

He generally asks me to give one word that can be the anchor of the song. Sharing an interesting anecdote about the music composer, lyricist Irshad Kamil said, “I am going to open a page from Rahman sir’s book of creativity. The way Sara dances, we had to give her a dance song, which is Chaka Chak.” Dhanush’s song came from how he mixes some of English, Hindi and Tamil. He added, “Then the song came with keeping Akshay in mind. He told me Akshay has a collection of songs and I thought there is so much competition and that I need to make something cool as he has a lot of choices.” Because I am working with a director so closely, and especially Rai, who keeps talking about the actors like what Dhanush, Sara and Akshay Kumar do. The audience had their feet tapping to Toofan Si Kudi, Tere Rang, Tumhein Mohabbat and a flute rendition of Tere Rang.ĭuring the conversation, Rahman was asked whether he keeps actors in mind while working on a film’s soundtracks. The music maestro took the centerstage and performed to all the songs from the film. Mandira Bedi played the perfect host of the evening as she made some interesting conversation with the Atrangi Re team. Monday evening saw the team of Atrangi Re comprising Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan, Aanand L Rai, Bhushan Kumar and Irshad Kamil join the film’s composer AR Rahman at a live concert held in Mumbai. The pandemic put the brakes on movie promotions, but when you have AR Rahman composing for a film, it deserves a grand launch. We would often see big gatherings with the entire cast and crew coming together. Music launches were a regular affair in Bollywood in the pre-pandemic era.
