Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (soundtrack) explained

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Uttam Singh
Cover:Gadar Ek Prem Katha (soundtrack).webp
Caption:Soundtrack album cover
Released:9 April 2001
Recorded:20002001
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:38:19
Label:Zee Records
Producer:Uttam Singh
Prev Title:Farz
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai
Next Year:2002

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the soundtrack to the 2001 film of the same name directed and produced by Anil Sharma and stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. Released through Zee Records on 9 April 2001, the nine-song soundtrack features compositions from Uttam Singh with lyrics written by Anand Bakshi and features vocals by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Preeti Uttam Singh, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Parveen Sultana. The soundtrack was the fifth-highest selling soundtrack of India during the time of its release.

Development

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha features five songs: "Udja Kale Kawan", "Musafir Jaane Wale", "Main Nikla Gaddi Leke", "Aan Milo Sajna" and "Hum Juda Ho Gaye", In addition, a traditional marriage song played in the background was also conceived for the soundtrack.[1]

As the film was set before 1947, composing music for the film was "challenging" for Singh, as it has to cater the modern audience while being authentic to the storyline. "Udja Kale Kawan", according to Singh was the "hardest" song he had composed. He could not fix a particular tune in mind, and after a month he thought of a tune that lasts around 16–17 seconds. He then met Bakshi for developing a song within this tune and gave him a week's time, but eventually wrote the entire lyrics for the song in 3 days. The song has four different versions that appears in each situation. When the full song was composed, Yash Chopra's wife Pammi Chopra contacted Singh to check that if the song was adapted from a folklore or not, to which Singh replied that it was originally curated.

Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik perform the vocals for Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, respectively. Lata Mangeshkar was the initial choice for the female vocals of "Udja Kale Kawan", according to Singh as she previously worked on Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), but due to Mangeshkar's unavailability as she was on a concert tour, Singh later brought Yagnik for the song. The thumri song "Aan Milo Sajna" was composed within fifteen minutes.[2]

Reception

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com described the music as "unconventional" and not the "regular commercial fare" concluding "if you're of the hip crowd, you might not hop for Gadar".[3] Writing for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh was more critical of the music describing as the "sore point" of the film, and "there is not one song that you recollect after the show has ended" excluding "Udja Kale Kawan" and "Hum Juda Ho Gaye" was "totally out of sync with the mood of the film".[4] In the re-review for The Quint, Pankhuri Shukla stated "even after two decades, the Gadar soundtrack still slaps."[5]

The soundtrack was the fifth-highest selling music album of India for the year with approximately 2.5 million copies being sold.[6]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Filmfare Awards16 February 2002Best Music DirectorUttam Singh[7]
Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male
International Indian Film Academy Awards6 April 2002Best Music DirectorUttam Singh[8]
Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male
Screen Awards18 January 2002Best Music DirectorUttam Singh[9]
Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male
Zee Cine Awards11 January 2002Best Lyricist[10]

Use in sequel

The sequel to the film, titled Gadar 2 (2023) featured music composed by Mithoon who recreated two songs from the original—"Udja Kale Kawan" and "Main Nikla Gaddi Leke"; the former as "Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava".[11] Singh criticised Sharma for reusing those songs without consent,[12] though Sharma replied that the label Zee Music Company had owned the record rights to the franchise and therefore obtaining permission from the original artists were not necessary.[13] But Sharma wanted Singh to be credited for the recreations as well. After formally contacting Singh, Sharma ended the controversy, saying the former was misquoted.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Singh . Uttam . Uttam Singh . 15 June 2001 . Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319215351/https://music.apple.com/in/album/gadar-ek-prem-katha-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1529553319 . 19 March 2023 . 4 January 2024 . . . Zee Music Company.
  2. Web site: डेढ़ महीने लगे थे गदर के सुपरहिट गीत उड़ जा काले कांवा को बनने में...संगीतकार उत्तम सिंह ने खास यादें की साझा. 14 June 2023. Prabhat Khabar. 8 June 2023. 14 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614110514/http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/entertainment/bollywood/gadar-uttam-singh-reveals-special-memories-related-to-superhit-song-udja-kale-kawan-and-music-of-the-film-sunny-deol-slt. live.
  3. Web site: Verma . Sukanya . 19 May 2001 . The music review of Gadar-Ek Prem Katha . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615050306/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2001/may/19gada.htm . 15 June 2021 . 4 January 2024 . Rediff.com.
  4. Web site: Adarsh . Taran . 15 June 2001 . Gadar – Ek Prem Katha Music Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616021943/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gadar-ek-prem-katha/critic-review/gadar-ek-prem-katha-movie-review/ . 16 June 2021 . 4 January 2024 . Bollywood Hungama . en.
  5. Web site: Shukla . Pankhuri . 10 May 2019 . Millennial Review: Sunny Deol's Hyper-Nationalism in 'Gadar' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230924042829/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/millennial-review/millennials-review-classics-gadar-ek-prem-katha . 24 September 2023 . 4 January 2024 . TheQuint . en.
  6. Web site: Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units). https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce. 15 February 2008. Box Office India. 12 July 2017.
  7. Filmfare Awards:
    • News: April 2002 . Hold back the night . . dead . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220191624/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/cs.html . 20 December 2014.
    • Web site: Dhirad . Sandeep . 2006 . Filmfare Nominees and Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 . 19 October 2015 . 18 May 2021 . Filmfare Awards.
  8. International Indian Film Academy Awards:
  9. Screen Awards:
    • News: Bhattacharya . Roshmila . Roshmila Bhattacharya . 25 January 2002 . Dil Chahta Hai, Lagaan make a clean sweep . Screen . dead . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020221211720/http://screenindia.com/20020125/fcover.html . 21 February 2002.
    • News: Bhattacharya . Roshmila . 25 January 2002 . Magic — Part 1 . Screen . dead . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020224152414/http://screenindia.com/20020125/fcover1.html . 24 February 2002.
    • News: Bhattacharya . Roshmila . 25 January 2002 . Magic — Part 2 . Screen . dead . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030306063557/http://www.screenindia.com/20020125/fcover2.html . 6 March 2003.
    • News: Bhattacharya . Roshmila . 25 January 2002 . Magic — Part 3 . Screen . dead . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030306164716/http://www.screenindia.com/20020125/fcover3.html . 6 March 2003.
    • Web site: 8th Annual Screen Awards – Nominees & Winners for the year 2001 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040118035719/http://www.indiafm.com/awards/screen/nominees2001.shtml . 18 January 2004 . 18 May 2021 . Bollywood Hungama.
  10. Zee Cine Awards:
    • Web site: Lagaan sweeps the FairGlow Zee awards . Dubey . Bharati . 11 January 2002 . . 5 November 2021 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040755/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jan/11zee.htm . live .
    • Web site: 5th Zee Cine Awards – Year 2002 . . 5 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050426235617/http://www.zeecineawards.com/year2002.html . 26 April 2005 . dead .
  11. News: 16 August 2023 . Mithoon on Gadar 2 success: I have seen the success of Aashiqui 2 and Kabir Singh, but I have never seen this kind of mass connection Exclusive . The Times of India . 4 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826232403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mithoon-on-gadar-2-success-i-have-seen-the-success-of-aashiqui-2-and-kabir-singh-but-i-have-never-seen-this-kind-of-mass-connection-exclusive/articleshow/102778589.cms?from=mdr . 26 August 2023 . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: 24 August 2023 . Gadar Ek Prem Katha composer Uttam Singh on not being approached for Gadar 2: 'They have used two of my songs… should at least have the etiquette to ask me once' . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828120710/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gadar-ek-prem-katha-composer-uttam-singh-on-not-being-approached-for-gadar-2-they-have-used-two-of-my-songs-should-at-least-have-the-etiquette-to-ask-me-once-8907251/ . 28 August 2023 . 4 January 2024 . The Indian Express . en.
  13. Web site: Entertainment . Quint . 27 August 2023 . Gadar 2: Anil Sharma And Mithoon Respond to Uttam Singh's Allegations . https://web.archive.org/web/20240103170051/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/gadar-2-anil-sharma-and-mithoon-respond-to-uttam-singhs-allegations . 3 January 2024 . 4 January 2024 . TheQuint . en.
  14. Web site: 30 September 2023 . Anil Sharma says he didn't need Uttam Singh's permission to use his music in Gadar 2: 'Does anyone get permission from the original composers?' . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001063132/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anil-sharma-didnt-need-uttam-singh-permission-to-use-his-music-in-gadar-2-8962668/ . 1 October 2023 . 4 January 2024 . The Indian Express . en.

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