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Crazxy (2025), directed by Girish Kohli, is one of Hindi cinema's most artistically distinctive action films of the year — notable above all for its music, which sees Vishal Bhardwaj return to mainstream Bollywood with Gulzar as his lyricist. The Bhardwaj–Gulzar collaboration, responsible for landmark soundtracks such as Maachis (1996), Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006) and Haider (2014), here brings its literary and musical depth to an action-thriller framework. Bhardwaj composes six tracks on the album, including 'Pul' (Vishal Mishra, vocals), 'O Papa' (Devika Sharma), 'Chann Ve' (Sukhwinder Singh) and 'Goli Maar Bheje Mein' — his own reprise of the iconic Ram Gopal Varma film Satya (1998) track. A bonus track uses Kishore Kumar's original voice in a rearrangement of the classic 'Abhimanyu'. Manan Bhardwaj and Harshavardhan Rameshwar contribute the remaining tracks.

The Crazxy soundtrack is a landmark 2025 release for Vishal Bhardwaj — his most accessible commercial project in years, while retaining the poetic depth of his Gulzar collaborations. 'Pul' (with Vishal Mishra) and 'Chann Ve' (with Sukhwinder Singh) are the album highlights. 'Goli Maar Bheje Mein' is a creative self-reprise of the Satya (1998) classic, now expanded with new vocalists Mano, Ila Arun, Paroma Dasgupta and Siddharth Basrur alongside Bhardwaj's own production. The use of Kishore Kumar's original voice in 'Abhimanyu' adds a historical dimension unique in 2025 Bollywood soundtracks.

Crazxy is musically one of the most significant Hindi film releases of 2025, marking the landmark commercial return of Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar to mainstream Bollywood. Their collaboration — responsible for Maachis (1996), Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), and Haider (2014) — brought a rare literary and musical depth to an action-thriller framework. Bhardwaj's creative reprise of 'Goli Maar Bheje Mein' from Satya (1998), his use of Kishore Kumar's original archival voice in 'Abhimanyu', and the inclusion of Sukhwinder Singh's 'Chann Ve' give the album an unusual historical and artistic reach for a 2025 genre film.

The Crazxy album was received with considerable enthusiasm by music critics as a return to intelligent, literary songwriting in commercial Bollywood. 'Pul' (Vishal Mishra) and 'Chann Ve' (Sukhwinder Singh) entered streaming playlists as modern classics. Bhardwaj's 'Goli Maar Bheje Mein' reprise sparked discussion about self-quotation and musical legacy. The Kishore Kumar archival track became a talking point about sampling ethics in Indian music. Vishal Bhardwaj's creative standing was reinforced, and Gulzar's continued relevance to contemporary Hindi film music was conclusively demonstrated.