''Dostana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

accompanying the 2008 film of the same name directed by

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and produced by

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, starring

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and

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composed the six-song soundtrack, with lyrics written by

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Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi cinema. Some of his songs include "Rula Ke Gaya Ishq", " Tu Bhi Royega", "Dil Ki Aadat", " Baby Doll', " Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan", " Sooraj Dooba Hain", "Lo ...

and

Vishal Dadlani Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter, music composer and occasional actor. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, and frontman and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands Pentagram. As a great singer, ...

. The soundtrack was released on 10 October 2008 by

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Background

''Dostana'' soundtrack consisted of six songs composed by the duo

wrote the lyrics for three songs, and

wrote two songs. In addition to being a co-composer and vocalist on four songs,

wrote the lyrics for one. Besides Dadlani,

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, Amanat Ali and Shaan provided vocals for the other songs.

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choreographed the song "Desi Girl" whereas

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choreographed the other songs. The soundtrack album was released on 10 October 2008 by

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Reception

The soundtrack received highly positive reviews from music critics. Joginder Tuteja of ''

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'' rated it four out of five, calling it an "excellent album": "There is not one single number which doesn't work. In fact, if three soft numbers 'Kuch Kum', 'Khabar Nahin' and 'Jaane Kyun' are the pick of the lot, then 'Desi Girl' is a definite must for the dance floors. 'Maa Da Laadla' and 'Shut up & Bounce' have their own place under the sun." Nikhil Taneja of ''

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'' also gave it a positive review, calling it "a surefire chartbuster". According to ''

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'', "Except for 'Shut Up and Bounce', each song in ''Dostana'' is wrapped in fun and peppiness on the one hand and melody and rhythm on the other."

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of ''

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'' wrote "one of those mixed bag soundtracks that has Vishal and Shekhar sticking to their familiar, tried and tested sounds ..a good listen, but nothing really to rave about." In contrast,

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of ''

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'' wrote "While ''Dostana's'' music is nice and peppy for most part, it's nothing extraordinary. It's certainly not the best from Dharma Productions." According to the Indian trade website ''

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'', with around units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.

Track listing

Accolades

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References

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