The soundtrack is from the film '' Raees'', starring

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, was released on 7 December 2016 by the music label

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. The songs released on the original soundtrack are listed below. As of December 2020, the soundtrack has received more than 1.5billion streams on

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Songs

The song "Laila Main Laila" from the 1980 film ''

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'' was written by

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, originally composed by

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, and sung by Kanchan and

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. The chorus has been recreated for the film by composer

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. Additional lyrics are written by

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. The original ''Qurbani'' music video featured actress

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with Feroz Khan, while the ''Raees'' music video features

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with

. "Saanson Ke" track is sung by

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in the film version. The song "Halka Halka" was removed from the film and the album because it didn't suit the film's script, but was later released after the film's theatrical release.

Track listing

References

{{Reflist 2017 soundtrack albums Hindi film soundtracks