Guru
Soundtrack album by
A R Rahman
Released18 November 2006 (India)
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn, AM Studios
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length39:22
LabelSony BMG
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A R Rahman chronology
Varalaru
(2006) 		Guru
(2006) 		Sajni
(2007)
Singles from Guru
  1. "Barso Re"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Tere Bina"
    Released: 18 November 2006
  3. "Mayya"
    Released: 18 November 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood[1]

Guru is the soundtrack to the 2007 film directed by Mani Ratnam. The soundtrack was released on 18 November 2006. The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics provided by Gulzar.

Overview

Like many of Rahman's soundtracks, Guru comes with a variety of songs. The songs vary in their musical style, from the Turkish inspired "Mayya Mayya" to the folk-ish "Ek Lo Ek Muft", the love ballad Tere Bina and rain-themed song, "Barso Re".

The song Tere Bina is dedicated to the memory of Pakistani qawwali singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan since it was the 10th anniversary of his death.[2] Gulzar also adapted the lyrics of "Ay Hairathe" from the lyrics of Amir Khushroo's "Ay Sarbathe Aashiqui". Rahman personally trained Egyptian singer Maryem Tollar to sing "Mayya Mayya", a song which Rahman wrote while on Hajj in Makkah. After he heard a man near a river who was continually repeating "maya maya maya" (water in Arabic), he told Gulzar to incorporate the word into the tune he had created while touring in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

The soundtrack has proved a success, staying at the number one spot thirteen weeks after its release, despite receiving stiff competition from other albums released.[3]

The song "Shauk Hai" has been used in the film, but was not released on the audio CD.

The soundtrack release of Guru also incorporated bonus tracks from Rahman's other albums Rang De Basanti, Lagaan, Kisna, Zubeidaa and Meenaxi.

Track listing

Hindi (Original)

Lyrics:Gulzar

Track Listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ek Lo Ek Muft"Bappi Lahari & K. S. Chithra4:46
2."Tere Bina"A. R. Rahman, Chinmayi, Murtuza Khan & Qadir Khan5:09
3."Jaage Hain"K.S.Chithra, A. R. Rahman & Madras Choral Group6:33
4."Ey Hairathe"Hariharan, Alka Yagnik & A. R. Rahman6:09
5."Mayya"Maryem Tollar, Chinmayi & Keerthi Sagathia6:02
6."Baazi Laga"Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Shweta Mohan & Bhargavi Pillai4:59
7."Barso Re"Shreya Ghoshal & Uday Mazumdar5:29
8."Shaouk Hai"Sowmya Raoh4:32
9."Guru Theme Music"Chorus2:43

Tamil (Dubbed)

Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Track Listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rendu Maangai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K.S. Chithra4:46
2."Aaruyire"A. R. Rahman, Chinmayi, Murtuza Khan, Qadir Khan, Vineeth Sreenivasan & Rahul Raj5:09
3."Orey Kanaa"K. S. Chithra, A. R. Rahman & Madras Choral Group6:33
4."Ey Maanburu Mangaiye"Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan & A. R. Rahman6:09
5."Mayya Mayya"Chinmayi, Maryem Tollar & Keerthi Sagathia6:02
6."Paisa Paisa"Karthik & Madhushree4:59
7."Ven Megham (Nanare)"Shreya Ghoshal & Uday Mazumdar5:29
8."Kan Vizhithal Vennilavu"Priya Himesh3:46
9."Guru Theme Music"Chorus2:43

Telugu (Dubbed)

Lyrics : Veturi

Track Listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jodi Cheseyi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & K.S. Chithra4:46
2."Nuvvu Leka"A. R. Rahman, Chinmayi, Murtuza Khan & Qadir Khan5:09
3."Innalla"K. S. Chithra, A. R. Rahman & Madras Choral Group6:33
4."Ey Hayillo"Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan , A. R. Rahman & Mohammed Aslam6:09
5."Mayya Mayya"Chinmayi, Maryem Tollar & Keerthi Sagathia6:02
6."Adeyyata"Karthik & Madhushree4:59
7."Merisisndi Megham"Shreya Ghoshal & Uday Mazumdar5:29
8."Guru Theme Music"Chorus2:43

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Star Screen Awards

IIFA Awards

Zee Cine Awards

References

  1. ^ Planet Bollywood review
  2. ^ a b "Rahman on how the music of Guru was born". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Top Ten albums for the week". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
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