par could not compete with. in this context, slumdog millionaire actor mahesh manjrekar stated, "i'm sad that aamir's taare zameen par didn't make it to the final round of the oscars. i thought it to be way better than slumdog ..., without taking away anything from boyle and the kids. but, indian movies are underestimated there." soundtrack taare zameen parsoundtrack album by shankar–ehsaan–loyreleased4 november 2007 (2007-11-04)recorded2007studioanand recording studios, mumbai, indiagenrefeature film soundtracklength38:45labelt-seriesproducershankar–ehsaan–loyshankar–ehsaan–loy chronology heyy babyy(2007) taare zameen par(2007) thoda pyaar thoda magic(2008) the soundtrack for taare zameen par was released on 4 november 2007 under the label t-series. the music is mainly composed by shankar–ehsaan–loy, with lyrics by prasoon joshi. however, "mera jahan" was scored by shailendra barve and written by gupte. joshi received the national film award for best lyrics, and shankar mahadevan won the national film award for best male playback singer, both for "maa." track listing no.titlesingerslength1."taare zameen par"shankar mahadevan, dominique cerejo, vivienne pocha7:082."kholo kholo"raman mahadevan5:013."bum bum bole"shaan, aamir khan, armaan malik5:324."maa"shankar mahadevan5:145."bheja kum"shankar mahadevan, bugs bhargava, shankar sachdev, roaj gopal iyer, ravi khanwiker, loy mendonsa, amole gupte, kiran rao, aamir khan, ram madhavni, haji springer2:076."jame raho"vishal dadlani2:597."mera jahan"adnan sami, auriel cordo, ananya wadkar6:328."ishaan's theme"shankar–ehsaan–loy4:13total length:38:45 reception joginder tuteja of bollywood hungama praised the variety of genres present in the soundtrack and the lack of remixes. he gave it an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it a "zero compromise album" that "stays true to the film's spirit". planet bollywood's atta khan rated it 9 out of 10, noting that the soundtrack "unquestionably lives up to all expectations". he felt that it maintained an "all round polished nature" and "is destined to become a classic". although he, too, enjoyed the musical variety, he believed the composers overused the guitar and synthesizers. sukanya verma of rediff.com gave the soundtrack a score of 3 out of 5, commenting, "taare zameen par isn't your regular soundtrack about fluttering hearts and sleepless nights. what makes these delicate and whimsical creations special is their underlying innocence." according to the indian trade website box office india, with around 1,100,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's thirteenth highest-selling.