| Dostana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Vishal–Shekhar |
| Cover: | Dostana (soundtrack).png |
| Border: | yes |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 30:49 |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Label: | Sony BMG |
| Producer: | Vishal–Shekhar |
| Prev Title: | Bachna Ae Haseeno |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Aladin |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Dostana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album accompanying the 2008 film of the same name directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Dharma Productions, starring Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. Vishal–Shekhar composed the six-song soundtrack, with lyrics written by Anvita Dutt Guptan, Kumaar and Vishal Dadlani. The soundtrack was released on 10 October 2008 by Sony BMG.
Dostana soundtrack consisted of six songs composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar. Anvita Dutt Guptan wrote the lyrics for three songs, and Kumaar wrote two songs.[1] In addition to being a co-composer and vocalist on four songs, Vishal Dadlani wrote the lyrics for one. Besides Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Master Saleem, Shreya Ghoshal, Amanat Ali and Shaan provided vocals for the other songs. Farah Khan choreographed the song "Desi Girl" whereas Vaibhavi Merchant choreographed the other songs. The soundtrack album was released on 10 October 2008 by Sony Music.[2]
The soundtrack received highly positive reviews from music critics. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama rated it four out of five, calling it an "excellent album": "There is not one single number which doesn't work. In fact, if three soft numbers 'Kuch Kum', 'Khabar Nahin' and 'Jaane Kyun' are the pick of the lot, then 'Desi Girl' is a definite must for the dance floors. 'Maa Da Laadla' and 'Shut up & Bounce' have their own place under the sun."[3]
Nikhil Taneja of Hindustan Times also gave it a positive review, calling it "a surefire chartbuster".[4] According to News18, "Except for 'Shut Up and Bounce', each song in Dostana is wrapped in fun and peppiness on the one hand and melody and rhythm on the other."[5] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote "one of those mixed bag soundtracks that has Vishal and Shekhar sticking to their familiar, tried and tested sounds [...] a good listen, but nothing really to rave about."[6] In contrast, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote "While Dostana's music is nice and peppy for most part, it's nothing extraordinary. It's certainly not the best from Dharma Productions."[7]
According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.[8]
| Date | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Awards | 28 February 2009 | Best Music Director | Vishal–Shekhar | [9] | |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 13 June 2009 | Best Music Director | Vishal–Shekhar | [10] [11] | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | (for "Desi Girl") | ||||
| Screen Awards | 14 January 2009 | Best Music Director | Vishal–Shekhar | [12] [13] [14] | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | (for "Desi Girl") |