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{{short description|2009 soundtrack album by Shantanu Moitra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = 3 Idiots
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Shantanu Moitra]]
| cover = File:3idiots.jpg
| alt = Album cover
| released = 27 November 2009
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 29:22
| language = Hindi
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] (2009-2021)<br/>[[Zee Music Company]] (2021-present)
| producer = [[Shantanu Moitra]]
| prev_title = [[Phir Kabhi]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Well Done Abba]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
'''''3 Idiots''''' is the soundtrack to the 2009 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film of [[3 Idiots|the same name]] written and directed by [[Rajkumar Hirani]] and co-written by [[Abhijat Joshi]]. The soundtrack featured five original songs and two remixes composed and produced by [[Shantanu Moitra]] and lyrics written by [[Swanand Kirkire]].

The soundtrack album was released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 27 November 2009, to positive reviews from critics praising Moitra's composition and it was one of the "highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of 2009".<ref name=":6" /> The album received two [[National Film Awards]], six [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]], five [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]] and one nomination at the [[Filmfare Awards]]. The track "Aal Izz Well" was one of the "Top 10 Bollywood songs of the year" and became a sensation among the younger generation in that period. It was later re-released by [[Zee Music Company]] in 2021.

== Background ==
According to [[Shantanu Moitra]], the album of ''3 Idiots'' was curated with the inspiration of his college days. Each tracks had been written from a state of mind of the youth. Moitra said that "it has been one of the most complex ones on this film, and that is because we were talking about the youth, and there has been no more complex creature on the face of the Earth than the youth".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2009-11-25|title=College days were an inspiration for '3 Idiots' music: Composer, lyricist|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicindia/college-days-were-an-inspiration-for-3-idiots-music-composer-lyricist_47287.html|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> [[Swanand Kirkire]] was the primary lyricist of the film and had involved during its scripting stage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I used to travel in search of music: Shantanu Moitra|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interview/i-used-to-travel-in-search-of-music-shantanu-moitra.html|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> The album had five original songs curated and two tracks being [[remix]]ed.<ref name=":0" /> [[Sonu Nigam]] was the primary playback singer, rendering five out of seven tracks. The song "Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe" was recorded in one take from start to finish.

"Give Me Some Sunshine" is the first song composed for the film. The track was sung by [[Suraj Jagan]] and [[Sharman Joshi]] (one of the leads in the film), thereby making his singing debut. Another track "Aal Izz Well" being pictured on the lead actors at a college hostel. It is a "fun track", which also shares thought about the philosophy and mindset of students. Instead of using musical instruments, Shantanu used to record the track with bottles, plates and tables.<ref name=":1">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIHQI2R0qCI|title=Shantanu Moitra talks about his work {{!}} PK {{!}} 3 Idiots {{!}} Sonu Nigam|date=2017-05-05|type=Interview|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|place=India|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref> "Zoobi Doobi" is a "sweet melody track", pictured on Aamir and [[Kareena Kapoor]] which had a "retro vibe". Shantanu Moitra said the track "is kind of a tribute to the great Hindi film love songs" and also praised its picturisation.<ref name=":1" />

== Track listing ==
All lyrics written by [[Swanand Kirkire]], all music composed by [[Shantanu Moitra]]. Remixes composed and arranged by DJ A-Myth and Darshan.
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = Aal Izz Well
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Sonu Nigam]]|[[Swanand Kirkire]]|[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]}}
| length1 = 4:36
| title2 = Zoobi Doobi
| extra2 = {{hlist|Nigam|[[Shreya Ghoshal]]}}
| length2 = 4:06
| title3 = Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh
| extra3 = {{hlist|Shaan|[[Shantanu Moitra]]}}
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Give Me Some Sunshine
| extra4 = {{hlist|[[Suraj Jagan]]|[[Sharman Joshi]]}}
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Jaane Nahin Denge Tujhe
| extra5 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Aal Izz Well Remix
| extra6 = {{hlist|Nigam|Kirkire|Shaan}}
| length6 = 4:41
| title7 = Zoobi Doobi Remix
| extra7 = {{hlist|Nigam|Ghoshal}}
| length7 = 3:28
| headline =
}}

== Release ==
A unique promotional activity was conducted for the film, with its music being launched on the internet instead of a grand event for the music release. On 27 November 2009, the makers of the film released the audio on the official website of the film, ''idiotsacademy.com'', and in addition, the cast and crew members organised a video chat for the fans.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-27|title=Aamir's new trick: Releases 3 Idiots music online|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/aamir-s-new-trick-releases-3-idiots-music-online/story-usGlSba6LodKRD5Y5dwmeI.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028175131/https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/aamir-s-new-trick-releases-3-idiots-music-online/story-usGlSba6LodKRD5Y5dwmeI.html |archive-date=28 October 2021 }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2009-11-29|title=Aamir Khan unhappy with 3 Idiots chat & online music launch? : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-unhappy-with-3-idiots-chat-online-music-launch/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173153/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-unhappy-with-3-idiots-chat-online-music-launch/ |archive-date=28 October 2021 }}</ref> Though Aamir Khan initially disapproved the idea of a low-key music launch, he felt that the unique promotion may work in favour of the film.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Citation|title=3 Idiots|date=2009-11-27|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5RpLgeHQA69nLrBzxELRxP|language=en|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref> Song promos were aired in television channels and online streaming sites during December 2009, prior to the film's release.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="planetbollywood">{{cite web|date=10 December 2009|title=3 Idiots : Big Procures Worldwide Rights (Sans Satellite & Home Video) for 65 Crore!|url=http://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=n083109031345|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107095130/http://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=n083109031345|archive-date=7 November 2014|access-date=8 August 2014|website=Planet Bollywood News}}</ref> [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] purchased the music rights of the film at an amount of {{INRConvert|120|m}},<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2009-07-25|title=T-Series acquires the music rights of 3 Idiots : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/t-series-acquires-the-music-rights-of-3-idiots/|access-date=2021-10-19|language=en}}</ref> while initial reports falsely slated that [[Sony Music]] had gained acquisition for the marketing of the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-07|title=The Bollywood conundrum|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jan/07/bollywood-global-influence|access-date=2021-10-19|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> The company released the [[audio CDs]] for purchasing online on the day of its music launch, and later released it in stores,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2009-12-18|title=Aamir's using unique publicity tricks for promoting "3 Idoits"|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/aamirs-using-unique-publicity-tricks-for-promoting-3-idoits/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904113101/http://indianexpress.com:80/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/aamirs-using-unique-publicity-tricks-for-promoting-3-idoits/ |archive-date=4 September 2017 }}</ref> which had a 22-page booklet of stills from the film and song lyrics and credits in tri-fold cover.<ref>{{Citation|title=Shantanu Moitra, Swanand Kirkire – 3 Idiots (2009, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6996594-Shantanu-Moitra-Swanand-Kirkire-3-Idiots|language=en|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref>

A two-sided [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] [[LP record|LP record-disc]] format was released by T-Series during mid-2010, included the seven tracks with a remix in each side of the record-disc.<ref name=":4" /> In addition, the track "Kaise Mujhe" composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] for ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008), which also had Aamir Khan in the lead, and the same music company distributed the album, was featured in the B-side of the LP record.<ref name=":4">{{Citation|title=Shantanu Moitra, Swanand Kirkire – 3 Idiots (2009, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8868534-Shantanu-Moitra-Swanand-Kirkire-3-Idiots|language=en|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref> The songs were attached with the "Premium" and "Collector's Edition" discs launched by [[Reliance Big Entertainment|Reliance Big Home Video]] during early-October and late-November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-10-01|title=Premium version of 3 Idiots DVD launched|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/premium-version-of-3-idiots-dvd-launched/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In April 2021, [[Zee Music Company]] acquired the rights and re-released the soundtrack in streaming and digital music platforms.<ref>{{Citation|title=3 Idiots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Shantanu Moitra|date=2009-12-25|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/3-idiots-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1562303431|language=en-US|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=3 Idiots - Full Songs {{!}} Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi {{!}} Swanand K {{!}} Shantanu M| date=9 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCcGNpsG2uk|language=en|access-date=2021-10-19}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
Joginder Tuteja of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave 3.5 stars (out of 5) stating it as "a good quality album" and "the strength of the film which translates in the box-office success".<ref>{{cite web|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder|date=29 November 2009|title=3 Idiots : Music Review by|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13910/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519105032/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13910/index.html|archive-date=19 May 2009|access-date=19 October 2021|work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> [[Sukanya Verma]] of ''[[Rediff.com]]'', gave three out of five saying "''3 Idiots'' isn't for the ready-steady-go listener. But if you pay this short 'n' sweet soundtrack some extra bit of attention, its curious tunes are bound to grow on you."<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-11-29|title=3 Idiots music review: Short 'n' sweet soundtrack|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/11/music-review-3-idiots.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|work=Rediff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114160026/http://movies.rediff.com:80/report/2009/nov/11/music-review-3-idiots.htm |archive-date=14 November 2009 }}</ref>

''[[Indo-Asian News Service]]''-based critic writing for ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' said that "the album is a good mix of slow and fast-paced songs. Shantanu Moitra has scored quality music that has melody and generates lots of interest."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-12-03|title=Music Review: 3 Idiots|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/music-review-3-idiots/story-yk3y12LbOpMkDt560VkBUP.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] through HT correspondent|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517112238/http://www.hindustantimes.com:80/music/music-review-3-idiots/story-yk3y12LbOpMkDt560VkBUP.html |archive-date=17 May 2017 }}</ref> In a review published by [[BBC]], Jaspreet Pandohar stated it as "Bollywood’s most playful soundtrack".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pandohar|first=Jaspreet|title=BBC - Music Review of Shantanu Moitra's 3 Idiots|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/2w6m/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118182652/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/music/reviews/2w6m |archive-date=18 January 2010 }}</ref> Anand Vaishnav of [[News18]] stated that "the album is not an instant chartbuster like ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''. But like ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'', if the movie clicks, the tracks will justify their meaning."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-29|title=Music review of Aamir-starrer 3 Idiots|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/music-review-of-aamir-starrer-3-idiots-328404.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-19|website=News18|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029181003/https://www.news18.com/news/india/music-review-of-aamir-starrer-3-idiots-328404.html |archive-date=29 October 2021 }}</ref> ''Music Aloud''<nowiki/>'s Vipin Nair said "Shantanu Moitra delivers a soundtrack that is mostly the typical Moitra fare, simple hummable kind of tunes with the occasional retro touch. But being an Aamir Khan movie one might have hoped for more variety."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-09|title=3 Idiots – Music Review|url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2009/11/09/3-idiots-music-review/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Music Aloud}}</ref> The review published by ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that Kirkire's lyrics were the main highlight of the album. The songs "Aal Izz Well" and "Zoobi Doobi" were appreciated.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-12-02|title=3 Idiots: Music Review|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/3-Idiots/article16851098.ece|access-date=2021-10-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Sales and records ==
According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', the album was the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of 2009,<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|access-date=14 March 2021|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref> with about 1.5 million sales. Despite the decline of music sales in [[CD|CD format]], the album was the "most-downloaded Hindi musical album of the year".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Future is digital: Audio labels - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/future-is-digital-audio-labels/articleshow/6063400.cms|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The album topped the charts for 12 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3 Idiots on air!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/i3-idiotsi-on-air-imagegallery-bollywood-jm3mbGfbijjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029233039/https://www.sify.com/movies/i3-idiotsi-on-air-imagegallery-bollywood-jm3mbGfbijjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2021|access-date=2021-10-19|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref> Many top websites published it as "one of the top Hindi albums of 2009", with "Aal Izz Well" subsequently being listed in the "Top 10 Bollywood Songs of 2009" by ''[[The Times of India]]'' and ''[[Sify]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Top 10 Bollywood songs of 2009 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/top-10-bollywood-songs-of-2009/articleshow/5391997.cms|access-date=2021-10-19|website=The Times of India|date=31 December 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 10 Bollywood songs of 2009|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/top-10-bollywood-songs-of-2009--imagegallery-bollywood-jmossbcfcbhsi.html|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-10-19|website=[[Sify]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030000056/https://www.sify.com/movies/top-10-bollywood-songs-of-2009--imagegallery-bollywood-jmossbcfcbhsi.html |archive-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref> Tatsam Mukherjee of ''[[HuffPost]]'', who listed it as one among the "Top 20 Bollywood Albums since 2000" for the edition published in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Tatsam|date=9 December 2020|title=The Top 20 Bollywood Albums Since 2000, Ranked|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-top-20-hindi-film-albums-since-2000-ranked_in_5f5ced54c5b6b485080127c7|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317022428/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-top-20-hindi-film-albums-since-2000-ranked_in_5f5ced54c5b6b485080127c7|archive-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> It has still been considered as one of Moitra's best works till date.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|title=The Shantanu Moitra interview: 'The word hit has an aggressiveness I don't like'|url=https://scroll.in/reel/873639/the-shantanu-moitra-interview-the-word-hit-has-an-aggressiveness-i-dont-like|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Scroll.in|date=April 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Recipients
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] – ("Zoobi Doobi")
|{{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=55th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations|url=https://www.filmfare.com/articles/55th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-461.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301112206/https://www.filmfare.com/articles/55th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-461.html|archive-date=1 March 2010|access-date=26 November 2020|website=Filmfare}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Here are the stars that were crowned the winners of Filmfare awards 2009|url=http://awards.filmfare.com/winners1.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302132811/http://awards.filmfare.com/winners1.php|archive-date=2 March 2010|access-date=26 November 2020|website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="5" scope="row" |[[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]]
|[[GiMA Award for Best Film Album|Best Film Album]]
|''3 Idiots'' – [[Shantanu Moitra]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title='3 Idiots' Wins Five at Global Indian Music Awards|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/3-idiots-wins-five-global-44507|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507155433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/3-idiots-wins-five-global-44507|archive-date=7 May 2020|access-date=7 May 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 November 2010}}</ref><br /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=11 November 2010|title='3 Idiots' triumphs at first edition of GIMA awards|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/111833/3-idiots-triumphs-first-edition.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505165819/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/111833/3-idiots-triumphs-first-edition.html|archive-date=5 May 2020|access-date=5 May 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
|-
|[[GiMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Shantanu Moitra]] – ("Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[GiMA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Swanand Kirkire]] – ("Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh")
|{{Won}}
|-
|Best Sound Engineer
|[[Bishwadeep Chatterjee]], Anup Dev
|{{Won}}
|-
|Most Popular Song
|"Aal Izz Well" – [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Swanand Kirkire]]
|{{Won}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ghanta Awards]]
|Worst Song
|"Aal Izz Well"
|{{Won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ghanta Awards 2011|url=http://theghantas.com/the-ghanta-awards-archives/the-ghanta-awards-2011/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731063909/http://theghantas.com/the-ghanta-awards-archives/the-ghanta-awards-2011/|archive-date=31 July 2013|access-date=5 May 2020|website=Ghanta Awards}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="8" scope="row" |[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Shantanu Moitra]]
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news|title=IIFA Awards 2010 Winners: Complete list of winners|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/iffa-awards-winners/2010/117|access-date=2020-11-26|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web|title='3 Idiots' Leads IIFA Nomination List|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/3-idiots-leads-iifa-nomination-list/681290|url-status=live|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Outlook India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126201651/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/3-idiots-leads-iifa-nomination-list/681290 |archive-date=26 November 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Swanand Kirkire]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[IIFA Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] – ("Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh")
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Sonu Nigam]] – ("Aal Izz Well")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] – ("Zoobi Doobi")
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Background Score|Best Background Score]]
|Sanjay Wanderkar, Atul Raninga, [[Shantanu Moitra]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording|Best Sound Recording]]
|[[Bishwadeep Chatterjee]], Nihal Ranjan Samel
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Sound Re-Recording|Best Sound Re-Recording]]
|Anup Dev
|{{Won}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Swanand Kirkire]] – ("Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh")
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":32">{{Cite web|title=57th National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107085940/http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2018|access-date=5 May 2020|website=Directorate of Film Festivals}}</ref>
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
|Anup Dev
|{{Won}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Shantanu Moitra}}

[[Category:2009 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Hindi film soundtracks]]
[[Category:T-Series (company) soundtracks]]
[[Category:2000s film soundtrack albums]]

3 Idiots soundtrack - Revision history

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