Jawan is the soundtrack album, composed by Anirudh Ravichander to the 2023 Hindi film of the same name, directed by Atlee starring Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles. The film is produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under their banner Red Chillies Entertainment.
The music received positive reception from critics and audience, and set several streaming records, with two of the songs: "Zinda Banda" and "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" set records for the most-viewed Indian song within 24 hours, the latter with around 53 million views during the time period. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, Jawan's soundtrack received three nominations.
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"The thing with Jawan [...] there were a lot of emotions going on back to back [...] For example, you take the train heist. Shah Rukh sir is being villainic, and then suddenly within a few seconds, there's a story of a farmer happening somewhere else [...] The main challenge that we faced in Jawan was how we're going to connect these things together musically so that it seems seamless for the audience".
Anirudh felt that composing Jawan was similar to doing three films simultaneously, as the film ranged a multitude of emotions in the same time.[8] For the first scene which opens in the tribal area, he decided to use tribal sounds that were more heroic, and while introducing Azad (Khan) he shifted to cooler music, and for Vikram Rathore (Khan), Atlee wanted him to use old-school rock, as the character wears headphones, but Anirudh went ahead with tribal music which was not similar to the earlier theme he used. He described that the music fell organically in place for the film.[7][9]
The first song recorded for the film was the introductory song "Zinda Banda". Anirudh stated that he initially recorded the Tamil version of the song "Vandha Edam" first, and later recorded in the original Hindi version.[10] The song opens with a couplet from poet Wasim Barelvi said by Khan (only in the Hindi version) and an opening phrase sung by Mangli under the supervision of Sri Krishna.[11] The second song, "Chaleya" was recorded by Arijit Singh and Shilpa Rao.[12] Anirudh revealed that he met Rao for recording the track, as per Khan's suggestion as she had earlier performed "Besharam Rang" in Pathaan (2023).
The third song in the album "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya", performed by Anirudh, Vishal Dadlani, Shilpa Rao had the reference to the song "Ramaiya Vastavaiya" from the film Shree 420 (1955).[13][14] The lyrics also had referenced the "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from the film Dil Se.. (1998).[15] In the film, the song appears in the end credits sequence.[16]
The track "Aararaari Raaro" which had vocals by Deepti Suresh, is a lullaby number.[17] "Jawan Title Track" is performed by Anirudh and Raja Kumari, who wrote the English rap lyrics.[18] As featured in the two-minute promo video and separately released as "Jawan Prevue Theme" in July 2023,[19] she performed the track at a concert held in Brooklyn, New York later that month.[20] The whistle interlude that opened the theme, is performed by Vinay Sridhar, who worked with Anirudh as a sound engineer in his previous ventures.[21] The track "Faraatta" featuring was sung by Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi, with rap written and performed by Badshah.[22]
While the music videos for three of the songs, "Zinda Banda", "Chaleya" and "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" released as the same date, when they were unveiled as singles to digital platforms, the extended version of the latter and "Faraatta" was released in September 2023.[34][35]
Jawan's soundtrack preceded with three singles: "Zinda Banda" was the first to be released on 31 July 2023.[36] It was followed by the second single "Chaleya" on 14 August,[37] and "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" released on 29 August 2023.[38] The former had an Arabic version of the song performed by Grini and Jamila El Badaoui, written by Mohamed El Maghribi, and was released at an event held at the Burj Khalifa on 31 August 2023.[39] The album featuring seven tracks was released on 6 September 2023.[40]
The film further featured six songs in the background score, that was released as a separate album on 6 October 2023 by T-Series.[41] Two songs: "Kalki Theme" and "Eeram Theme" were written by Kausar Munir, while the remainder consisted of Tamil, English and Spanish songs written by Vivek, Heisenberg and Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, who also played the role of Helena in the film.[42][43] The album was also released in Tamil and Telugu on 8 October, while except for "Kalki Theme" and "Eeram Theme", the rest of the tracks were retained from the original version. The lyrics for the aforementioned songs were dubbed and written by Vivek in Tamil, and Krishna Kanth in Telugu, respectively.[44][45]
The film's music received positive reviews from critics. Meera Venugopal of Radio Mirchi wrote "Jawan has an exquisite blend of tracks, each contributing to the album's unique identity. The album is unique from any of Anirudh's previous compositions and it stands as a testament to his versatility."[46] Trisha Bhattacharya of India Today wrote "Each song finds its ideal spot within the narrative, contributing significantly to the storyline. The soundtrack of 'Jawan' may appear less impressive when heard independently of the movie. Nonetheless, once you grasp the context behind each song, you'll likely find it hard to resist replaying the tracks."[47]
Renuka Vyahare of The Times of India said that the music complimented the "style and nature" with "Zinda Banda" and "Chaleya" being the best picks from the album; the latter was however criticised of its poor placement.[48] Proma Khosla of IndieWire wrote "Anirudh's propulsive soundtrack entertains throughout" and called the title track, as the "catchiest" of all themes.[49] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu criticised the music as "generic" despite Anirudh's best efforts.[50] Abhimanyu Mathur of Daily News and Analysis criticised the film's music but complemented the background score as the film's "beating heart" which "keeps you on the edge of your seat, adding gravitas to massy moments and giving depth to the emotional ones".[51]
Reviewing the song "Zinda Banda" at the same website, Prachi Arya of India Today wrote "The song encapsulates the spirit of the film, exuding grandness, vibrancy and celebration",[52] while Hindustan Times-based critic commented that "The song is a fun and groovy one as it makes you want to dance to its beats."[53] A critic from The Indian Express compared the song "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" with "Ghungroo" from War (2019) and "Besharam Rang" from Pathaan (2023).[14]
The track "Zinda Banda" became the most viewed Indian song in 24 hours, garnering over 47 million views,[62][63] until "Not Ramaiya Vastavaiya" garnering over 53 million views upon its release in August 2023.[64] The track "Chaleya" became the most-streamed song on Spotify in a single day, as it was played over 2.4 million times on 13 September 2023.[65][66]
After the song "Zinda Banda" was released in July 2023, the hook step choreographed by Shobi Paulraj and performed by Khan in the music video went viral.[67] Many people have recreated the hook step (signature step) by recording themselves dancing to the song and posting their videos on social media.[68] Later, other songs followed this trend.[69]
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 15 (ANI): Rapper Raja Kumari celebrated Diwali with Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Rana Daggubati, Lakshmi Manchu and others. She enjoyed the festivity to the fullest and shared a video in which she can be seen dancing with Chiranjeevi to 'Jawan' title track.
Sharing their dancing video along with other pictures from the Diwali celebration on her Instagram handle, Raja Kumari wrote in the caption, "Home is where the heart is. Thank You Hyderabad for the most beautiful Deepavali. Felt so good to hear Telugu spoken all around me with friends that truly love me but honestly...NOTHING will beat this vision board moment of dancing with Megastar @chiranjeevikonidela."
She further mentioned about meeting Lakshmi Manchu and wrote, "Thank you @lakshmimanchu for always being my biggest champion and making sure everyone knows who I really am. Love to my girlies @deejasti @vasukipunj for always being the light and making sure I have the best people around me."
Raja Kumari recently received a lot of praise for her rap song in superstar Shah Rukh Khan's action thriller film 'Jawan'.
On lending her vocals for the title track of 'Jawan', the Indian-origin American rapper told ANI, "Jawan was one of the biggest moments for me because it was a clear manifestation...I watched 'Jawan' on Netflix last night and just hearing the scenes I am proud because I am a part of that history forever. That means a lot to me. I am very thankful to Shah Rukh for believing in me..."
Helmed by Atlee 'Jawan' starred Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in the lead roles.
Actor Deepika Padukone was seen in a special appearance role in the film.
Meanwhile, Raja Kumari has recently come up with a song 'Sherni Aayi' from the Sushmita Sen-starrer web series 'Aarya 3'. The song's video shows Sushmita Sen in a fierce avatar as Aarya Sareen. Raja Kumari undoubtedly roars with her powerful vocals. (ANI) 152ee80cbc