| Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars | |
| Type: | remix |
| Artist: | Kalyanji–Anandji |
| Cover: | Bombay the Hard Way Guns, Cars and Sitars.jpg |
| Label: | Motel[1] |
| Producer: | Dan the Automator |
| Next Title: | Bombay 2: Electric Vindaloo |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars is a remix album which consists of tracks from 1970s Bollywood composer duo Kalyanji–Anandji (Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah) remixed by Dan the Automator.[2] It was released on Motel Records in 1998. The album features music from films scored by the duo, such as Don, Purab Aur Pachhim, Qurbani, and Karmayogi.
A sequel album titled , without Automator's involvement, was released in 2001, focusing on '80s Bollywood music.
The album is also heavily credited to American producer DJ Shadow, but it is stated on his website: "The marketing campaign for this Dan the Automator remix project implied massive DJ Shadow involvement, which was far from the case; Shadow played drums for 30 minutes one day in the studio, elements of which were resampled and applied to various tracks. Shadow was dismayed by the record company's blatant exploitation of his name, and distanced himself from the project."[3]
AllMusic wrote: "This is truly groovy, funky, tripped-out music from the movie capitol of the world, and showcases how the Americans and the Italians may have invented the noir and cheap thrill movie soundtrack, but the Indians took it to a whole different level."
Credits adapted from liner notes.