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{{Infobox album
| name = Chhaava
| type = soundtrack
| cover = Chhaava (soundtrack).jpg
| caption = Soundtrack album cover
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| released = 11 February 2025
| recorded = 2023–2024
| studio = {{hlist|[[Panchathan Record Inn]], [[Chennai]]|Panchathan Studios, [[Mumbai]]|Rottenbiller Utca, [[Budapest]]|Cafe Musica, Chennai}}
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=27|s=10}}
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Maidaan]]
| prev_year = 2024
| year = 2025
| next_title = [[Thug Life (soundtrack)|Thug Life]]
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|Icfxn2ILEsA|Chhaava - Full Audio Jukebox}}
}}
{{Singles
| name = Chhaava
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Jaane Tu
| single1date = 31 January 2025
| single2 = Aaya Re Toofan
| single2date = 6 February 2025
}}
}}

'''''Chhaava''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] to the 2025 film [[Chhaava|of the same name]] directed by [[Laxman Utekar]] and produced by [[Dinesh Vijan]] under [[Maddock Films]]. An adaptation of the eponymous novel by [[Shivaji Sawant]], which is based on the life of [[Sambhaji Maharaj]], the second ruler of the [[Maratha Empire]], it stars [[Vicky Kaushal]], [[Rashmika Mandanna]] and [[Akshaye Khanna]]. The music is composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] which featured six songs with lyrics by [[Irshad Kamil]] and [[Kshitij Patwardhan]].

Two songs—"Jaane Tu" and "Aaya Re Toofan"—were released as singles on 31 January and 6 February 2025. The album was distributed by [[Sony Music India]] and released on 12 February at a music launch-cum-live concert held at the [[Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre]] in [[Mumbai]]. The soundtrack and score received mixed response, with criticism directed on the use of contemporary instruments and soundings in a period film resulting in it being unsuitable for the film's historical themes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=B Dutta |first=Srishti |date=2025-02-18 |title=Fans slam Chhaava's music, call AR Rahman 'overrated': 'Yeh Lagan Lagi gaane ka background music kyu laga diya' |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/fans-slam-chhaavas-music-call-ar-rahman-overrated-yeh-lagan-lagi-gaane-ka-background-music-kyu-laga-diya-652993.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218110340/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/fans-slam-chhaavas-music-call-ar-rahman-overrated-yeh-lagan-lagi-gaane-ka-background-music-kyu-laga-diya-652993.html |archive-date=2025-02-18 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[IndiaTimes]] |publisher=[[Times Internet]] |language=en-IN |agency=[[The Times Group]]}}</ref>

== Development ==
The film's musical score and soundtrack were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], who earlier collaborated with Laxman on ''[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]]'' (2021).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=2025-02-20 |title=A.R. Rahman on Bridging History and Modernity With 'Chhaava' Score and His Broadway-Style Theater Plans in India: 'If I Don't Have Music, Life Is Mundane for Me' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ar-rahman-chhaava-broadway-plans-india-1236313782/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250226163552/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ar-rahman-chhaava-broadway-plans-india-1236313782/ |archive-date=2025-02-26 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Rahman received the offer to score for Chhaava, when he finished composing for [[Production of Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II|''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' and ''II'']]. Though initially hesitant, Laxman admitted that the film was completely different to the two-part series and wanted a global sound to the story.<ref name=":1" /> Despite being musically driven, Rahman provided a subtle approach for the film, adding that "When people come out, they just feel the movie. They don’t say how great the music is, they say, ‘What a great movie, what a great performance.’ That’s what music should do. It should enhance in a subliminal way where everything is heightened — the action and the characters."<ref name=":1" />

The first theme he wrote, was for the protagonist [[Sambhaji|Chatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj]] (Kaushal), which he tuned after Utekar suggested a theme that emphasizes the king's glory. He composed multiple variations of the theme before the final version. The song "Jaane Tu" was also the first of the tunes that came, as "we went all around trying different ideas and then ultimately came back to this tune". The tune appears in multiple instances, while its purpose was signified in the climatic portions, where it becomes the voice of his wife coming back and embodied their telepathic spiritual relationship.<ref name=":1" />

Rahman refrained from using any ideas when it comes for composing historical films, but to provide the story and visuals, a contemporary feel which would resonate with the current generation audiences.<ref name=":1" />

== Release ==
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The album was preceded by the first single "Jaane Tu", which released on 31 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Chhaava: Vicky Kaushal And Rashmika Mandanna's Song Jaane Tu Is A Soulful Creation |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/chhaava-vicky-kaushal-and-rashmika-mandannas-song-jaane-tu-is-a-soulful-creation-7605373 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205054348/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/chhaava-vicky-kaushal-and-rashmika-mandannas-song-jaane-tu-is-a-soulful-creation-7605373 |archive-date=2025-02-05 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Mahima |date=2025-01-31 |title=Chhaava song Jaane Tu: Vicky Kaushal-Rashmika Mandanna's romantic track is soulful, but does it fit the period drama? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/chhaava-song-jaane-tu-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-s-romantic-track-is-soulful-but-does-it-fit-the-period-drama-101738316794301.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131151142/https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/chhaava-song-jaane-tu-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-s-romantic-track-is-soulful-but-does-it-fit-the-period-drama-101738316794301.html |archive-date=2025-01-31 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> It is a romantic ballad picturized on Kaushal and Mandanna, and featured vocals by Arijit Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narain |first=Yatamanyu |date=31 January 2025 |title=Chhaava's Jaane Tu Out Now: Arijit Singh & A.R. Rahman's Musical Brilliance Captures Vicky Kaushal-Rashmika Mandanna's Love Story |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/chhaava-jaane-tu-song-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-arijit-singh-ar-rahman-9209671.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250205073402/https://www.news18.com/movies/chhaava-jaane-tu-song-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-arijit-singh-ar-rahman-9209671.html |archive-date=5 February 2025 |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaiswal |first=Pooja Biraia |date=2025-02-05 |title=Arijit Singh and AR Rahman join hands for significant collaboration in 'Chhaava' |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/05/arijit-singh-and-ar-rahman-join-hands-for-significant-collaboration-in-chhaava.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250226171515/https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/02/05/arijit-singh-and-ar-rahman-join-hands-for-significant-collaboration-in-chhaava.html |archive-date=2025-02-26 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]] |language=en}}</ref> The second single titled "Aaya Re Toofan" was released on 6 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Juneja |first=Apeksha |date=6 February 2025 |title=Chhaava song Aaya Re Toofan OUT: Vicky Kaushal showcases Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj's 'epic glory' in AR Rahman's energetic track |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/chhaava-song-aaya-re-toofan-out-vicky-kaushal-showcases-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharajs-epic-glory-in-ar-rahmans-energetic-track-1371224 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209114712/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/chhaava-song-aaya-re-toofan-out-vicky-kaushal-showcases-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharajs-epic-glory-in-ar-rahmans-energetic-track-1371224 |archive-date=9 February 2025 |access-date=8 February 2025 |work=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pande |first=Shreyas |date=2025-02-06 |title='Aaya Re Toofan': AR Rahman's spirited beats fuel Vicky Kaushal's beasty presence in new song from Chhaava |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2025/Feb/06/aaya-re-toofan-ar-rahmans-spirited-beats-fuel-vicky-kaushals-beasty-presence-in-new-song-from-chhaava |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209193929/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/news/2025/Feb/06/aaya-re-toofan-ar-rahmans-spirited-beats-fuel-vicky-kaushals-beasty-presence-in-new-song-from-chhaava |archive-date=2025-02-09 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref> The film's music launch was held on 12 February 2025 at the [[Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seta |first=Fenil |date=2025-02-13 |title=Chhaava music launch: “This film has the ability to show the world what an Indian hero stands for. If they have Avengers, we have Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj!” – Dinesh Vijan |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/chhaava-music-launch-film-ability-show-world-indian-hero-stands-avengers-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj-dinesh-vijan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214083944/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/chhaava-music-launch-film-ability-show-world-indian-hero-stands-avengers-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj-dinesh-vijan/ |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref> The cast and crew felicitated the event, which also featured live performance of the songs by Rahman and his musical team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Akriti |date=13 February 2025 |title=Vicky Kaushal Pens A Sweet Note For AR Rahman As He Performs Live On Chhaava Songs: 'I'll Truly Cherish' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/vicky-kaushal-pens-a-sweet-note-for-ar-rahman-as-he-performs-live-on-chhaava-songs-ill-truly-cherish-9226214.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214214305/https://www.news18.com/movies/vicky-kaushal-pens-a-sweet-note-for-ar-rahman-as-he-performs-live-on-chhaava-songs-ill-truly-cherish-9226214.html |archive-date=14 February 2025 |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-13 |title=Vicky Kaushal calls Chhaava music launch a 'new core memory': 'To see AR Rahman compose live score to my dialogues…in the presence of my parents' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vicky-kaushal-calls-chhaava-music-launch-a-new-core-memory-9834259/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214012510/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vicky-kaushal-calls-chhaava-music-launch-a-new-core-memory-9834259/ |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> The album will be distributed in [[LP record|vinyl LP]] formats, by the music company Blisstainment with an expected release in March 2025.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Chhaava – Black (Pre Book) |url=https://blisstainment.com/product/chhaava |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250226183830/https://blisstainment.com/product/chhaava |archive-date=2025-02-26 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Blisstainment}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline =
| total_length = {{Duration|m=27|s=10}}
| title_width =
| title1 = Jaane Tu
| extra1 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length1 = 4:44
| lyrics1 = [[Irshad Kamil]]
| title2 = Aaya Re Toofan
| extra2 = [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Vaishali Samant]]
| length2 = 4:39
| lyrics2 = Irshad Kamil, [[Kshitij Patwardhan]]
| title3 = Zinda Rahey
| extra3 = Hiral Viradia, A. R. Rahman
| length3 = 5:08
| lyrics3 = Irshad Kamil
| title4 = Teri Chaahat
| extra4 = [[Jonita Gandhi]], [[Seeta Qasemi]]
| length4 = 3:05
| lyrics4 = Irshad Kamil
| title5 = The Roar
| extra5 = MC Heam, [[Nakul Abhyankar]]
| lyrics5 = Irshad Kamil
| length5 = 3:12
| title6 = Rudra
| extra6 = Nakul Abhyankar
| length6 = 3:00
| lyrics6 = Kshitij Patwardhan
| title7 = The Crown
| extra7 = Mahsa Ahmadi, Nooshin Ghayoor
| length7 = 3:22
| lyrics7 = Traditional
}}

== Reception ==
The music received mixed reception from critics and audiences, who noted Rahman's use of contemporary sounds being "out of place" for a period film set in the 17th century.<ref name=":0" /> Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' noted "While AR Rahman’s background score is typically masterful, the use of electric guitar in the midst of tense sequences, reminiscent of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]’s [[Ride of the Valkyries]], feels out of place in a period drama. A more culturally rooted score, using Indian tunes and instruments, would have better suited the historical setting."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Devesh |date=2025-02-14 |title=Chhaava Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/chhaava-movie-review-71442.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217203039/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/chhaava-movie-review-71442.html |archive-date=2025-02-17 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}</ref> Prasanna D. Zore of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' criticised that "A R Rahman has become monotonous with his melodies after ''Lagaan''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zore |first=Prasanna D. |date=2025-02-14 |title=Chhaava Review: Big Thumbs Up! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/chhaava-review/20250214.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219111534/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/chhaava-review/20250214.htm |archive-date=2025-02-19 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' and Pratikshya Mishra of ''[[The Quint]]'' also remarked as "deafening" and "ill-fitting".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2025-02-14 |title='Chhaava' review: A brutally violent version of Maratha history |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1079101/chhaava-review-a-brutally-violent-version-of-maratha-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217154248/https://scroll.in/reel/1079101/chhaava-review-a-brutally-violent-version-of-maratha-history |archive-date=2025-02-17 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en}}</ref> Mishra further summarized that "in isolation, perhaps these tunes, loud as they are in the film, could work. But on screen, in a film set after 1680, it’s so disjointed. This is a soundtrack for a modern film; not a period drama."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Pratikshya |date=2025-02-14 |title=Chhaava Review: Vicky Kaushal Soars in a Film That Isn't as Brave as Its Subject |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/chhaava-film-full-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-sambhaji-maharaj-story-chhatrapati-shivaji |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214101558/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/chhaava-film-full-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-sambhaji-maharaj-story-chhatrapati-shivaji |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en}}</ref>

In contrast, Ganesh Aaglave of ''[[Firstpost]]'' said "A.R Rahman’s music, BGM and scores blends beautifully with the narrative and enhances the storytelling."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aaglave |first=Ganesh |date=2025-02-13 |title=Chhaava movie review: Vicky Kaushal delivers his career best act in a roaring Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj biopic |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chhaava-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-delivers-his-career-best-act-in-a-roaring-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj-biopic-13862769.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215025842/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chhaava-movie-review-vicky-kaushal-delivers-his-career-best-act-in-a-roaring-chhatrapati-sambhaji-maharaj-biopic-13862769.html |archive-date=2025-02-15 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[Firstpost]] |language=en-us}}</ref> Nishad Thalaivappil of ''[[News18]]'' wrote "The theme track of the film, Aaya Re Toofan, along with the two soulful melodies, Jaane Tu and Zinda Rahey, already makes this album a strong contender for the music accolades. However, the background score might just take you on a trip to Jodha Akbar, as it sounds slightly similar here and there."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thaivalappil |first=Nishad |date=2025-02-13 |title=Chhaava Review: Vicky And Rashmika Bring To Life Laxman Utekar's Raje and Maharani |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/chhaava-review-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-bring-to-life-laxman-utekars-raje-and-maharani-9226776.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216163149/https://www.news18.com/movies/chhaava-review-vicky-kaushal-rashmika-mandanna-bring-to-life-laxman-utekars-raje-and-maharani-9226776.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Personnel ==
{{div col}}
* Music composed, produced, arranged and programmed by: [[A. R. Rahman]]
* Lyricists: [[Irshad Kamil]], [[Kshitij Patwardhan]]
* Singers: A. R. Rahman, [[Arijit Singh]], [[Vaishali Samant]], [[Jonita Gandhi]], [[Nakul Abhyankar]], Hiral Viradia, MC Heam, Seeta Qasemie, Mahsa Ahmadi, Nooshin Ghayoor
* Backing vocals: [[Aanandi Joshi (singer)|Aanandi Joshi]], [[Sumedha Karmahe]], Aasa Singh, Sudeep Jaipurwale, Sana Aziz, Nakul Abhyankar, Sarthak Kalyani
* Flute: [[Naveen Kumar (musician)|Naveen Kumar]]
* Bass guitar: Keith Peters
* Violin: Balaji
* [[Shehnai]]: Pratik Shrivastava
* Dholak: [[Drums Sivamani|Sivamani]]
* Rhythm arranged and conducted by: Dipesh Varma, Kumaran Sivamani
* Percussions: Dipesh Varma, Shikhar Naad Qureshi, Vijay Jadhav, Ganesh Thorat, Rahul Rupawate, Adesh More, Siddharth Jadhav, Tushar Shirsath Tutar
* Strings: Budapest Scoring Orchestra
* Recording studio: Rottenblier Utca ([[Budapest]])
* Conductor: Peter Illenyi, Dániel Erik Fülöp
* Session producer: Bálint Sapszon
* Recording engineer: Viktor Sabzo
* Librarian: Agnes Sapszon
* Score transcription: Samarth Srinivasan, Srikanth Krishna
* Indian representative: Balasubramanian G
* Music supervision and editing: Hiral Viradia
* Additional programming: Parag Chhabra, Japjisingh Valecha, Shubham Bhat, Sarthak Kalyani
* Studios: [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|Panchathan Record Inn]] (Chennai), Panchathan Studios (Mumbai), Cafe Musica (Chennai)
* Senior engineers: Suresh Permal, Karthik Sekaran
* Recording engineers: Sreekanth Hariharan, Sarthak Kalyani, Sarath Santosh, Suryansh, Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh, Nitish R Kumar, Vibin Sundar
* Assistant recording engineers: Aravind Crescendo, Sathish V Saravanan, Harshil Pathak, Naval Chikhliya
* Mixed and mastered by: Suresh Permal, Nitish R Kumar
* Head of technical services: Riyasdeen Riyan
* Musicians' coordinator: R Samidurai, Abdul Hayum
{{div col end}}

== Release history ==
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| 12 February 2025
| {{Hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Music India]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=12 February 2025 |title=Chhaava (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/chhaava-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1796179955 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250227083743/https://music.apple.com/in/album/chhaava-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1796179955 |archive-date=27 February 2025 |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
|-
| March 2025
| {{Hlist|[[LP record|Vinyl]]
| align="center" | <ref name=":2" />
|}

== References ==
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Chhaava soundtrack - Revision history

Nishant taliyan at 18:31, 28 April 2026