Lyricist Raj Shekhar marks his a hundredth music with Aap Jaisa Koi`s Mila Tujhe
A century is a milestone value celebrating. However the insatiable starvation of a author is obvious once we congratulate lyricist Raj Shekhar for having penned his a hundredth music, and he quips, “Hundred songs appear much less in a 14-year profession. It ought to have been 1000!”
The music, nonetheless, is particular in a couple of manner. Mila Tujhe from Aap Jaisa Koi reunites him with actor R Madhavan, who featured in his maiden movie album, Tanu Weds Manu (2011). “On YouTube, individuals commented that Mila Tujhe reminded them of their faculty days, when Yun hello from Tanu Weds Manu, was launched. Woh padhkar laga umar ho gayi,” he laughs.
A nonetheless from Aap Jaisa Koi
With Mila tujhe, the lyricist reunites with singer and frequent collaborator Vishal Mishra. In an trade the place partnerships are hardly ever everlasting, Shekhar has discovered a continuing companion within the singer and composer. “Regardless of working with one another for therefore a few years, we don’t take each other with no consideration. Now we have enormous fights about songs, but there may be immense belief between us,” he smiles. Their collaborations embrace Jaane de in Qarib Qarib Singlle (2017), Pehle bhi most important in Animal (2023), and now, Mila tujhe.
They’ve teamed up once more for Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara. The lyricist, who has penned the music Tum ho toh, reveals that just about 9 years in the past, he and Mishra had created one other music for the director. “But it surely didn’t work out then,” remembers Shekhar, including that Saiyaara too might’ve been a missed alternative.
“This time, the music was recorded, however later, the scenario was faraway from the movie. I felt historical past was repeating itself. Then, Mohit sir requested me to put in writing
one other music for Saiyaara. I didn’t ask him who the composer was. Later, Vishal referred to as and requested me to fulfill him on the studio, the place he defined the music’s scenario. He mentioned it was for Mohit sir’s movie. When Mohit sir got here to listen to the music, all of us have been like, ‘Lastly, it’s taking place.’”
(L-R) Raj Shekhar, Irrfan Khan, and Vishal Mishra
To Irrfan, with love
Moreover Qarib Qarib Singlle, the duo had created one other music for late Irrfan Khan. It hasn’t seen the sunshine of day. “It was for Tiku Weds Sheru; Irrfan saab was to do it then. We each felt it was a memento of Irrfan saab and didn’t half with it,” says Shekhar.
