Hindi Film Soundtrack Rating: Coolie No. 1

Rating – 8 6
Music Director – Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Javed-Mohsin, Salim-Sulaiman
Lyrics – Sameer, Rashmi Virag, Shabbir Ahmed, Danish Sabri, Ikka, Farhad Samji
Film Director – David Dhawan
Film Release – 25 December 2020

The soundtrack for the 2020 film Coolie No. 1, a reboot of the 1995 classic, is a high-energy “masala” album that balances nostalgia with modern dance-pop sounds. Released under the Zee Music Company label, the music was composed by a multi-composer team including Tanishk BagchiLijo George–DJ Chetas, and Javed–Mohsin, with a background score by Salim–Sulaiman. A major highlight of the album is the recreation of iconic hits like “Husn Hai Suhana” and “Mirchi Lagi Toh,” which retained original vocals from singers like Abhijeet BhattacharyaChandana DixitKumar Sanu, and Alka Yagnik to preserve their 90s charm. New tracks such as the infectious “Teri Bhabhi” and the pulsating “Mummy Kassam“—featuring the legendary Udit Narayan—successfully capture the madcap, comedic energy typical of a David Dhawan film. 

Teri Bhabhi (Dev Negi, Neha Kakkar, Javed-Mohsin) – Javed-Mohsin10 6
Husnn Hai Suhaana New (Chandana Dixit, Abhijeet Bhattacharya) – 10 7
Mummy Kassam (Udit Narayan, Ikka, Monali Thakur) – Tanishk Bagchi8 5
Mirchi Lagi Toh (Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik) – Lijo George-DJ Chetas7 4
Tere Siva (Renessa Das, Ash King) – Tanishk Bagchi7 6
Coolie No.1 (Raj Pandit) – Salim-Sulaiman7 5

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