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Imtiaz Ali recalls instructing AR Rahman to deliberately make ‘a kharab gaana’ that would kill it in the UP-Bihar market

Imitiaz Ali, who directed Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rockstar, opened up about how he, along with AR Rahman, worked on the quirky song "Sheher Main Hoon Main Tere."

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Rockstar director Imtiaz Ali recalls working on the song "Sheher Main Hoon Main Tere." (Photo: Amit Chakravarty/YouTube /Eros International)Rockstar director Imtiaz Ali recalls working on the song "Sheher Main Hoon Main Tere." (Photo: Amit Chakravarty/YouTube /Eros International)

Director Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar has clocked 13 years and the film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, continues to draw praise for its drama and music, which was composed by AR Rahman. The film’s album boasts many unforgettable tracks such as “Sadda Haq”, “Tum Ho,” “Nandaan Parindey,” “Kun Faaya” and “Phir Se Udd Chala”, most of which were sung by Mohit Chauhan. But for the filmmaker, the experience of making “Sheher Mein Hoon Main Tere Aake Zara Mil Toh Le,” remains memorable. During a recent interview with Fever FM, the director, who is busy promoting his upcoming film Amar Singh Chamkila, said, “When we wanted to make the song, the brief that we gave Rahman sir was ‘Ek kharab gaana banana hai (we have to make a bad song).”

 

He continued. “The song is bizarre. The lyrics are vague and there is no sur aur taal (there’s no melody). I told him ‘Aisa gana jo UP Bihar mein kamaal kar de (Make a song that takes the states of UP and Bihar by storm).’ Rahman sir would go like ‘Okay, okay!”

Over the years, Mohit, Rahman and Imtiaz have collaborated on several projects such as Tamasha, Highway and Diljit Dosanjh-starrer upcoming film Amar Singh Chamkila. Talking about the camaraderie they share and how it helps them create music seamlessly, Imitiaz, added, “The entire process of making the songs in my film primarily involves three people, Rahman sir, Mohit and me. So what keeps us reuniting with each other? Well, we are informal with each other, and that’s why we come back together and work again. We have a lot of fun together. We joke and use gaalis and that’s what keeps our bond strong. An onlooker might wonder how could we talk to each other in that manner.”

Imtiaz, in a recent interview with Mashable India, said,  “There have never been creative conflicts between me and AR Rahman. I immediately go into surrender mode when working with him.”

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