Release History

The soundtrack was originally released by Yash Raj Music

Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...

 on 13 April 2005. The lead actors Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....

 and Rani Mukherji danced to the tunes of the album.

Crticial Reception

The music of Bunty Aur Babli received favorable review from almost all critics. Sukanya verma of Rediff, said in her review, "On the whole, the music of Bunty Aur Babli, with its over the top, uninhibited, rustic and teasing spices, makes for one helluva musical masala." Planet Bollywood's review concluded, "Overall, Shakhar-Ehsaan-Loy do an excellent job of getting different singers for each track, trying to infuse different beats together and creating an album worth buying. It’ll take a few listens to pick your favourites, but its fresh and an above average album to own. Enjoy!" "Bunty Aur Babli does not contain your routine Yash Chopra genre of music that are choreographed around the meadows and Swiss alps. They are more of situational rhythmic tracks that take a story forward.", Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama

Bollywood Hungama

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said in his review. The Glamsham was full of praise for the lyrics by Gulzar, "Throughout this zany zingy and zippy album the 70-year old Gulzar imbues a youthfulness that comes from being young at heart. Indeed that's the quality, which flows freely out of this album. You can't miss its zest for life… or its lunge towards a luscious nirvana obtained from looking at life through rose-tinted glasses."

Filmfare Awards

• Filmfare Best Music Director Award
  Filmfare Best Music Director Award
  The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj"...
  
   - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
• Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
  Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
  The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
  
   - Alisha Chinai for "Kajra Re"
• Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
  Filmfare Best Lyricist Award
  The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.The awards were first given in 1953, however the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1958.-Superlatives:...
  
   - Gulzar

IIFA Awards

• IIFA Award for Best Music Director - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
• IIFA Award for Best Lyricist - Gulzar for "Kajra Re"
• IIFA Award for Best Female Playback - Alisha Chinai for "Kajra Re"

Zee Cine Awards

• Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
  Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
  The Zee Cine Award Best Music Director is chosen by the jury and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. A. R. Rahman has won most number of awards in this category.The winners are listed below:-...
  
   - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
• Zee Cine Award for Best Popular Track Of The Year - "Kajra Re"

Legacy

Kajra Re was voted as the best of 2005 overwhelmingly by listeners of three radio stations catering for South African Indians. Himaruya Hidekaz, the manga artist who created Hetalia, embeded the video of Dhadak Dhadak on his blog around Christmas time, which caused a sudden influx of Himaruya fans commenting on the video.