| Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Sohail Sen |
| Cover: | Khjjs_albumcover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2009–2010 YRF Studios, Saba Studio Mumbai, India |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack, Bengali folk, world music, rabindra sangeet, western classical music |
| Label: | T-Series |
| Producer: | Sohail Sen |
| Prev Title: | What's Your Raashee? |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Mere Brother Ki Dulhan |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is the soundtrack album to the 2010 period film of the same name, composed by Sohail Sen. The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. The film is based on the book Do And Die by Manini Chatterjee, which is based on the Chittagong Uprising of 1930, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.[1] The album consists of twelve tracks; including five songs and seven background score cues. It was released on 27 October 2010 by T-Series.[2]
The film's songs and film score were composed by Sohail Sen, who had worked on Ashutosh's previous film What's Your Raashee?. The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar.[3] The music was launched on 27 October 2010.[2] The official soundtrack consists of twelve tracks; including five songs and seven background score cues, some of which have been arranged and programmed by Simaab Sen. The title track has been sung by the pupils from Suresh Wadkar's music academy. Malayalam playback singer Ranjini Jose made her Bollywood debut through the song "Naiyn Tere".[4] Composer Sohail Sen himself features as the voice of Surjya Sen, whilst Pamela Jain and Ranjini Jose features as the vocals of Kalpana Dutta and Pritilata Waddedar, respectively.[5]
The complete track listing of the soundtrack was released on the same day of the music launch, on the film’s official Facebook page.[6]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Yeh Des Hai Mera" | 5:40 | ||
| 2 | "Naiyn Tere" | Pamela Jain, Ranjini Jose | 4:44 | |
| 3 | "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey" | Kids Chorus (Suresh Wadkar Ajivasan Music Academy) | 4:42 | |
| 4 | "Sapne Saloney" | Sohail Sen, Pamela Jain | 5:44 | |
| 5 | "Vande Mataram Revised" (Sanskrit into Hindi) | Chorus (Cine Singers Association Chorus Group) | 4:16 | |
| Background score cues | ||||
| 6 | "Long Live Chittagong" | Violin, Sitar, Flute | 1:49 | |
| 7 | "The Teenagers Whistle" | Whistle, Accordion, Flute, Sitar | 4:05 | |
| 8 | "Surjya's Sorrow" | Flute, Strings section, Chorus | 2:41 | |
| 9 | "Vande Mataram" | Chorus, Strings section | 1:54 | |
| 10 | "The Escape" | Strings section, Chorus | 3:24 | |
| 11 | "Naiyn Tere" (Sad) | Pamela Jain, Flute, Sitar, Chorus, Strings section | 2:31 | |
| 12 | "Revolutionary Comrades" | Strings section, Chorus | 3:28 |
The soundtrack album met with generally positive reviews from the critics. Bollywood Hungama, rated the album 3 out of 5 and quoted it as "Music here is not bad by any means but it is not instant coffee" and overall "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a good quality album".[7] Rediff.com gave the album 3.5 out of 5 and said "The soundtrack of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey lends an inexplicable satisfaction that comes from seeing a movie".[8] Planet Bollywood, praised Sen's work and quoted as "Sohail Sen delivers the goods! He’s stuck to the genre and has done terrifically well in that too", rating it 7 out of 10.[9] Music Aloud said, "Seeing that Gowariker already had Lagaan, Sohail Sen ran a serious risk of falling under Lagaan shadow in Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, but he has come out wonderfully, even shaking off What's Your Raashee? blues in the process. Hat's off!", giving it 8.5 out of 10.[10]