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Channel V Super Singer Ravindra Upadhyay maintains the spirit and tempo of the album in yet another inspiring soundtrack "Aankhon Mein Sapna". Veteran lyricist Sameer figures out "dream come true" passion through the eyes of an aspirant with some stimulating lyrics. Like Abhijeet Sawant ("Indian Idol") Ravindra Upadhyay impresses with his vocal brilliance and promises to be singing prodigy of future. Ironically, both these singers got their first Bollywood break from Himesh Reshammiya. The soundtrack is more on inspirational contents and less on entertainment. However, it still makes it a decent soundtrack.

KK returns once again with similar feel and punch he exuded in "Ashayein" as he delivers "Mutthi Mein Aasman". New composer Kedar-Sarosh makes blazing impact with some peppy music and frivolous chorus ("Oye Oh") in the background. It epitomizes the hardships and struggle of the protagonist with the spirit of "never say die". Vimal Kashyap's well-conceived lyrics are analogous to the lyrics of the previous two numbers but still maintain the punch of an upright solo track.

The everlasting and eternal spirit of "sportsmanship" makes its piercing mark in the haunting voice of Sukhwinder Singh in "Khelenge Khelenge". Subhash Ghai's thematically garnished lyrics set the mood for the protagonist and make him gear up for the assault. Heavy musical and marching orchestration with vociferous vocals create an ambience of interminable fighting spirit. A situational soundtrack that pays pivotal role in this emotionally enriched saga has the musical attributes from singer-composer Sukhwinder Singh. It may not catch the attention of the listeners but will certainly play a significant role in the film. The female version is sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and appears on the other side of the album. Side A concludes with slow and brief rendition of the theme track of "Ashayein" by KK.

Side B has four soundtracks with two bonus soundtracks from pop band "OM". The first soundtrack is bonus track "Maula" by Fusion Pop Band "OM". The racy soundtrack seems to be added to maintain the tempo and spirit of the album. Subhash Ghai (lyrics) and Sukhwinder Singh (music) teamwork continues for the second time in this album with instrumentally synthesized soundtrack "Paani". Talented but forgotten Suresh Wadekar matches his voice with Sukhwinder Singh and Shweta Pandit in this semi-classical song. The soundtrack is more instrumental with classical "alaap" by Sukhwinder and Shweta Pandit followed by the voice of Suresh Wadekar. "Paani" is a typical Subhash Ghai soundtrack from music point of view, with natural flavors of beauty and analogous words of "Paani" (water). It is followed with yet another bonus track "Tum Tanna" from "OM".

The album concludes with the female version of thematically oriented soundtrack "Khelenge Khelenge". Sunidhi Chauhan fires up the passion of sportsmen. Sukhwindra Singh flares up westernized orchestrations that have loud marching impact with lyrics by Subhash Ghai. An average soundtrack that will find its relevance in this sporting saga that can be a trendsetter.

After 'Rockford', this album has managed to harvest some inspirational soundtracks that might catch the attention of youngsters. It may be recalled that soundtracks like "Pyar Ke Pal" and "Aasman Ke Par" are the first choices of aspirants in the musical competition. If these tracks are well promoted with fine choreography, then certainly it will be another feather in the cap of the filmmakers.