The censor board felt this might hurt some religious sentiments and asked director Vipul Shah to change the visuals. The song " Barso Yaaron" ran into controversy as the song had a part where Salman Khan chants the Hanuman Chalisa in a rock concert. Vibhuti Patel of BBC UK gave the album a thumbs up, calling the album "a class above the usual bollywood fare." Controversy A must-buy for SEL and Prasoon Joshi enthusiasts and music lovers alike, as this album has come to impress all the way." Planet Bollywoods review was along the similar lines too, which read, "London Dreams deserves high praise for its lyrics and vocals, where the music also becomes experimental in nature in the case of this particular album where the trio really go wild with their music. Overall, it's a satisfying listening experience from trio and 'must-grab' musical package for all rock music lovers." Ĭhandrima Pal of Rediff, in her three and a half star review, described the album as, "tight, meticulously planned and power-packed, with hardly any weak link" and called it "one of the most engaging albums to have emerged this season." Glamsham, in its review, remarked, "London Dreams sizzles out with rock-music genre of soundtracks and accompanies all other varied genres ('bhangra', 'qawalli') in its packaging with promising results. The songs are bound to find much better acceptance if the film succeeds at the box office." Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said, "Once you are into the album the fifth time over, you realize that London Dreams does carry some good stuff to make heads turn. The music was met with positive critical response upon release. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Īll the songs in the soundtrack are rendered by male singers, which is a rarity in Bollywood.Īll lyrics are written by Prasoon Joshi all music is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Finally, there is Zubin Garg's "Shola Shola", rock track with a techno twist to it. Abhijeet Ghoshal's "Jashn Hai Jeet Ka", a soft mellow song is then followed by Rahat- Shankar duo's "Khwab Jo". "Khanabadosh" is crooned by Mohan, accompanied with rich and layered instrumentations.
Then follows the folksy "Tapkey Masti" by Feroz Khan and bhangra beat number with aesthetics of qawaali - "Yaari Bina" by Roop Kumar Rathod. "Manko Ati Bhavey Saiyaan" is a romantic song picturized on Asin and Salman at the Eiffel Tower. "Barso Yaaron" by Vishal and Roop Kumar Rathod is a rock number that ends with " Hanuman Chalisa". The soundtrack consists of eight original songs and three remix versions. Vipul then roped in the critically acclaimed trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who scored music for Rock On!!, the first rock musical in Bollywood.
Rahman was approached for composing the music for the film, but he opted out due to other commitments.
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