nine tracks, and was released on 16 October 2015 by T-Series. The songs cover genres like European dance, bhangra, opera, Hindustani classical and dubstep apart from experimental fusion of genres.

Upon release, music critics not only praised the trio–director, composer and lyricist for coming up with classy, catchy and commercial numbers but also censured the soundtrack album, calling the treatment to the album as irreverent and hangover of previous works Highway and Rockstar. The track "Matargashti" was released as the first single prior to the soundtrack album release. The tracks "Matargashti" and "Tum Saath Ho" were the chart toppers on the Indian Music Charts.

The soundtrack was adjudged as one of the best albums of 2015, wherein A. R. Rahman and Alka Yagnik were nominated under Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, respectively. However, lyricist Irshad Kamil won the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist.