Guru (soundtrack)

Guru is the soundtrack to the 2007 film directed by Mani Ratnam. The soundtrack was released on 18 November 2006. The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics provided by Gulzar.

Overview
Like many of Rahman's soundtracks, Guru comes with a variety of songs. The songs vary in their musical style, from the Turkish inspired "Mayya Mayya" to the  folk-ish "Ek Lo Ek Muft", the love ballad Tere Bina and rain-themed song, "Barso Re".

The song Tere Bina is dedicated to the memory of Pakistani qawwali singer Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan since it was the 10th anniversary of his death. Gulzar also adapted the lyrics of "Ay Hairathe" from the lyrics of Amir Khushroo's "Ay Sarbathe Aashiqui". Rahman personally trained Egyptian singer Maryem Tollar to sing "Mayya Mayya", a song which Rahman wrote while on Hajj in Makkah. After he heard a man near a river who was continually repeating "maya maya maya" (water in Arabic), he told Gulzar to incorporate the word into the tune he had created while touring in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The soundtrack has proved a success, staying at the number one spot thirteen weeks after its release, despite receiving stiff competition from other albums released.

The song "Shauk Hai" has been used in the film, but was not released on the audio CD.

The soundtrack release of Guru also incorporated bonus tracks from Rahman's other albums Rang De Basanti, Lagaan, Kisna, Zubeidaa and Meenaxi.

Hindi (Original)
Lyrics:Gulzar

Tamil (Dubbed)
Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Telugu (Dubbed)
Lyrics : Veturi

Awards
Filmfare Awards Star Screen Awards IIFA Awards
 * Won, Best Music Direction – A. R. Rahman
 * Won, Best Female Playback – Shreya Ghoshal for Barso Re
 * Nominated, Best Male Playback – A. R. Rahman for Tere Bina
 * Nominated, Best Lyrics – Gulzar
 * Won, Best Music Direction – A. R. Rahman
 * Won, Best Background Score – A. R. Rahman
 * Won, Best Female Playback – Shreya Ghoshal for Barso Re
 * Nominated, Best Female Playback – Chinmayi for Tere Bina
 * Won, Best Music Direction – A. R. Rahman
 * Won, Best Female Playback – Shreya Ghoshal for Barso Re
 * Nominated, Best Lyrics – Gulzar

Zee Cine Awards
 * Won, Best Music Direction – A. R. Rahman
 * Won, Best Female Playback – Shreya Ghoshal for Barso Re
 * Nominated, Best Lyrics – Gulzar