Mourya Re
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Mourya Re is a 2006 hindi song from the movie Don: The Chase Begins Again. The track is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

 trio with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.

Development

This was the first song composed, as it is considered auspicious to to start any event with the blessings of Lord Ganesha. The composers used layeres of real Lezim
Lezim
Lezim is a folk dance form from the state of Maharashtra, India. Dancers carry a small musical instrument with jingling cymbals called the Lezim, after which the dance form is named.This dance is named after a wooden idiophone to which thin metal...

 bands
Brass band
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...

 and Nasik dhol
Dhol
Dhol can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent and nearby regions. Its range of distribution in India and Pakistan primarily includes northern areas such as the Assam Valley, Bengal, Gujarat,...

s which are used in processions during Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...

. They individually recorded the parts and assembled them later on.

The Sound engineer, accidentally erased the song after it was recorded. The trio had to redo the entire track again from scratch.

Reception

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama
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described the song as "a lively number that is easy on ears and keeps the Indian melody intact" while Sukanya Verma of Rediff called it an "ebullient track which released at the right time". Planet bollywood remarked it as a song that niche of listeners who like the Ganpati songs.

See also

  • Don: The Chase Begins Again (soundtrack)
    Don: The Chase Begins Again (soundtrack)
    -Release:The music was released on 26 August 2006 by T-Series, at the Inorbit Mall, Malad, Mumbai. Over 30000 people attended the function.RJ Harsh of Radio Mirchi was the host of the event. The programs started off by Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy singing Mourya Re, and gave a brief intro about the album...

  • Don: The Chase Begins Again
  • Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
    Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
    Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

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