Diljit Dosanjh had no starry airs: Kantara Chapter 1
Diljit Dosanjh had no starry airs: Kantara Chapter 1
Kantara Music composer Ajaneesh Loknath shares his work experience with Diljit Dosanjh
Diljit Dosanjh rendered the Hindi version of the Rebel song from Kantara Chapter 1 for Rishab Shetty’s Kannada film.
While.Rishab Shetty’s Kannada hit Kantara Chapter 1 approaches the ₹800 crore mark worldwide, the film’s music, composed by Ajaneesh Loknath, remains one of its major USPs. Be it Brahmakalasha or Rebel, the music aids in telling the story that Rishab set out to tell.
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The Rebel song comes at a key moment in the film when Rishab’s character, Berme, and his clan send a warning of sorts to King Kulashekara, played by Gulshan Devaiah. The promotional video of the song, which racked up close to 10 million views on YouTube, features Diljit in the world of Kantara, being one with the people and fighting for their cause.
They have screams in the song and grunting noises as a sign of strength that are hard to pull off,” Ajaneesh recalls amidst the interview and adding that he wanted someone who has the throat to emit it, and he knew some Punjabi singers could do it. When he pitched the idea to Rishab and Hombale Films, they agreed, and they thought Diljit would be the perfect fit for the Hindi version. Diljit knew, while coming on board, what the film was about, and he (Ajaneesh) saw Rishab and him share a nice moment about it.”
Diljit had no starry airs, says Ajaneesh
Back in September, Diljit had shared a glimpse of the recording session on his social media, teasing that he has a ‘personal connection’ to the film that he can’t reveal. He had written, “With Big Brother rishab shetty official. Salute to This Guy Man.. Who made The Masterpiece KANTARA. He has
a Personal Connection with this film which he can’t tell.. But remembers when he was watching in the theatres..In The End when The song VARAHA ROOPAM Played he turned teary-eyed so much ecstasy.”
“He never made him feel like Diljit was a star or had any airs. He gave Ajaneesh the space to record the song the way he wanted. He even brought along a harmonium and asked Ajaneesh to teach him the tune. That’s a big gesture, because usually, singers aren’t always that invested,” says Ajaneesh. “And when we heard his voice, Rishab and he turned to each other in awe. They just knew they had what they wanted,” rounding off,
Kantara Chapter 1 is running in theatres in all South Indian languages and Hindi. It will be released in English on October 31.
News Edit KV Raman
