In tune with the times

In tune with the times

    The music of Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Fukrey seems to have caught on. Ambarsariya, a romantic track by Sona Mohapatra — she is the executive producer of the album — is very popular. The recently launched song Jugaad, which has a qawaali feel to it, is also doing pretty well.
    “The idea was to make a young, irreverent, funky soundtrack that represents the youth of India who don’t have money or connections. It was also important for me to be true to the landscape of the film, create songs and a background score that help tell a parallel story in sync with the writer-directors’ vision and not mere promotional tracks that have no real connection to the characters or setting,” explains music composer, Ram Sampath.
Says Sona, “Fukrey is a joyride set in Delhi, specifically in a Punjabi neighbourhood. I visualised the song from the principal male characters’ perspective. Ram’s instinct was that the film would benefit from a simple love song.” Though most of the songs have been released, one track — Lag Gayi Lottery — has been held back. It will be released along with the film.
    The film, directed by Mrigdeep Lamba, is about four friends and their college-life escapades. It stars Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma and Richa Chadda in main roles.
    Fukrey, produced by Excel Entertainment, releases June 14.

Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Varun Sharma and Ali Fasal