Mirzapur: The Movie is the soundtrack album to the 2026 film of the same name directed by Gurmeet Singh which is based on characters from the Amazon Prime Video television series Mirzapur. The album featured nine tracks with an assortment of musicians Ray, Junaid Kumar, Anand Bhaskar, Dhanda Nyoliwala, Vaibhav Pani, Parry G and John Stewart Eduri. The soundtrack was preceded by three singles and released on 31 August 2026 under the Excel Music and Universal Music India record labels.
Background Anand Bhaskar and John Stewart Eduri, who previously composed the music for the television series, were incharge of creating the songs and background score, respectively, for the film too. Bhaskar adapted two songs from the series'—"Vaaroon" and "Sajanwa Ki Gunwa"—as "Varoon Forever" and a redux called as "Sajanva". Ginny Diwan, a longtime partner of Bhaskar who wrote the original song as well, also wrote the lyrics for the new version that featured female vocals by Shreya Ghoshal. Diwan admitted that the aim for writing the lyrics is to let the words complement the story and music rather than simply serving the melody, while also saying that Shreya's vocals in collaboration with Romy's provided a unique depth to the song.
In early August, Haryanvi rapper Dhanda Nyoliwala was assigned to compose, write and perform a rap number "Do Numbari" which was touted to complement the "gritty, high-octane world" of the fictional place. Ray composed an item number, titled "Ghoom Ghoom" which was picturised on Sonal Chauhan and sung by Rashmeet Kaur. He had previously worked with Gurmeet Singh on Phone Bhoot (2022), and the director had provided the situation for the song much earlier, after which they worked on the track. Ray added that the song derived a Rajasthani folk influence, with the word "Ghoom" being derived from the song "Ghoomar" from Padmaavat (2018). Previously, the item number was reported to be inspired by "Mehbooba Mehbooba" and was supposed to be composed by Khandel and Junaid Kumar, but it was proven untrue. However, Junaid Kumar did contribute music to one of the songs.
"Sanson Ki Mala", an adaptation of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali "Sanson Ki Mala Pe" was recreated by Vaibhav Pani and performed by Madhur Sharma. Parry G created Kaan Phaad in collaboration with John Stewart, which was the last minute addition to the film created a week prior to the release. The song was essentially a part of the background score.
Release Mirzapur: The Movie was the first soundtrack to be launched by Excel Music, a subsidiary of the production house Excel Entertainment, and was jointly associated with Universal Music India, which had acquired a significant stake in the production company earlier this year, owning the music distribution and publication rights as the label partner; this resulted in the decade-long collaboration between Excel Entertainment and Zee Music Company which had acquired all of their film music rights since Baar Baar Dekho (2016).
The first song "Don Numbari" was released on 3 August 2026. The second song "Varoon Forever" was released on 18 August, and the third song "Ghoom Ghoom" was released on 27 August. The film's music launch was held on 31 August 2026 at the Jio World Garden located in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. As a part of Universal Music India's "Hear It First" initiative, the film's soundtrack was made available to premium subscribers across all music streaming platforms for a limited period of time after which the soundtrack would be accessible to all users, through ad-supported tiers. This resulted in Mirzapur: The Movie, being the first Hindi film soundtrack to be released in this initiative.
Reception Anuj Kumar of The Hindu felt that the songs and sound design takes time to grow on audiences. Fenil Seta of Bollywood Hungama felt that the songs did not register well, except for "Ghoom Ghoom" being the "best of the lot, more due to the picturization and placement", the rest of the songs being average. Sana Farzeen of India Today wrote "The music is fun, the rap tracks add to the swagger, and yes, Vaaroon makes a comeback, while Sanson Ki Mala adds a soft touch to the ending." Zinia Bandyopadhyay of Firstpost said, "The music, especially the track that will instantly remind you of '[L] Lalit', is impossible to miss [and] gives the film the required tempo".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from AA Films:
Music composer: Junaid Kumar, Ray, Anand Bhaskar, Vaibhav Pani, Parry G, Dhanda Nyoliwala, John Stewart Eduri Music producer: Hrishi Giridhar, Tanvi Joshi, Shevv, Ray Music editor: Siddheshwar Ekambe Arrangements and programming: Junaid Kumar, Ray, Kranthi Sanjay Bobbili Music supervisor and creative consultant: Ankur Tewari Backing vocals: Vacha Bipin, Soundariya Wankhede, Shivangi Rammurty Chorus: Dibyendu Mukherjee, Kinjal Chatterjee, Naresh Mamindla, Sai Madhav, Akhil Chandra Acoustic, electric guitar and bass: Vaibhav Pani Sarangi: Sudhendu Haldar Shehnai: Rudresh Bhajantri Harmonium: Omkar Agnihotri Flute: Kiran Vinkar Studios: The Sanctuary Audiovisual, Mumbai; Bombay Live Studios, Mumbai; A Shock Studios, Chandigarh; Studio DMI, Las Vegas; Sonic Lab, Mumbai; TweakLab Studio, Pune Recording engineers: Vedant Uttarkar, Aniruddh Khanna, A Shock, Ray, Aditya Gajula, Ajinkya Dhapare Mixing engineers: Prathamesh Dudhane, A Shock, Abhishek Ghatak, Hanish Taneja, Vickey, Aftab Khan, Krina Shah Mastering engineers: Prathamesh Dudhane, A Shock, Luca Pretolesi, Alistair Pintus, Hanish Taneja, Levi Owen, Aftab Khan
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