Soundtrack
| Sholay | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by R. D. Burman | |
| Released | 1975 (1975) |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:59 |
| Label | Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. |
R. D. Burman composed the music for the film, and the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. It is revered as one of the best Hindi soundtracks by Samir Dave of Planet Bollywood. Burman himself sang "Mehbooba Mehbooba", picturised on Helen and Jalal Agha, and for which he received his sole Filmfare Award nomination for playback singing. The songs picturized in the film were the following:
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sholay" | Rahul Dev Burman | 02:46 | |
| 2. | "Yeh Dosti" | Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey | 05:21 | |
| 3. | "Haa Jab Tak Hai Jaan" | Lata Mangeshkar | 05:26 | |
| 4. | "Koi Haseena" | Kishore Kumar and Hema Malini | 04:00 | |
| 5. | "Holi Ke Din" | Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar | 05:42 | |
| 6. | "Mehbooba Mehbooba" | Rahul Dev Burman | 03:54 | |
| 7. | "Yeh Dosti" (Sad version) | Kishore Kumar | 01:49 |
Several songs from the soundtrack made the Binaca Geetmala list of top filmi songs. "Mehbooba Mehooba" was listed at #24 on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1975, and at #5 on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1976. "Koi Haseena" was listed at #30 in 1975, and #20 in 1976. "Yeh Dosti" was listed at #9 in 1976.
Despite the soundtrack's success, at the time, the songs from Sholay attracted less attention than the dialogues—a rarity for Bollywood. This prompted the producers to release audio-cassettes with only dialogues.
Among the songs, two versions of "Yeh Dosti" were released, an extended version which was cited as the 'happy version' and a shorter one called the 'sad version'. "Yeh Dosti" has been called the perfect friendship song. This song was remixed in the 2010 Malayalam film Four Friends.
The song "Mehbooba Mehbooba", performed and composed by Burman, is often featured on Bollywood hit song compilations. The song has been highly anthologized, remixed, and recreated. It was remixed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya, along with Asha Bhosle, for his debut film Aap Kaa Surroor. Another recent version is one created by the Kronos Quartet for their Grammy-nominated album You've Stolen My Heart. However, "Mehbooba Mehbooba" itself is said to be based on the Demis Roussos song "Say You Love Me", which was inspired by a classic Cypriot song called "Ta Rialia".
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