National Film Award-winning lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, who has penned all the songs for Aamir Khan’s upcoming film Dangal, said that the actor-producer is very involved in the creative process.
“Aamir sir was involved, not interfering in the process of music and lyrics writing. The best part is Aamir sir understands the nuances of lyrics,” Bhattacharya said on Wednesday, which was also his birthday.
“As we keep calling him a ‘perfectionist’, I understood why they say so when I worked with him. He is always interested in interacting with us [lyricist and composer] and to improve the narration from all aspects,” he added.
Sharing his birthday memories, the Emotional Attyachar lyricist said, “I had a very normal childhood where all my friends would come for cake cutting and my mother would cook something special for me. After staying away from home for long, now that my parents [have moved in] with me, I am expecting that Ma will prepare a birthday special Payesh (a Bengali sweet dish) tonight [Wednesday].”
While Haanikaarak Bapu and the title song Dangal is gaining popularity among listeners, Bhattacharya says, “The film has five songs and all of them are involved in the narration. All the songs are adding up to the story. So they are situational.”
Talking about working with Khan, Bhattacharya said, “I was one of those youngsters who bunked classes to watch Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar five times. Working with him was not even in my wildest dreams. So today, when I am interacting with him, writing for his film, it is absolutely overwhelming.”
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal also stars Sakshi Tanwar in lead roles. The film is out on December 23 in India.
