Masakali

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"Masakali"

Song by A. R. Rahman (composer) & Mohit Chauhan (singer) from the album Delhi-6 : Music From The Motion Picture Released 14 January 2009 Format CD single, Digital download 2008 Recorded Panchathan Record Inn Genre Feature film soundtrack Length 4:50 Label T-Series Writer Prasoon Joshi Producer A. R. Rahman Delhi-6 : Music From The Motion Picture track listing
"Masakali" (1) "Arziyan" (3)

"Masakali" is a popular Hindi song from the 2009 Bollywood film Delhi-6. It was composed by A. R. Rahman, sung by Mohit Chauhan and lyrics penned by Prasoon Joshi. The song was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 14 January 2009 at the Indian Idol 4 competition. The song got overwhelming positive responses and won five Mirchi Music Awards including the Best Song of the Year Award.[1]

Contents

1 Development 2 Release 3 Reception

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3.1 Chart performance 3.2 Awards 3.3 Criticism

4 In popular culture 5 Notes

Development
Rahman composed the song much before he swept nearly all the international music awards for his Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack. He recorded the song in December 2008 and the vocalist was collaborating with Rahman only for the second time. The title of the song was the name of a pigeon appearing in the movie. The pigeon was a major theme used in the movie.

Release