Cocktail (soundtrack)

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Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released22 June 2012 (2012-06-22)
Recorded2011–2012
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length53:44
Language
Label
Producer Pritam
Pritam chronology
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
(2012)		Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2012)		 Barfi!
(2012)

Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2012 film of the same name directed by Homi Adajania and produced by Eros International and Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films, starring Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty. The film's musical score is composed by Pritam and lyrics written by Irshad Kamil and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The songs are produced under techno-pop and electronica sounds with influences of Sufi music from North India and Pakistan. The soundtrack was released under the T-Series and Eros Music labels on 22 June 2012.

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Development

Pritam composed the musical score in his third collaboration with Saif after Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Agent Vinod (2012). As with his previous films, Pritam would compose the tunes while Irshad Kamil would write the lyrics that match the tune. Five songs for the film had been curated for the film's music, except for "Yaariyan" which had been composed instantaneously. [1]

Vijan considered the film's music and score as the USP of the film. [2] He wanted the songs that relate with the characters and bring out their personalities and traits and seamlessly integrate with the storyline instead of random transitions to the music interrupting the screenplay. He acknowledged that "the songs have been shot entirely from Homi’s vision, and the result has been fantastic". [3] According to Pritam, his collaboration with Kamil owed him a lot due to the phonetic quality of the words. He added, "Being a Bengali, my ears are more dependent on the sound of the words rather than their meaning, and Irshad bhai writes words that instantly appeal to my senses". [3]

The soundtrack is heavily influenced by Sufi music. Pritam attributed the lyrics of "Tumhi Ho Bandhu" where its catchy hook line originated as a Sufi tune. However, the underlying theme of the soundtrack had a folksy nature. [3] The song "Yaariyan" drew inspiration from Coldplay's "In My Place" (2002), while Pritam clarified that he used the drum pattern which was common to that track. [3] [4] Vijan acquired the rights for the Pakistani Sufi song "Alif Allah" performed and written by Arif Lohar, which was newly arranged by Pritam. [5]

Critical reception

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama rated four-and-a-half of five and wrote "Cocktail is a wonderful soundtrack which also boasts of best ensemble sound that one has heard this year so far [...] the album delivers much more than what one had expected from it and is inarguably one of the classiest that Pritam has composed since Saif's own Love Aaj Kal." [6] Shivi of Koimoi, gave three-and-a-half out of five and wrote "the album has more highs and hardly any lows. The music has been able to catch the demands and requirements of the script, though a couple of songs (along with moods) are very repetitive. Hopefully, the myriad of characters and emotions will be able to support the need for the same." [7] Kaushik L. M. of Behindwoods called it as a "smashing album" which "scores high on variety and innovation" and rated three-and-a-half out of five stars. [8]

Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it as a "bloody heady cocktail of a soundtrack from Pritam!" [9] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud rated 7.5 (out of 10) stating "After Ferrari Ki Sawaari, another engaging soundtrack from Pritam with minimal past influence, Cocktail." [10] A critic from News18 wrote that the album "strikes the right note with its youthful fervor". [11] Nirmika Singh of Hindustan Times described it as "worth a listen for the first four tracks on the album — they make up for what the compilation seems to lack in its entirety." [12] Anand Vaishnav of IndiaTimes wrote "True to its name, this soundtrack is an addictive cocktail of groovy sounds". [13] Suparna Thombare of BollywoodLife wrote "This soundtrack has a fun, quirky and entertaining bunch of songs, without being massy." [14] Lisa Tsering of The Hollywood Reporter described the soundtrack as "a modern mix of Pakistani and Punjabi sounds with dance club electronica." [15] Joe Leydon of Variety wrote "Composer Pritam and lyricist Irshad Kamil emphasize techno-pop sounds in the musical sequences". [16]

Track listing

Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tumhi Ho Bandhu" Irshad Kamil Kavita Seth, Neeraj Shridhar 4:42
2."Daaru Desi"Irshad Kamil Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade, Neeraj Shridhar4:30
3."Yaariyan"Irshad KamilK. Mohan, Shilpa Rao 6:18
4."Second-Hand-Jawaani" Amitabh Bhattacharya Miss Pooja, Neha Kakkar, Nakash Aziz 4:03
5."Tera Naam Japdi Phiran"Irshad Kamil Javed Bashir, Nikhil D'Souza, Shefali Alvares 3:39
6."Luttna (Saif Ul Malook)"Irshad KamilMasuma Anwar, Sahir Ali Bagga, Anupam Amod 5:01
7."Alif Allah (Jugni)" Arif Lohar Arif Lohar, Harshdeep Kaur 6:57
8."Yaariyan (Reprise)"Irshad Kamil Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh 5:14
9."Luttna (Version 2)"Irshad KamilMasuma Anwar, Sahir Ali Bagga, Anupam Amod4:44
10."Tera Naam Japdi Phiran (Remix)"Irshad Kamil Javed Bashir, Nikhil D'Souza, Shefali Alvares 4:11
11."Main Sharaabi" (Music by: Yo Yo Honey Singh)Irshad KamilYo Yo Honey Singh, Imran Aziz Mian4:25
Total length:53:44

Accolades

Accolades for Cocktail (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award [lower-alpha 1] Date of ceremony [lower-alpha 2] CategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards [lower-alpha 3] 16 February 2013 Best Music Director Pritam Nominated [19]
[20]
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Neeraj Shridhar (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 31 December 2012Most Entertaining Song"Tumhi Ho Bandhu"Nominated [21]
Most Entertaining Singer – Female Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards 16 February 2013Best Soundtrack—Nominated [22]
Best Song"Tumhi Ho Bandhu"Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Neeraj Shridhar (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Shalmali Kholgade (for the song "Daaru Desi")Nominated
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Filmfare Awards 20 January 2013 Best Music Director Pritam Won [23]
Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards 6 July 2013 Best Music Director Pritam Won [24]
Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil")Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards 7 February 2013 Album of The Year —Nominated [25]
Song of The Year "Tumhi Ho Bandhu"Nominated
Music Composer of The Year Pritam (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil")Nominated
Female Vocalist of The Year Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year Javed Bashir (for the song "Tera Naam Japdi Phiran (Version 2)")Nominated
Screen Awards 12 January 2013 Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated [26]
Stardust Awards 26 January 2013New Musical Sensation Singer – Female Shalmali Kholgade (for the song "Daaru Desi")Won [lower-alpha 4] [27]
[28]
Times of India Film Awards 6 April 2013Best Music Director Pritam Nominated [29]
Best Playback Singer – Female Kavita Seth (for song "Phir Le Aya Dil")Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 7 January 2013 Best Music Director Pritam Won [30]
[31]
Best Lyricist Irshad Kamil (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Kavita Seth (for the song "Tumhi Ho Bandhu")Nominated
Song of the Year"Tumhi Ho Bandhu"Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organisations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ↑ Also known as Star Guild Awards. [17] [18]
  4. ↑ Also for "Pareshan" from Ishaqzaade (2012)

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