Talvar (soundtrack) explained

Talvar
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Vishal Bhardwaj
Cover:Talvar (soundtrack) cover.jpg
Border:yes
Caption:Soundtrack cover
Released:16 September 2015
Recorded:2015
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Length:15:57
Language:Hindi
Label:T-Series
Prev Title:Drishyam
Prev Year:2015
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Next Year:2016

Talvar is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Meghna Gulzar. The film's soundtrack is composed by Vishal Bhardwaj which consisted of four songs written by Gulzar and was released under the T-Series label on 16 September 2015. Gulzar received a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist nomination for the song "Zinda".

Development

Vishal Bhardwaj, besides screenwriting and producing the film under his Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures banner, also composed the film's music due to its intense and emotional subject of a true incident.[1] [2] Ketan Sodha was involved in composing the score.[3] Bhardwaj's norm collaborator and lyricist Gulzar penned four songs for the soundtrack with vocals by Arooj Aftab, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh and Arijit Singh. The album was released under the T-Series label on 16 September 2015.[4]

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews. Mohar Basu of The Times of India wrote, "With Gulzar saab's work at the pen joining Vishal's formidable sense of melody, Talvar's album [has] a heady quality".[5] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said that the film "has a situational soundtrack which has a couple of heartfelt numbers connecting one to the film's theme", praising "Insaaf" for its "uniqueness quotient" and the "haunting appeal".[6] Ruchi Kaushal wrote that "Zinda Hai" "painfully highlights the agony of the parents who have lost their daughter in a twin murder case, for which they themselves are accused."[7] Vipin Nair of The Indian Express described it as "a soundtrack from the masterly pair of Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar that scores high with its pensive melodies."[8] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog summarized it as: "2 out of 4 again for Vishal, like Drishyam."[9]

Critic Aseem Chhabra, in his review for Rediff.com, stated that "Talvars music is composed by Bhardwaj adding to the dark texture of the film. And as a package deal we also get to hear Rekha Bhardwaj's rich melodious voice singing the film's closing song Zinda."[10] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated that "Several songs (lyrics: Gulzar; music: Bhardwaj) are employed to underpin the Talvar narrative, but the film has no room for any happy musicality."[11] Shreekant Sambrani of Business Standard wrote "Appropriate mood music, Bhardwaj’s forte, is an unobtrusive but vital contributor to this."[12]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from T-Series.[13]

Accolades

Award!scope="col"
Date of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
Filmfare Awards16 January 2016Best LyricistGulzar ("Zinda")[14]
Global Indian Music Academy Awards6 April 2016Best Lyricist[15]
Producers Guild Film Awards22 December 2015Best Female Playback SingerRekha Bhardwaj ("Zinda")[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015-09-28 . Making 'Talvar' was a painful journey: Vishal Bhardwaj . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827213650/https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/making-talvar-was-a-painful-journey-vishal-bhardwaj/articleshow/49136474.cms . 2021-08-27 . 2024-11-22 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  2. Web site: 2017-12-09 . I always try to use music as part of film's narration: Vishal Bhardwaj . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219171144/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2017/Dec/09/i-always-try-use-music-as-part-of-films-narration-vishal-bhardwaj-3477.html . 2020-12-19 . 2024-11-22 . Cinema Express . en.
  3. News: Sen . Raja . 2 October 2015 . Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207135909/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-talvar-is-a-bloody-sharp-film/20151002.htm . 7 December 2017 . 28 September 2018 . Rediff.com.
  4. Web site: Talvar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919134243/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/talvar-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1071897652 . 19 September 2018 . 19 September 2018 . iTunes.
  5. News: Talvar . Basu . Mohar . . 2 October 2015 . 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160626214818/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/Talvar/articleshow/49184688.cms. 26 June 2016. live.
  6. Web site: Music review of Talvar by Joginder Tuteja . Tuteja . Joginder . . 1 October 2015 . 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180919132503/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/talvar/songs/music-critic-review/. 19 September 2018. live.
  7. News: 'Talvar' song 'Zinda hai' will leave you teary-eyed . Kaushal . Ruchi . The Times of India . 22 September 2015 . 19 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509034442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Talvar-song-Zinda-hai-will-leave-you-teary-eyed/articleshow/49061112.cms . 9 May 2019 . live .
  8. Web site: Nair . Vipin . 2015-09-24 . Talvar Soundtrack is Minimal, Pensive, Haunting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20241122112353/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2015/Sep/24/talvar-soundtrack-is-minimal-pensive-haunting-819507.html . 2024-11-22 . 2024-11-22 . The New Indian Express . en.
  9. Web site: Srinivasan . Karthik . Karthik Srinivasan . 2015-09-16 . Talvar (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj – Milliblog! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229111332/https://milliblog.com/2015/09/15/talvar-music-review-hindi-vishal-bhardwaj/ . 2023-12-29 . 2024-11-22 . Milliblog . en-US.
  10. News: Chhabra . Aseem . 30 September 2015 . Talvar: Riveting and extremely disturbing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151104134400/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/talvar-riveting-and-extremely-disturbing/20150930.htm . 4 November 2015 . 19 December 2018 . Rediff.com . en.
  11. News: Chatterjee . Saibal . 1 October 2015 . Talvar Movie Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001062357/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/talvar-movie-review-1182 . 1 October 2015 . 1 October 2015 . NDTV.
  12. News: Sambrani . Shreekant . 3 October 2015 . Movie Review: Talvar delivers a blunted blow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007003329/https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/movie-review-talvar-delivers-a-blunted-blow-115100200672_1.html . 7 October 2015 . 19 September 2018 . Business Standard.
  13. Talvar Full Audio Songs (Jukebox) Irfan Khan, Konkona Sen, Neeraj Kabi T-Series . 2015-09-18 . T-Series . 2024-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160214005253/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAedu3IYmnM . 2016-02-14 . YouTube.
  14. News: 11 January 2016 . Nominations for the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315031252/http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-61st-britannia-filmfare-awards-11809.html . 15 March 2016 . 22 May 2016 . Filmfare.
  15. Web site: GIMA: Film Nominees 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330063435/http://www.gima.co.in/film-nominations.php . 30 March 2016 . 30 March 2016 . Global Indian Music Academy Awards.
  16. Web site: 21 December 2015 . Nominations for 11th Renault Sony Guild Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330050155/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9444 . 30 March 2016 . 30 March 2016 . Bollywood Hungama.

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