Aaj Ki Raat
Aaj Ki Raat is a 2006 Hindi song from the Bollywood film soundtrack for Don: The Chase Begins Again. The track is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The song became more popular internationally when later used by AR Rahman in the Academy Award-winning 2008 soundtrack Slumdog Millionaire.
Development
The track falls into the genre of 1980s retro-disco. Director Farhan Akhtar suggested using a retro rock number. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy got together with director Farhan Akhtar, who himself was a music enthusiast, to come up with the track which had elements of music styles they listened to in the late 1970s and 1980s. The song fits well in the film, as the film in itself is a retro story presented in a modern style. To ensure that this song fits in line with the 1970s, the track was heavily inspired from 1977 Donna Summer hit I Feel Love.Ehsaan stated that the song was influenced by the synthpop music of the late 1970s and 1980s, including musicians such as Ultravox and Cerrone.
The song was performed by Alisha, Mahalaxmi Iyer and Sonu Nigam.