The film features an ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Pearle Maaney, Pankaj Tripathi, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Rohit Suresh Saraf, Shalini Vatsa, and Inayat Varma.
The soundtrack to the film features seven songs, with lyrics written by Sayeed Quadri, Swanand Kirkire, Sandeep Srivatsava and Shloke Lal, and was released on 28 October 2020 by the T-Series record label.
[3] The soundtrack received positive response from music critics and listeners, who were appreciative of Pritam's composition, lyrics and the placement of the songs suiting the film's narrative.
The tracks — "Aabaad Barbaad", "Hardum Humdum" and "Meri Tum Ho", which released earlier as singles, were chartbusters and topped the music and radio charts.
When the scripting was ready and the film began production, Anurag Basu asked Pritam to complete the song which he agreed and decided to use the track after the producer Bhushan Kumar's approval.
The first song "Aabaad Barbaad", sung by Arijit Singh and written by Sandeep Shrivatsava was released on 21 October 2020, which was picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanya Malhotra's segment.
[citation needed] The track also features a female version, sung by Shilpa Rao and additional lines written by Shloke Lal.
[12] The track "Meri Tum Ho", sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Ash King, with lyrics written by Sandeep Shrivatsava and Shloke Lal, is pictured on Abhishek's Bachchan segment, showcasing the love for his father and daughter.
[6] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud gave the soundtrack 4 out of 5, saying "Pritam does still manage to produce a top-drawer set for Anurag Basu".
[13] Rony Patra of LetsOTT, gave 3.25 stars and said "Ludo's soundtrack suits the crazy narrative of the film and is another winning entry in the list of Pritam-Anurag Basu collaborations".
[17] Ludo's soundtrack was mentioned in Mixtape 2020, an article for Film Companion's Year Ender Special, written by author Sankhayan Ghosh.