2002, Shirish Kunder edited the film, using sync sound; Raju Singh composed its background score. Dinesh Gandhi of Aarti Enterprises produced the film, which was distributed by Eros Entertainment. Soundtrack The trio of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed Armaans soundtrack, with lyrics written by Akhtar. Bachchan, Udit Narayan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Alka Yagnik, Shaan, K. S. Chithra, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Roop Kumar Rathod performed the vocals. The T-Series label released it on 22 March 2003. The soundtrack album garnered positive responses from critics. Writing for the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama, Joginder Tuteja called it "a class product" that "strikes a chord with everyone alike". The Hindu believed that Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy had composed an "uplifting" soundtrack. Lalitha Suhasini of The Indian Express declared it one of the greatest albums of the year. Planet Bollywood's Rakesh Budhu added, "For Armaan, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy have shown us why their talent is worth our attention and how they are different from other great composers, like A. R. Rahman." Marketing and release Armaan was one of the most anticipated Indian films of the year, owing to the advertising describing it as the first film directed by Irani, known as an established screenwriter. This resulted in increased enthusiasm by moviegoers to see the film. However, talking to journalist Suchitra Behal of The Hindu, Irani said she had low expectations for the film and spoke of her nervousness over its commercial performance. As part of the promotion, an official website was launched at a press conference held in Mumbai in April 2003. In an article on Rediff.com, Subhash K. Jha wrote that people's word-of-mouth described the film as a thanda () film. Armaan premiered on 16 May 2003 and was screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival the following day. It was released on 195 screens across India and grossed on the first day, which Filmfare magazine thought was poor. By the end of its first week, the film had collected . In the second week of its overseas run, Armaan had earned $296,702 and $691,121 in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. According to Box Office India, it collected a total gross of worldwide and was declared a commercial failure. The film remains as Irani's only directorial project; she is continuing her work as a screenwriter. Armaan was subsequently released on DVD on 30 June as a single-disc pack in the NTSC widescreen format. Since