Here it is! Watch this year’s most soulful track #Aayat! #BajiraoMastani https://t.co/wo5cwdcmtF @RanveerOfficial @deepikapadukone
— Eros Now (@ErosNow) December 16, 2015
Bajirao Mastani as one of the top five scores of the year. The music, by writer and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, combines its unique blend of sounds with its theme. Deewani Mastani fuses elements of Marathi folk with Sufi, establishing its character’s exposure to both forms. The war cry Malhari and the devotional Gajanana are weapons in Bajirao’s armour. The album also meshes semi-classical with qawaali in Aayat, while Mohe Rang Do Laal has Pandit Birju Maharaj interspersing Shreya Ghoshal’s vocals with Kathak bols (mnemonic syllables). Albela Sajan, from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), gets a makeover with a sitar and chorus interlude. Pinga and Fitoori incorporate a lavani tempo with Bollywood trimmings to produce a fantastic melange.
