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to the 2018

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of the

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directed by debutant

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and produced by

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and

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, starring

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and

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, alongside

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and Abhishek Banerjee. The film's soundtrack featured five songs composed by

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and lyrics written by

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and Jigar Saraiya. The soundtrack was released under the T-Series label on 17 August 2018.

Development

Sachin–Jigar composed the film's soundtrack, after his previous associations with Vijan and Raj & DK helped them to be involved in the film. Being the sole composer of the film, the duo contributed nearly five songs which consisted of romantic, dance and peppy numbers, that blended traditional folk and modern instrumentation. The lyrics are written by Vayu except for one song "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" which is written by

and Jigar Saraiya. Ketan Sodha composed the film score, where he included an extract of the theme song from '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), with an Indian instrumentation in a comedic way.

Release

The first single "Milegi Milegi" was released as a music video on 2 August 2018. The song is set in a royal courtroom sequence where Tripathi is seen as a king who orders for a performance in his durbar, and Shraddha being the main performer, who lures Rao with black magic to dance with her. According to Shaheen Irani of ''

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'', Rao's actions in the song reminded of

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in the song "Pyaar Ka Pungi" from '' Agent Vinod'' (2012). The second single "Kamariya" was released on 9 August, with an accompanying music video featuring

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in an

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. The second song "Nazar Naa Lag Jaaye" was released on 14 August, that depicted the relationship between Rao and Shraddha. The song "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" which featured

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in a special appearance was released on 18 August. The soundtrack album comprising four tracks, was released on 17 August 2018 under the T-Series label. Additionally, an extra song titled "Dil Ka Darzi" was released by

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. This song, which was not part of the official jukebox, was included in the film's title credits and was intended for Rao's character, a ladies' tailor. Written by Vayu, he performed the song alongside

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Reception

Vipin Nair of ''

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'' rated the soundtrack two-and-a-half out of five stars, noting that it is entertaining but familiar. Debarati S. Sen from ''

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'' stated in her review that the album is likely to "appeal to the masses". Devansh Sharma of ''

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'' summarized "The eccentric music and lyrics of Stree distract you well enough for you to miss out on a lone lurking figure, that waits for you to turn around as you sway to the inviting beats." Anish Mohanty of ''Planet Bollywood'' wrote "''Stree'' is a very good album that is bound to get more popular with time." Swarup Chakravarthy of ''BollySpice'' wrote "With such a short album with punchy songs, the music doesn’t really get a chance to flourish."

Track listing

References

{{reflist Maddock Supernatural Universe 2018 soundtrack albums T-Series (company) soundtracks Hindi film soundtracks Horror film soundtracks Comedy film soundtracks