Sukoon is the debut studio album composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali released under the Saregama label on 30 November 2022.
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali attributed his keen interest on music after listening to Lata Mangeshkar's songs and ghazals from Begum Akhtar, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali and Jagjit Singh in his formative years.
[1] Speaking to Rachana Dubey of Hindustan Times in 2011, Bhansali expressed on developing a private album, saying "There are so many tunes that pass through my mind.
"[2] Bhansali later went to compose for Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Padmaavat (2018), Malaal (2019) and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), with four of them being his directorial ventures.
[3][4] In September 2021, it was reported that Bhansali would compose an independent album under the title Sukoon and would feature noted musicians and singers collaborating for the songs.
[11] Since the album had to appeal the youngsters, the vocals were provided by singers from different age groups and genres, such as Shreya Ghoshal, Armaan Malik, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Rashid Khan, Madhubanti Bagchi,[12] Papon and Shail Hada.
[8] Ghoshal who debuted in Devdas (2002) directed by Bhansali and later worked with the latter in his compositions, described that "Every song of this album is special, intricate, detailed, deep.