‘Manmarziyaan’, A Musical Love Story Like Never Before
Both Anurag Kashyap and Aanand L Rai have made music an integral part of their films.
Amit Trivedi’s expertise with unique compositions and Eros International’s vision have made ‘Manmarziyaan’, a dream music project.
Talking about the importance of good music, producer Aanand L Rai says: “Music is the soul of
‘Manmarziyaan’. Every song has a unique flavour and provokes a different emotion.
“That’s what makes it so integral to the film and the script. Anurag Kashyap has a keen ear for music and Amit Trivedi understands the massive role that music plays in bringing to life a filmmaker’s vision to the big screen. We couldn’t have asked for a better team, for a musical love story of this calibre.” Kashyap reunites with music composer Amit Trivedi, after
‘Dev.D’, which won the musician a National Award, too. Coincidentally, like the ‘Dev.D’ album, ‘Manmarziyaan’ also has 14 songs. Amit’s brief was to make the songs both edgy and commercial. It was an experience that Trivedi found liberating as he worked on the tunes for two years.
A professor from Patiala University, Vijay Yamla, also makes his singing debut with the song ‘Dhyaan Chand’. If that wasn’t all, Amit himself has crooned a few lines in the song.
‘Manmarziyaan’ also introduces several new Punjab singers like Devendra Pal Singh, Deveshi Sahgal, Alamgir Khan, Vijay Tampa and Mast Ali, all of who were discovered and handpicked by Amit Trivedi.
The music director adds: “To achieve something new, it was necessary to do something we haven’t done before. We scouted for new sounds and voices that would reflect a mixed set of emotions ranging from angst, joy, love, pain and confusion.
“We tried to capture different flavours by introducing new talent and each singer comes from a different walk of life.
“Since they aren’t trained artistes, their sounds are raw and real, just the way Anurag likes his films. It was an enriching experience working with such a talented group.”
By launching 10 songs in 10 days, the makers of the film have tried to revolutionise the way music albums are released in Bollywood. They announced the ‘Manmarziyaan Concerts’, where Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal, along with Anurag Kashyap, Amit Trivedi, his band and over 20 singers performed at key metro cities across the country.
Manmarziyaan’ is presented by Eros International and Aanand L Rai. Produced by Aanand L Rai and Phantom Films. This Colour Yellow Production hits the theatres on September 14.