Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (soundtrack)

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Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
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Soundtrack album by
Sohail Sen
Released27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Recorded2009–2010
YRF Studios, Saba Studio
Mumbai, India
Genre Feature film soundtrack, Bengali folk, world music, rabindra sangeet, western classical music
Length45:36
Label T-Series
Producer Sohail Sen
Sohail Sen chronology
What's Your Raashee?
(2009)		Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
(2010)		 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
(2011)

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is the soundtrack album to the 2010 period film of the same name, composed by Sohail Sen. The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. The film is based on the book Do And Die by Manini Chatterjee, which is based on the Chittagong Uprising of 1930, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. [1] The album consists of twelve tracks; including five songs and seven background score cues. It was released on 27 October 2010 by T-Series. [2]

Contents

Production

The film's songs and film score were composed by Sohail Sen, who had worked on Ashutosh's previous film What's Your Raashee? . The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. [3] The music was launched on 27 October 2010. [2] The official soundtrack consists of twelve tracks; including five songs and seven background score cues, some of which have been arranged and programmed by Simaab Sen. The title track has been sung by the pupils from Suresh Wadkar's music academy. Malayalam playback singer Ranjini Jose made her Bollywood debut through the song "Naiyn Tere". [4] Composer Sohail Sen himself features as the voice of Surjya Sen, whilst Pamela Jain and Ranjini Jose features as the vocals of Kalpana Dutta and Pritilata Waddedar, respectively. [5]

Track listing

The complete track listing of the soundtrack was released on the same day of the music launch, on the film’s official Facebook page. [6]

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1"Yeh Des Hai Mera" Sohail Sen 5:40
2"Naiyn Tere" Pamela Jain, Ranjini Jose4:44
3"Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey"Kids Chorus
(Suresh Wadkar Ajivasan Music Academy)		4:42
4"Sapne Saloney"Sohail Sen, Pamela Jain5:44
5"Vande Mataram Revised" (Sanskrit into Hindi)Chorus
(Cine Singers Association Chorus Group)		4:16
Background score cues
6"Long Live Chittagong"Violin, Sitar, Flute1:49
7"The Teenagers Whistle"Whistle, Accordion, Flute, Sitar4:05
8"Surjya's Sorrow"Flute, Strings section, Chorus2:41
9"Vande Mataram"Chorus, Strings section1:54
10"The Escape"Strings section, Chorus3:24
11"Naiyn Tere" (Sad)Pamela Jain, Flute, Sitar, Chorus,
Strings section		2:31
12"Revolutionary Comrades"Strings section, Chorus3:28

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The soundtrack album met with generally positive reviews from the critics. Bollywood Hungama, rated the album 3 out of 5 and quoted it as "Music here is not bad by any means but it is not instant coffee" and overall "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a good quality album". [7] Rediff.com gave the album 3.5 out of 5 and said "The soundtrack of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey lends an inexplicable satisfaction that comes from seeing a movie". [10] Planet Bollywood, praised Sen's work and quoted as "Sohail Sen delivers the goods! He’s stuck to the genre and has done terrifically well in that too", rating it 7 out of 10. [8] Music Aloud said, "Seeing that Gowariker already had Lagaan , Sohail Sen ran a serious risk of falling under Lagaan's shadow in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, but he has come out wonderfully, even shaking off What's Your Raashee? blues in the process. Hat's off!", giving it 8.5 out of 10. [9]

Album credits

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  2. 1 2 "Abhishek, Deepika launch soundtrack of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey". Sify Movies. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Everyone has been asking about the music director, so thought... KHJJS Official Facebook page. Retrieved 29-10-2010
  4. ↑ "Ranjini Jose to rock Bollywood". Sify . Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Toolsee, Gianysh (30 November 2010). ""I am never completely satisfied with my work" – Sohail Sen". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Here is the final confirmation of the Track List that you have all been waiting for!! KHJJS Official Facebook page. Retrieved 06-10-2010
  7. 1 2 "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey - Music Review". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
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