MUMBAI: Usually, when you listen to compositions by Jeet Gannguli, the guitar tends to be the instrument of choice. However, for the songs in the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’, Gannguli said that the instrumentation is different; mostly including the flute and violin. He has composed two tracks for the film. The title track of ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ has two versions, one sung by Arijit Singh and the other by the composer himself. For the second song ‘Yeh Kaise Jagah Le Aye’, the singer/ composer has introduced a fresh voice, in the form of Deepali Sathe, with lyrics penned by Rashmi Virag.
Commenting on the change in the music Gannguli said, “The story of ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ is very sensitive, and the music needed to evoke a lot of emotions. When I was composing the songs, I felt the need to introduce the flute and violin. So I called up Suresh Valvani, the best violinist in Bollywood. We played the songs on violin and flute and I loved it. This is when I thought of experimenting with the instrumentation.”
The only thing producer Mukhesh Bhatt told him was the story, after which he asked the composer to come up with a song ideal for the situation. Gannguli came up with the line ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’ and both, Mohit Suri and Bhatt, asked him to build up on the tune, which he did by the following day. ‘Hamari Adhuri Kahani’, which was released recently, already has one million views on YouTube, and Gannguli’s social accounts have been flooded with positive responses.
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The second track, ‘Yeh Kaise Jagah Le Aye’ is about a woman who although is married, has fallen for someone else. Deepali Sathe, who had previously sung the Bengali track ‘Janemon’ from ‘Herogiri’ for Gannguli, has crooned the number. “Deepali is someone whose voice has such a beautiful texture and she is equally hard working. When I called her up for the song she was in Kolkatta for a show. We recorded the song after she came back to Mumbai,” revealed the ‘Citylights’ composer.
Sathe, who was initially nervous to sing the track, revealed that Gannguli helped her. “Jeet da narrated the story to me about a woman being in a dilemma because she is happy being in love, but at the same time she is already married to someone else. He also told me that this could be the biggest song of my life. I was nervous, especially when he told Suri and Bhatt sir that he wanted to gift them a voice. But then I was fine and I am thankful to him for making me a part of this movie,” said the ‘Daingad Daingad’ singer.
Gannguli, who is open to working with new singers, said that anyone who wants to work with him simply needs to mail him their voice samples. He generally listens to them while travelling and makes the note of the names. “According me early morning riyaaz is necessary for any singer and he or she needs to train his/ her ears for becoming the best. This is why some of the best singers are the best listeners. Unless and until you do not get the note of ‘Sa’ properly, you can never be a singer. Ideally the voice of the singer should hit the scale of 440. A lot of singers go above or below the scale of 440,” he explained.
According to Gannguli, upcoming singers should not only do their riyaaz daily, but must also listen to Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, Mahendra Kapoor, Talat Aziz and other veterans.
