Sanjay Leela Bhansali took inspiration for the songs from the film Mughal-E-Azam (1960). The film score was nominated under Best Original Music category at the Asian Film Awards 2016. Artistes Justin Jose and Biswadeep Chatterjee won the National Film Awards for Best Audiography, the former awarded for final re-recording whereas the latter for sound design. However, Shreya Ghoshal won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song ' Deewani Mastani'. Sanjay Leela Bhansali was nominated under Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his music direction. Although the background score was called thunderous and elaborate, well into the film's soundscape, it was criticised for overuse and strength. Critics noted the album as semi-classical, emphasizing more on harmonies, melodies and rhythms.

Upon release, music critics anticipated in positive that the tunes will match visuals, justifying lyrical interpretations. The songs cover genres of Marathi folk, Sufi, lavani, qawwali and Indian classical apart from fusion of different ragas in single tracks. Bhansali was inspired by the music of Mughal-e-Azam to compose the film soundtrack. The songs were conceived progressively with the development of film script that was completed in twelve years.

The music in the film is situational and narrative in nature. The original score of the film is composed by Sanchit Balhara. The album, originally recorded in Hindi features nine songs, and was released on 31 October 2015 by Eros Music. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. The film is slated to release on December 18.Bajirao Mastani is the soundtrack album, composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with assistance by Shreyas Puranik & Devrath to the 2015 Hindi film of the same name. The reason they chose this location also holds a special significance since Bajirao had emerged victorious in one of the biggest battles in Bhopal.īajirao Mastani that retells the historical story of battles, the love and the life of Peshwa Bajirao also stars Deepika Padukone as Mastani and Priyanka Chopra as Kashibai (Bajirao's first wife).

Moreover, we also hear that the song will be launched in Bhopal along with Ranveer Singh attending the launch. The song 'Malhari' has a special significance in the film and is a victory song after Peshwa Bajirao wins a battle. From 'Pinga' to the initial release of 'Gajanana', every song of the film has had a unique promotional strategy and it is no different for the next release 'Malhari'. With the promotions of Bajirao Mastani already in full swing, Ranveer Singh has left no stone unturned to promote the music of the film with equal enthusiasm.

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