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Dum Maaro Dum
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released12 March 2011 (2011-03-12)
Recorded2010–2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length37:49
LabelT-Series
ProducerPritam
Pritam chronology
Thank You
(2011) 		Dum Maaro Dum
(2011) 		Kucch Luv Jaisaa
(2011)

Dum Maaro Dum is the soundtrack album to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Rohan Sippy, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar, Aditya Pancholi and Govind Namdeo. The film's music is composed by Pritam which featured eight songs with lyrics written by Jaideep Sahni. It was the first Indian film soundtrack to be mixed in Dolby Surround 7.1. The album was released under the T-Series label on 12 March 2011.

Development

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Dum Maaro Dum's music is composed by Pritam and the background score by Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale. The song "Dum Maro Dum"—on which the film was titled after, and originally based from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), composed by R. D. Burman and sung by Asha Bhosle—was remixed for the film, featuring Deepika Padukone in a special appearance.[1] Pritam recalled that he had lip synced in the female voice for the verses "Duniya Ne Humko Diya Kya" and had to record the actual female voice but decided to include his version which was liked by the crew.[2]

Sippy decided to shoot a song with Abhishek as his character—based on Amitabh's role from Zanjeer (1973)—"was getting too serious" and had to be "lightened up". Sippy contacted Pritam to compose a song for the character, where Abhishek would not lip sync and is played whenever his character appears onscreen.[3] Sippy added that Abhishek lip syncing to the song would make it out of character and insisted him to compose a background song. The track became "Thayn Thayn"; Pritam added that "the song will have the mellow subtle sober and soft, to go with Abhishek's subdued character".[3] Abhishek performed rap versions of the song.[3][4]

The soundtrack was mixed in Dolby Surround 7.1, becoming the first Indian film soundtrack to do so.[5] The mixing was conducted by FutureWorks Media Ltd. with Manas Ranjan Choudhury as sound designer and Debojit Changmai as sound mixing engineer.[6]

Release

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The soundtrack was preceded with the title track of the film—"Mit Jaaye Gham", the remix of "Dum Maaro Dum"—which was released on 12 March 2011 during the 2011 Cricket World Cup match between India and South Africa.[7][8] The album was also released on that date under the T-Series label.[9]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Jaideep Sahni

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Jaana Hai"Zubeen Garg6:15
2."Jiyein Kyun"Papon4:26
3."Mit Jaaye Gham (Dum Maaro Dum)"Anushka Manchanda3:54
4."Te Amo" (Duet)Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan4:46
5."Te Amo" (Female)Sunidhi Chauhan5:05
6."Te Amo" (Reprise)Mohit Chauhan4:55
7."Thayn Thayn"Abhishek Bachchan, Earl, Ayush Phukan3:23
8."Te Amo" (Remix)Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan5:05
Total length:37:49

Critical reception

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Critic based at Indo-Asian News Service wrote "Pritam has proved with this album that he has the capability of churning out interesting tracks".[10] Nikhil Hemarjani of Hindustan Times stated "the soundtrack is a hit and a miss. It’s a letdown as the music isn’t as snazzy as you’d expect it to be, but certain tracks will make it worth your while."[11] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama wrote "Dum Maaro Dum has two potential hits in the form of its title song and 'Thayn Thayn'. Though one expected at least one more chartbuster here to give an all around popular appeal to the album, one is still reasonably content with what Dum Maaro Dum has to offer. Now it has to be seen that with these two tracks in hands, how far do the makers and the music company go to unleash them in the biggest possible way and make Dum Maaro Dum an album that would make the best use of a relatively open season ahead."[12] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog called the music "selectively entertaining".[13] A reviewer from Yahoo News wrote "Dum Maaro Dum has the sufficient musical 'dum' (punch) to offer and entertains with mix 'n' match of fast-beat tracks and melodies. If quality is given a major concern then soundtracks like 'Te Amo' and 'Jiyen Kyun' are the frontrunners while 'Mit Jaaye Gham' holds maximum commercial prospects. This album may not be one of finest to arrive from Pritam stables but works potentially in giving thrive to flick's narration, a substantial box-office success and aggressive promotion will surely do trick in raising its business prospects."[14]

Controversies

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Zeenat Aman, who starred in the original "Dum Maaro Dum" expressed her disappointment about the remixed version, citing that the original song had an innocence in Asha Bhosle's vocals and its lyrics, which was missing in the remix.[15] She added that the remix did not live up to the musical and lyrical excellence the original version had.[16] Bhupinder Singh, who had been known for his collaborations with R. D. Burman, also expressed his disappointment on the remixed version of "Dum Maaro Dum" adding "How can you remix Pancham’s music? It was modern even 30 years ago. Why tamper with and distort someone else’s tunes? [...] Apparently, Dev saab (Dev Anand) had asked them not to touch the song. What majboori (transl. helplessness) must have pushed the director and the composer to go this far? Tampering a classic disturbs the souls of those who are no more."[17]

Accolades

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Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Best Playback Singer (Female) Sunidhi Chauhan for "Te Amo" Nominated [18]
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International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Playback Singer (Female) Sunidhi Chauhan for "Te Amo" Nominated [20]
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References

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  1. ^ "Deepika Padukone to sizzle on Dum Maaro Dum track". Bollywood Hungama. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ^ Durham, Bryan (28 March 2012). "I've made mistakes in the past: Pritam". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c K. Jha, Subhash (12 January 2011). "Pritam is composing additional song for Abhishek's character in Dum Maaro Dum". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ^ Sharma, Smrity (13 April 2011). "I'll continue to sing in films: Abhishek". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum in Dolby Surround 7.1". The Times of India. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum first film to use Dolby's 7.1 surround sound in theatres". The Indian Express. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum Title Track To Be Launched During India-SA Match". NDTV. PTI. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  8. ^ "DMD title song to be released during India V/s South Africa WC match". Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum music offers variety". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ^ Hemrajani, Nikhil (4 April 2011). "Music review: Dum Maaro Dum". Hindustan Times. Mumbai, India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (17 March 2011). "Dum Maaro Dum Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  13. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (16 March 2011). "Dum maaro dum (Music review), Hindi – Pritam". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Dum Maaro Dum Music Review". Yahoo News. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  15. ^ K. Jha, Subhash (30 March 2011). "Zeenat disappointed with Dum Maaro Dum re-mix". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  16. ^ Joshi, Sonali; Srivastava, Priyanka; Varma, Lipika (31 March 2011). "Zeenat Aman miffed with Dum maro remix". India Today. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  17. ^ Farook, Farhana (4 January 2025). "Throwback: RD Burman's music should not be remixed". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  18. ^ Press Trust of India (20 January 2012). "Rockstar leads nominations at the Apsara Awards 2012". NDTV. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  19. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (25 January 2012). "Nominations for 7th Chevrolet Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  20. ^ "Nominations for IIFA Awards 2012". Bollywood Hungama. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  21. ^ "13th IIFA awards: Complete list of winners". CNN-IBN. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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