“RIshtey” and “Kar Salam” let the intricate guitar-work, which is subtly present throughout this album, take the front seat. “Baatein Kuch Ankahi SI” and “In Dino” are hummed with passion by the lovesick, while “Alvida” and “O Meri Jaan”, two amazing power ballads have become fixtures in the playlists of the heartbroken. It also doesn’t hurt that all of its tracks are worth gushing endlessly about. This 2007 musical drama by Anurag Basu about nine people with intertwining lives in the city of dreams gets on this list for blending music seamlessly into its narrative by having the Metro band (led by Music Director Pritam) play at important junctures in the film. (And since the sequel was a letdown, do we have a choice?) 9. Add Farhan Akhtar and Co’s raw, infectious energy and you get an album nobody is going to stop jamming to anytime soon. Javed Akhtar crept into the souls of the youth by penning arena anthems, random musings, love ballads and the climactic ode to indefatigable “Sinbad the Sailor” (along the lines of Led Zep’s “Achilles Last Stand”). Composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy stayed true to the feel of the film by recording its music like a rock group, sans any programming. On its own, ‘Rock On!!’ is a decent romp, chronicling the journey of a grung rock band named “Magik”, but it is the anthemic soundtrack which has given this film a legendary cult status. So here it is: the list of 10 best Hindi movie soundtracks of the 21st Century. This made the choice for the best of the best music in the era a rabid competition.īut, we braved through. Old heavyweights continued their glorious work while new artists broke convention and made their own mark, all while releasing some path-breaking tunes. Yes, we’ve had more than our fair share item songs, silly lyrics and rehashed numbers, but we’ve had some truly memorable music as well. From Rafi to Rahat, from Burman to Rahman, from Asha to Arijit, it has morphed and evolved.Īnd even more so since the turn of the century. No film industry in the world holds its music in higher regard than Bollywood does. Being set in a country obsessed with song and dance since ages unknown, it is only natural that soundtracks often become the make-or-break factor of Hindi films, even being the most focal aspect in promotions.