Lootera, /luːˈteɪrɑː/ (English: Robber), is a 2013 Bollywood period romantic drama film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and partly based on author O. Henry's 1907 short story The Last Leaf. It is the second film directed by Motwane afer his critically acclaimed film Udaan. Set in the era of 1950s, the film stars Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. The producers of the film being Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl, the film features music and background score by Amit Trivedi with all song lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and cinematography by Mahendra J. Shetty. Lootera released to worldwide critical acclaim on July 5, 2013.
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The soundtrack of Lootera received highly positive reviews from critics.
Rafat of glamsham.com gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "it will not be an exaggeration to compare the music of this album to late Pancham Da's swan song, the awesome 1942-A LOVE STORY, the memorable music of which is still popular to this day. Says a lot about LOOTERA! A must have!" At Koimoi, Manohar Basu rated the album 4 out of 5 and claimed, "Amit Trivedi and Amitabh Bhattacharya with this album has perhaps delivered a masterpiece they can live off all their lives." Indibeats also gave it 4 out of 5 stars and observed, "if the music audience of our country are craving for quality, this must be one of the best selling albums of the year! Excellent!" Sakhayan Ghosh of The Indian Express stated, "Lootera has the kind of sublimity that will grow with time, and work even better with the film." He gave the album 3.5 out of 5. Yashika Mathur of Indo Asian News Service also gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Lootera has fine compositions. No item numbers, no discotheque peppy tracks. It is a relaxed compilation of songs." Giving the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, Sheetal Tiwari of bollyspice.com added, "Lootera features a great combination of lyrics, music and vocals. Its beauty lies in its quiet intensity and Trivedi proves yet again why he is one of the best composers of this era." Business of Cinema wrote, "Good when we expect great from Amit Trivedi. He’s set the bar so high up there, this meal cooks slow. Robbed, but not loot gaye." Karthik S of Milliblog stated, "Trust Amit to spring back with a vengeance from his recent middling state!" Jyoti Prakash of Indian Box Office rated the album 3 out of 5 stars and opined, "Overall, the album is good – as per the requirements of the film – but it somewhere lacks the knockout punch. A few light-hearted tracks could have added to its overall appeal."
Rafat of glamsham.com gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "it will not be an exaggeration to compare the music of this album to late Pancham Da's swan song, the awesome 1942-A LOVE STORY, the memorable music of which is still popular to this day. Says a lot about LOOTERA! A must have!" At Koimoi, Manohar Basu rated the album 4 out of 5 and claimed, "Amit Trivedi and Amitabh Bhattacharya with this album has perhaps delivered a masterpiece they can live off all their lives." Indibeats also gave it 4 out of 5 stars and observed, "if the music audience of our country are craving for quality, this must be one of the best selling albums of the year! Excellent!" Sakhayan Ghosh of The Indian Express stated, "Lootera has the kind of sublimity that will grow with time, and work even better with the film." He gave the album 3.5 out of 5. Yashika Mathur of Indo Asian News Service also gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Lootera has fine compositions. No item numbers, no discotheque peppy tracks. It is a relaxed compilation of songs." Giving the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, Sheetal Tiwari of bollyspice.com added, "Lootera features a great combination of lyrics, music and vocals. Its beauty lies in its quiet intensity and Trivedi proves yet again why he is one of the best composers of this era." Business of Cinema wrote, "Good when we expect great from Amit Trivedi. He’s set the bar so high up there, this meal cooks slow. Robbed, but not loot gaye." Karthik S of Milliblog stated, "Trust Amit to spring back with a vengeance from his recent middling state!" Jyoti Prakash of Indian Box Office rated the album 3 out of 5 stars and opined, "Overall, the album is good – as per the requirements of the film – but it somewhere lacks the knockout punch. A few light-hearted tracks could have added to its overall appeal."
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