Salim-Sulaiman might not be well-known composers in Bollywood, yet the duo's catalog of music written for various Indi-pop artists as well as original scores is well appreciated. With Chak De India!,
Salim-Sulaiman had a demanding job of composing music for an offbeat film under a big banner. In addition, given the theme of this film, the music had to be entirely atypical Bollywood music miles away from the typical yet well-received composing formulas.
Salim-Sulaiman deliver a fine output given the nature of the theme. The soundtrack may not be a sweeping success, yet it's still a feather in the cap of the duo when viewed from the perspective of their past material and the film's considerable popularity. Anushka Manchanda of Viva fame delivers energetic vocals on the racy progressive dance number "Bad Bad Girls." The title track is sung by
Sukhwinder Singh, who provides an inspirational tone for the song. "Ek Hockey Doongi Rakh Ke" won many hearts, yet its classy remix by Medival Punditz proved to be grossly underrated when considering that average remixes by the likes of
DJ Suketu consistently garner much airplay.
Chak De India! isn't a spectacular soundtrack and, coming under the banner of Yash Raj films, it's a bit of an outlier -- particularly given past musical hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Lamhe, Chandni, and Kabhi Kabhi. ~ Bhasker Gupta