The music of Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt starrer “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani” is inspired by the songs of the 1990s Hindi films, says composer Pritam. The composer said Karan wanted a whole catalogue of songs that would remind viewers of the “’90s romance”. “He wanted LPs (long play)… so the structuring of the songs changed. Every song has two ‘antara’ (paragraphs) and they are about five to six-minute long. If you see the whole movie, it is full of nostalgia, emotions, everybody is singing old songs and we have used them in the background. The soundscape is like that,” Pritam told reporters here. The music composer was speaking at a promotional event of “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani” along with Ranveer and Alia on Friday evening. For one of the songs, “Jhumka”, Pritam and his team gave a spin to the tune of the iconic Asha Bhosle song “Jhumka Gira Re” from the 1966 movie “Mera Saaya”.
The new track is penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and sung by Arijit Singh and Jonita Gandhi.
Pritam also revealed that Dharmendra will be seen crooning some of the classic tracks in the movie. “There is a reason for revisiting ‘Jhumka Gira Re’. The soundscape is full of that nostalgia and there is Dharamji singing old songs and it is all for a reason. That’s what excited me,” he said.
“When I was composing the songs, I kept in mind the LPs, Jatin-Lalit, Anu Malik and the ‘90s era. We modernised it but the basic core and melody remained the same,” he added.
Produced by Dharma Productions, “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani” is scheduled to hit the theatres countrywide on July 28.
