but also to appropriately contextualize the respective narratives and their times. 2011: National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist - Vikram Gaikwad (also for The Dirty Picture) Citation: For bringing to life the primary characters who propel the two films. He has especially worked on the transformations of the two characters as they journey towards their tragic fate. The makeup lends authenticity and highlights their emotional frailties thus raising the film to another temporal level. Soundtrack The soundtrack of the film comprises 21 songs of which 16 feature in the film. The soundtrack was released on 25 April 2011 at a ceremony held at Rang Sharada Auditorium, Bandra. Kaushal Inamdar is the music director of the film. To recreate the magic of Gandharva Music, the team invited Christian Howes, a Jazz Violinist to conduct the strings for "Nahi Me Bolat Natha", a legendary song of Bal Gandharva. The entire strings section was recorded by remote by Kaushal Inamdar from US and Spain. This is the first time the Marathi cinema has used a western artiste. Anand Bhate, also known as "Anand Gandharva", a Hindustani classical vocalist from Kirana Gharana has lent his voice for all songs for the lead character. Swanand Kirkire, the popular Hindi film lyricist known for his songs of Parineeta, 3 Idiots and Lage Raho Munna Bhai has penned lyrics of "Parvardigar", a qawwali and "Aaj Mhare Ghar Pavana", a bhajan. The music was mixed in Yash Raj Studio and mastered in London. The music is released by Saregama. Following is the list of the tracks. - Music recreated by Kaushal Inamdar References External links 2011 films Indian biographical drama films 2011 biographical drama films Biographical films about entertainers Indian musical drama films Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award Films that won the National Film Award for Best Make-up Films directed by Ravi Jadhav 2010s Marathi-language films 2011 drama films