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Jhootha Hi Sahi
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	17 September 2010
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Length	40:34
Label	Sa Re Ga Ma
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Enthiran (2010) Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010) 127 Hours (2010)

Jhootha Hi Sahi is the soundtrack to the 2010 Bollywood romantic comedy film of the same name, directed by Abbas Tyrewala starring John Abraham and Pakhi Tyrewala. The soundtrack, consisting of seven original tracks and two remix versions was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Abbas Tyrewala. The audio was officially released on 17 September by Sa Re Ga Ma at the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa competition. The album was very well received by the critics and was the chart topper for some weeks.

"Call Me Dil", a track from the album became the first track that has been repeated 360 times on any radio channel in a single day across 15 cities in India. The track which was aired in Radio City is on its way to get an entry into the Limca Book of Records. The album also holds another record for being the first album to be released on the LP record format after more than a decade.

Development

Following the success of Rahman's previous collaboration with Abbas Tyrewala, Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, he composed the musical score and soundtrack of Jhootha Hi Sahi, too. The soundtrack consists of seven original tracks and two remix versions. The collectors edition special pack also had karaokes of all the nine tracks. Rahman had composed eight tracks for the film, however a track by Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan will not feature in the film or soundtrack album. There are also reports that Rahman has made an impromptu decision to record two more songs for the film, one a title track and the other for the opening and closing credits of the movie. There were rumours that KK and Adnan Sami have recorded songs for the album, however this did not happen. A few of the songs were recorded in London, while the rest were recorded in Chennai.

The original film score was also composed and conducted by Rahman. There were reports that the re-recording of the score took much time than planned and this led to the delayed release of the movie. Rahman recorded some of the background score at an iconic studio in Los Angeles. Rahman wrote on a social networking website, "Recorded with a Los Angeles jazz quartet, a couple of whom have played with the likes of Barbra Streisand and Billie Holiday."

The track "I've Been Waiting" gave the break for South Indian singer Vijay Yesudas in Hindi. Based on jazz music, this song was well received upon release and established a bright career for Vijay in Bollywood. Another version of this song was released on 20 October. The female solo song was completely in English. "Here is the moonlight, with love from all of us to you! No synthesizers, no vocoders, no rhythm machines. Just plain love and acoustic instruments recorded at Capitol Records, L. A. Strings was done in good old Chennai. Composing a song like this was a long time dream. It is the sound of another era where love had innocence. Hope it inspires you to fall in love again. Special thanks to Abbas Tyrewala who agreed to release this track specially for you all and I hope you enjoy watching Jhootha Hi Sahi, the movie, releasing on 22 October," A. R. Rahman told his fans after unveiling the song.

Release

Two tracks "Cry Cry" and "Maiyya Yashoda" were officially out through Nokia OVI Music Store. The promos of these tracks were released on 5 September and 15 September respectively. Another song, "Call Me Dil" was performed by Rahman in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on 17 September. John Abraham and A.R.Rahman unveiled the audio album in that programme. Madhu Pantena, the producer of the film and Pakhi Tyrewala were the others present at the function. The album was made available in various music portals on 17 September itself, however the CDs hit the stores only on 23 September 2010. This newer marketing method was a "360 degree" approach by Sa Re Ga Ma for marketing the film as well as its music. The premium music pack containing the karaokes were released on 26 September in a function at Oberoi Mall, Gurgaon. The female version of the track "I've Been Waiting" was released by Rahman on 20 October. An instrumental theme of the song "Maiyya Yashoda" was also subsequently released.

The LP record was released, since "Jhootha Hi Sahi music has a timeless, classic feel to it" according to Apurv Nagpal, managing director of Saregama. It was in 1997 that the last LP record was sold in India, which was by Saragama itself for Dil To Pagal Hai.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Musicaloud
Bollywood Hungama
Rediff
Times of India	(Not rated)
Milliblog	(Not rated)

The soundtrack received a generally positive response. A review by Music Aloud said, "Simplicity and subtlety win you over all through this refreshing album from A R Rahman, arguably his best in 2010 going by the sheer number of songs."

Apurv Nagpal, CEO of Sa Re Ga Ma said, "I think this will be Rahman’s best composition till now. Each song has a distinct feel. In fact, it seems like Rahman has created an entirely new genre of music with Jhoota Hi Sahi."

Chart performance

The soundtrack also topped the Indian charts even before the audio release. The track "Cry Cry" ranked No. 7 in the weekly charts, published on 17 September, the very first day it was released. "Cry Cry" was No. 5 and "Maiyya Yashoda" No. 17 on the next week and notably these achievements were before the official audio release. After the official audio release, the songs started growing on the charts, with the song "Maiyya Yashoda" having a peak position at #3 Many of the other tracks have also topped the charts the following weeks. However, the initial euphoria was fast evaporating as the movie did not do that well in the box office.

Track listing

The complete track listing of the soundtrack was released on 13 September on A. R. Rahman's official site.

Album credits

Contributing artistes

• Sivamani – drums, percussion
• Keith Peters – bass guitar
• Rashid Ali, Sanjeev Thomas – guitar
• Sekar – cello
• Naveen Kumar, Navin Iyer – flute
• Thomas – trumpet
• Martin – saxophone
• Asad Khan – sitar
• Dines Rahate – shakers

Production

• Producers: A. R. Rahman
• Engineers: Suresh Permal, P. A. Deepak, Srinidhi Venkatesh, S. Sivakumar, Kannan Ganpat, Pradeep
• String engineer: V. J. Srinivasamurthy
• Mixing: K. J. Singh
• Mastering: S. Sivakumar, K. J. Singh
• Programming: T. R. Krishna Chetan, Deepak P. A., Hentry Kuruvilla
• Music coordination: Noell James, Faizuddin T.M.

Notes

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5. ^ "LP comes back with 'Jhootha Hi Sahi'". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
6. "John Abraham strips for male fans". The Hindustan Times. India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
7. "Rahman changes tracks". The Times of India. India. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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9. ^ "Rahman adds more flavour to Jhootha Hi Sahi". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
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12. ^ "Rahman gets his act together, juggles American concerts with background score". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
13. Subhash J. Jha. "Waiting for Rahman: Jhootha Hi Sahi director stranded in Chennai?". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
14. Gurupriya S (25 October 2010). "Everyone sways over Vijay's song". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
15. "A.R. Rahman Shares 'I've Been Waiting' from 'Jhootha Hi Sahi'". Desi Hits. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
16. "Cry Cry and Maiyya Yashoda at Nokia OVI Music Store". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
17. Cry Cry – first song from Jhootha Hi Sahi. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010.
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20. "Sa Re Ga Ma India Ltd Launches Jhootha Hi Sahi Karaoke CDs". Bollyspice. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
21. ^ Musicaloud (2010). "Jhootha Hi Sahi – Music Review". Retrieved 18 September 2010.
22. Joginder Tuteja (2010). "Jhootha Hi Sahi Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
23. Abhishek Mande (2010). "Jhootha Hi Sahi music grows on you". Retrieved 29 September 2010.
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27. "Songs of the Week 24 Sep-30 Sep 2010". Top10bollywood.
28. Mirchi music charts Times of India Retrieved on 8 November 2010
29. Complete Track Listings for Jhootha Hi Sahi Soundtrack Archived 28 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 September 2010.

External links

• A. R. Rahman soundtracks
• Hindi film soundtracks
• 2010 soundtrack albums