Dil Chahta Hai (soundtrack)

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{{Infobox album
| name = Dil Chahta Hai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| cover = Dil Chahta Haialbum.jpg
| alt =
| released = 13 July 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 38:57
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Mission Kashmir]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Aalavandhan]]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Dil Chahta Hai
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = [[Woh Ladki Hai Kahan]]
| single1date = 13 July 2001
}}
}}
'''''Dil Chahta Hai''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] to the 2001 [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] film ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'', directed by [[Farhan Akhtar]], starring [[Aamir Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Akshaye Khanna]]. Since its release, the music has received widespread critical acclaim and is considered a milestone in the history of Bollywood film music.<ref name=influence>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicmagazine.com/dilchahtahai.html|title=New wine in old bottle |author=Stithaprajna|publisher=The Music Magazine|date=30 January 2002}}</ref> It was featured in the [[BBC Asian Network]]'s ''Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time'' list<ref name=bbctop>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml|title=BBC - Asian Network - Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time|publisher=The BBC Asian Network|accessdate=June 23, 2017}}</ref> and ''Planet Bollywood''<nowiki/>'s 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks list.<ref name=pb>[http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=061706060842 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever - Part 2 - Planet Bollywood Features]</ref>

==Background==
Initially, director [[Farhan Akhtar]] had approached [[A. R. Rahman]] for composing the music. But since Rahman was busy with other engagements, he did not accept the offer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shahrukhkhan.org/srkvb3/archive/index.php/t-38162.html# |title=Shahrukh in Farhan's 'Oye! ... It's Friday.'(merged threads) [Archive] - Shah Rukh Khan Forum |access-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125433/http://www.shahrukhkhan.org/srkvb3/archive/index.php/t-38162.html# |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later Rahman commented that he was glad that the project went to [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] and he personally loved their work in the film.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jan/27slid3-a-r-rahman-reacts-to-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm rediff.com: 'I was very surprised with the three Oscar nominations for Slumdog']</ref>

==Development==
The album has a universal sound, unlike other Bollywood soundtracks of the time. The trio had various influences, including [[Irish music|Irish]] and [[Ethnic (music)|ethno]]. [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] along with [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Javed Akhtar]] and [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] went to Khandala to finalize the songs, which took a mere three and a half days. When they came back, they booked a studio and completed the recording in three weeks.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jun/23shan.htm rediff.com, Movies: Dil Chahta Hai was 35 % work, 65 % fun!]</ref> They also used the Australian instrument [[Didgeridoo]], a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia at least 1,500 years ago<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/03/24/1104/index.html “I have to compliment Himesh. If we have 2 hits a year, he has 20” - Ehsaan]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> for the song "[[Jaane Kyon]]".<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010921/mcov3.html Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Music-Cover Story]</ref> They've also used various other traditional instruments like [[Dholak]], [[Kanjira]], [[Tabla]] and [[Flute]]. Also, the song 'Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe' had three maestros (Shankar, Shaan, KK) coming together for the first time

==Track list==
{{tracklist
| all_music = [[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]]
| all_lyrics = [[Javed Akhtar]]
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title4 = Dil Chahta Hai
| extra4 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Clinton Cerejo]]
| length4 = 5:11
| title1 = [[Jaane Kyon]]
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]]
| length1 = 4:49
| title3 = [[Woh Ladki Hai Kahan]]
| extra3 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length3 = 5:06
| title2 = Kaisi Hai Yeh Ruth
| extra2 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]
| length2 = 5:29
| title5 = Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]]
| length5 = 5:46
| title6 = Akash's Love Theme
| extra6 = [[Michael Harvey (musician)|Michael Harvey]]
| length6 = 2:10
| title7 = Tanhayee
| extra7 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length7 = 6:10
| title8 = Dil Chahta Hai (Reprise)
| extra8 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Clinton Cerejo]]
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Rocking Goa
| extra9 = Chorus
| length9 = 2:06
}}

==Awards==

{{Awards table|4}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Udit Narayan]] for "Jaane Kyon"
| [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| [[National Film Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| [[Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent|RD Burman Award for New Music Talent]]
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
| <ref>{{cite news|title=R.D.Burman Award Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw22.html |accessdate=6 July 2011 |newspaper=Filmfare |date=April 2002 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927141603/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw22.html |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]]
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] for "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe"
| [[Filmfare Best Male Playback Award|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Alka Yagnik]] for "Jaane Kyon"
| [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| [[Filmfare Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Music Director]]
| [[Screen Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
| <ref name="screenaward">{{cite web|title=Best Playback Singer (male/female)/Music Director/Background Score/Lyrics/Story|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/winner2.html|accessdate=16 July 2011|publisher=ScreenIndia}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| [[Javed Akhtar]]
| [[Screen Award for Best Lyricist]]
| [[Screen Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
| <ref name="screenaward"/>
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]] for "Dil Chahta Hai"
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Playback Singer Male|Best Playback Singer Male]]
| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| {{won}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Javed Akhtar]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]] for "Dil Chahta Hai"
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male|Best Playback Singer – Male]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Sonu Nigam]] for "Tanhayee"
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male|Best Playback Singer – Male]]
| [[Zee Cine Awards]]
| {{nominated}}
|
|
{{end}}

==Reception and legacy==
''Dil Chahta Hai'' is considered to be pathbreaking and one of the best soundtracks to have emerged in contemporary [[Music of India|Indian music]].<ref name=influence /> The soundtrack stayed away from traditional Bollywood sounds and instead set a new standard for edgy, rock-influenced sounds.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web |author=Kishwer |title=Top 10 Shankar Ehsaan Loy albums |url=http://mtvdesi.com/2010/07/20/top-10-shankar-ehsaan-loy-songs/ |publisher=MTVDesi |accessdate=2 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610074331/http://mtvdesi.com/2010/07/20/top-10-shankar-ehsaan-loy-songs/ |archivedate=10 June 2011 }}</ref> The way ''Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy'' used thickly layered orchestration and conveyed meaning through [[Timbre]], [[Pitch (music)|Pitch]] and [[Melody]] rather than text, was then, probably new to Bollywood.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Kavoori|editor-first=Anandam P.|title=Global Bollywood|year=2008|publisher=New York University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8147-4799-5|pages=212|last=Punathambekar |first=Aswin}}</ref> ''Planet Bollywood's'' ''100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks Ever'' read, "What made Dil Chahta Hai album special at that time was that it was an experimental album and it worked a huge way."<ref name=pb /> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 20,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archivedate=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dil Chahta Hai (Soundtrack)}}
[[Category:2001 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Hindi film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy soundtracks]]
[[Category:T-Series (company) soundtrack albums]]

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