The Legend of Bhagat Singh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2003 film of the same name directed by Rajkumar Santoshi based on the life of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh and starred Ajay Devgan as Singh. A. R. Rahman composed the film's musical score and soundtrack, which featured eight songs written by Sameer and an adaptation of the Urdu poem "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna" penned by Bismil Azimabadi; most of the album featured slow-paced tunes. The album was released through Tips on 8 May 2002 to positive reviews, and Rahman won the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score and the Zee Cine Award for Best Background Music.
A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack and score for The Legend of Bhagat Singh,[1] in his second collaboration with Santoshi after Pukar (2000), and Sameer wrote the lyrics for the songs.[2] In an interview with Arthur J. Pais of Rediff.com, Rahman said that Santoshi wanted him to compose songs that would stand apart from his other projects like Lagaan (2001) and Zubeidaa (2001).[2]
Rahman took care to compose the tune for "Mera Rang De Basanti" in a slow-paced manner to avoid comparisons with the song "O Mera Rang De Basanti Chola" composed by Prem Dhawan for Shaheed (1965), which he and Santoshi found to be fast paced. He followed the same procedure for "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna", where he created a softer tune, saying that the "song is pictured on men who have fasted for over a month. How can I compose a high-sounding tune for that song?"[2] According to Rahman, "Des Mere Des" had "some strains" from Lagaan's music.[2] He further stated that he took "Santoshi's commitment to the film" as a source of inspiration to make an album that was "flavorsome [sic] and different."[2]
During the composition process, Rahman experimented with Punjabi music more than he had done before on his previous soundtracks, receiving assistance from Sukhwinder Singh and Sonu Nigam.[2] The soundtrack was completed within two months,[3] with "Des Mere Des" recorded in an hour.[4]
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