The original score of the film is composed by Sanchit Balhara, while the original songs are composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with assistance by Shreyas Puranik.^[4] The lyrics are penned by Siddharth–Garima, A. M. Turaz and Prashant Ingole. The music rights are acquired by Eros Music. The film's first song, titled "Gajanana", in the voice of Sukhwinder Singh, was released on Sep 15, 2015. The song was launched at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi Stadium in Pune in the presence of film's director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.^[5] The second song from the film, titled "Deewani Mastani", and sung by Shreya Ghoshal, was released on October 17, 2015, in a launch event in Delhi.^[6] The third song, titled "Pinga", voiced by Ghoshal and Vaishali Made, and picturized on Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, was scheduled to be released in a launch event on November 14, 2015, but it was cancelled due to the November 2015 Paris attacks.^[7] It was then officially released online, on ErosNow, on November 15, 2015.^[8] The fourth song from the film, titled "Malhari", sung by Vishal Dadlani, and picturized on Singh, was released on November 29, 2015, in a launch event in Bhopal.^[9] The song "Albela Sajan" was released on 11 December 2015.^[10] The song "Aayat" sung by Arijit Singh was released on 16 December 2015.^[11]

The full music album was released on November 24, 2015.^[12]

On 15 September, the film's first song "Gajanana" was released as an audio single accompanied by a launch event held at Pune, where students gathered and created a human formation of Lord Ganesha. The song was launched on the festive event of Ganesh Chaturthi as Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted that the promotions should be started by seeking Lord Ganesha's blessings. He also dedicated the song, which was sung by Sukhwinder Singh to Ganesha. A month after the song's release, another song titled "Deewani Mastani" featuring Deepika Padukone was released at launch events held at Jaipur and New Delhi. The song was screened at Palace's walls.^[13]

The soundtrack album was also released in Tamil and Telugu versions.^[14][15]

Critical response

Critic Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 saying that, "Bajirao Mastani soundtrack is on the expected lines. A heavy album with as many as 10 tracks, it is high on classical base with a few potentially popular songs in there as well. Though at least half the songs in there are primarily situational, given Sanjay Leela Bhansali's expertise when it comes to spinning around wonderful visuals, they can be expected to make a good impression on screen."^[16] Critic R. M. Vijayakar in his review for India-West gave the soundtrack a rating of 4.5 out of 5 and described the album to be a "fragrant rose". He stated, "The Maharashtrian ambiance, complete with riffs, choruses and traditional Marathi verse and excerpts, dominates "Bajirao Mastani"'s fascinating score, easily Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s finest musical outing since the 1999 “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.”^[17] Aelina Kapoor from Rediff.com gave the album a score of 3 out of 5, termed the album a "roller coaster ride" saying that, "The music of Bajirao Mastani is a roller coaster ride. Though there isn't anything wrong about Bhansali's tunes here, there are quite a few ups and downs in the 10 songs in the soundtrack. A lot of qawalli and romance in Bajirao Mastani's soundtrack.^[18]"

Kasmin Fernandes of The Times Of India gave the album 3.5/5 and complimented the lyrics by Siddharth-Garima, singing by Arijit Singh, Vishal Dadlani and Shreya Ghoshal.^[19] Devesh Sharma in his critical review for Filmfare, gave the album 3 stars out of 5, stating that, "Bajirao Mastani’s soundtrack isn’t for the average listener used to hook-filled masala numbers. It’s an acquired taste but will definitely offer up its riches if you lower your inhibitions. Clean, harmonic music leaning towards melody and rhythm."^[20] Surabhi Redkar from Koimoi.com assigned the album a score of 3/5. He summarised that, "The Bajiraio Mastani soundtrack is a mixed bag. The classical numbers outshine the others. My picks from the album include, Aayat, Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi and Deewani Mastani. The album is expected to be a treat visually too."^[21]

Subhash K. Jha awarded the album 4 stars out of 5. He was highly impressed by the music style of Sanjat Leela Bhansali. In context to that, he states, "If there is anything like a soundtrack that is Maharashtrian in flavour and yet operatic, steeped in the classical ethos and yet contemporary, then this is where to look for it. The composer in Sanjay Leela Bhansali throbs with a passion that belongs to an era gone-by.Almost lost. But retrieved just in time." He admired the music arrangements, orchestra and the lyrics.^[22] Suanshu Khurana from The Indian Express gave the album 3.5/5 stars and stated, "In many parts, Baajirao Mastani sounds fresh, like carefully restored music from Bajirao’s times. Some tracks work better than the others. Buy it for Bhansali’s distinct sound and a balance between restraint and exuberance."^[23]

References

External links

• Bajirao Mastani at IMDb
• Bajirao Mastani at Bollywood Hungama
• Bajirao Mastani at Rotten Tomatoes