Suno Na Sangemarmar

"Suno Na Sangemarmar"
Cover of the song, featuring actors Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma
Song by Arijit Singh
from the album Youngistaan
Released6 February 2014 (2014-02-06)
GenreFilmi
Length3:21
LabelT-Series
Songwriter(s)Kausar Munir
Youngistaan track listing
  1. "Suno Na Sangemarmar"
  2. "Mere Khuda"
  3. "Tanki (Version 1)"
  4. "Daata Di Diwani (Qawwali)"
  5. "Tanki (Version 2)"
  6. "Youngistaan Anthem"
  7. "Suno Na Sangemarmar (Remix)"
  8. "Youngistaan Anthem (Remix)"
Music video
"Suno Na Sangemarmar" on YouTube

"Suno Na Sangemarmar" (transl. Listen to the marble) is a romantic song from the 2014 Hindi film Youngistaan. Composed by Sonith Peter George, the song is sung by Arijit Singh, with lyrics penned by Kausar Munir.[1] The music video of the track features actors Jackky Bhagnani and Neha Sharma.[2]

Background

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The song is composed by Jeet Ganguly and sung by Arijit Singh. This is their second collaboration in a film after Aashiqui 2 (2013), where Singh rendered four songs titled "Chahun Main Ya Naa", "Hum Mar Jayenge", "Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi" and "Aasan Nahi Yahan".[3] The music video of the song which features Jackky Bhagnani and Neha Sharma is shot around the Taj Mahal which is located in Agra.[4] It also explores the view of the monumental parks in Lucknow.[5] The song is choreographed by Feroz Khan.[6]

The song is the Hindi version of the Bengali song "Ki Kore Toke Bolbo" from Rangbaaz (2013), which is composed by Ganguly and rendered by Singh.[7][8] The tune of the song has a classic touch within it, where both the interludes have flute played in 90's style.[9] The lyrics of the song is penned by Kausar Munir. Regarding the use of "sangemarmar" in the lyrics of the song, Munir stated: "There was a huge discussion about the word 'sangemarmar' in the song, but it fell beautifully into the film and became a hit".[10]

Release and response

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The music video of the song was released officially on 6 February 2014, through the YouTube channel of Multi Screen Media, and was released, labelled as the "Valentine song of the year".[11] It was later released on other distributing label partners on 13 February 2014.[12] The full song was released on 24 February 2014, along with other tracks from the album.[1] The song was the first track released from the film.[13]

The song was ranked at the ninth position in the "Bollywood music report January–June 2014" published by The Times of India.[14] It was placed at the fourth position in the Music category of "Top search trends for 2014" which was revealed by Microsoft's search engine Bing.[15] The song was ranked at the third position in the list of "Top 10 critically best songs" published by The Times of India.[16]

Chart performance

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On 21 March 2014, the song had a direct entry at position 16 in The Times of India Mirchi Top 20 Chart,[17] moved up to position 11 on 28 March 2014,[18] and was placed at position 6 on 4 April 2014, labelled as the highest gainer of the week.[19] On 11 April 2014, the song jumped to the position 2 again as the highest gainer of the week,[20] before falling to position 3 on 18 April 2014.[21]

Chart (2014) Peak
position 		Ref.
The Times of India Mirchi Top 20 Chart 2 [20]
Top Asian Download Charts 20 [22]

Critical reception

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The song received mostly positive reaction from the music critics.

Bollywood Hungama's Rajiv Vijayakar felt, the lyrics by Kausar Munir is "relevant and meaningful" when adapted to the situation in film, and described the song as "soulful, placid and mellifluous".[23] Nishevitha Vijayanand from Movie Talkies who praised the vocals by Arijit Singh and the lyrics by Munir, stated: "this one surely has the potential to become a chart-buster if the film manages to win over its target audience".[24] Glamsham's Rafat stated, Singh is the right choice for the track and he felt that the USP of the song is Munir lyrics with parallels drawn to Taj Mahal.[25]

Priya Adivarekar from The Indian Express commented: "The theme of romance and backdrop of the Taj Mahal adds an extra charm, while the overall music arrangement is easy on the ears".[26] Joginder Tuteja from Rediff.com thought the sound of the flute and overall arrangement resembles that of "Zara Zara" from Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), and further stated, the track takes "sometimes to grow" on the listeners.[27] Sheetal Tiwari from Bollywood Spice commented: "Lyrics are effective if not entirely eloquent, however, the parallels drawn with the Taj Mahal are endearing".[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref
2014 Stardust Awards Best Male Playback Singer Arijit Singh Nominated [28]
Best Lyricist Kausar Munir
2015 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards Best Male Playback Singer Arijit Singh Nominated [29]
Best Lyricist Kausar Munir
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Best Male Playback Singer Arijit Singh [30]
7th Mirchi Music Awards Lyricist of the Year Kausar Munir [31]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Youngistaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Jeet Gannguli, Shiraz Uppal, Sneha Khanwalkar, Shree D & Ishq Bector. iTunes Store. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ Sunayana Suresh (24 March 2014). "Youngistaan isn't a preachy film: Jackky Bhagnani". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Rajiv Vijayakar (28 May 2013). "Jeet Gangulli: The man behind 6 superhit tracks of Aashiqui 2". Bollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ Abhimanyu Mishra (21 June 2013). "Bollywood songs go places in India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ Prateek Sur (8 February 2013). "Youngistaan song Suno na sangemarmar: Arijit Singh's special gift for Valentine's day". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ T-Series (24 February 2013). "Making of "Suno Na Sangemarmar" Song from Youngistaan – Arijit Singh – Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma". Retrieved 19 December 2014 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b Sheetal Tiwari (26 February 2014). "Youngistaan Music Review". Bollywood Spice. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Music Review: Jackky Bhagnani's Youngistaan fails to impress". Films of India. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Album with Old-istaan sounds!! (Youngistaan – Music Review)". Musical Sameeksha WordPress. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  10. ^ Seema Sinha (27 June 2014). "Kausar Munir: I never planned to become a lyricist". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Watch: Romance has a new love anthem with Jackky Bhagnani in Youngistan". India Today. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  12. ^ ""Suno Na Sangemarmar" Full Song Youngistaan – Arijit Singh – Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma". T-Series. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Watch: Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma get mushy in 'Youngistaan' song". Apun Ka Choice. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  14. ^ Priya Gupta (2 July 2014). "Bollywood Music Report Jan–June 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Here's what India searched online in 2014". The Economic Times. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  16. ^ Priya Gupta (16 December 2014). "Bollywood music report Jan–Dec 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Mirchi Top 20 Week Ending 21 March 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Mirchi Top 20 Week Ending 28 March 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Mirchi Top 20 Week Ending 4 April 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Mirchi Top 20 Week Ending 11 April 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Mirchi Top 20 Week Ending 18 April 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Asian Download Top 40 – 5th April 2014". Official Charts Company. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  23. ^ Rajiv Vijayakar (27 February 2014). "Youngistaan Critic Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  24. ^ Nishevitha Vijayanand (4 March 2014). "Youngistaan: A Mixed Bag". Movie Talkies. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  25. ^ Rafat (15 March 2014). "Music Review : Youngistaan". Glamsham. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  26. ^ Priya Adivarekar (28 March 2014). "Youngistaan / A decent effort". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  27. ^ Joginder Tuteja (1 March 2014). "Review: Youngistaan has good party music". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  28. ^ "Stardust Awards 2014 nominations". Stardust. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  29. ^ Filmfare Editorial (19 January 2015). "Nominations for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  30. ^ "Film Music Nominees: GiMA 2015". GiMA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  31. ^ "Nominations – 7th Mirchi Music Awards". Mirchi Music Awards. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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