That song had a very strange feeling that we had because it was a bittersweet experience because of Mukul Anand, the director, he passed away. When we composed the song, it was his energy. He said ‘Shankar’, he called me. I remember he was in New York and he didn’t realise what time it was. He called me at 5.30 in the morning. And he said, ‘Shankar, we need a song, a patriotic song, a patriotic song that will play in weddings, in clubs, in sporting events, in the baraat, everywhere this song should play. But it should be a patriotic song representing our country. We need a song like that.<\/p>\n
\\’That song had a very strange feeling that we had because it was a bittersweet experience because of Mukul Anand, the director, he passed away. When we composed the song, it was his energy. He said ‘Shankar’, he called me. I remember he was in New York and he didn’t realise what time it was. He called me at 5.30 in the morning. And he said, ‘Shankar, we need a song, a patriotic song, a patriotic song that will play in weddings, in clubs, in sporting events, in the baraat, everywhere this song should play. But it should be a patriotic song representing our country. We need a song like that.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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