Sameer Anjaan Recalls Challenge of Writing Songs for ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’
Mumbai — Lyricist Sameer Anjaan has revealed that writing the songs for “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein” was among the toughest assignments of his career.
During an upcoming episode of the singing reality show “Indian Idol,” Sameer said the project became challenging because he had to travel to South India to work with music director Harris Jayaraj despite an extremely packed schedule in Mumbai.
Recalling the experience, Sameer said, “Sach bataun toh ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ mere liye bahut hi challenging film thi. Vashu Bhagnani ji ke saath main bahut saari filmein kar raha tha. Music director Harris Jayaraj South mein the aur Mumbai aane ke liye tayyar nahi the. Vashu ji ne mujhse kaha ki film naye ladke aur nayi ladki ko lekar ban rahi hai, isliye aapko South aana padega. Maine kaha, sawal hi paida nahi hota. Main itna busy tha ki agar ek ghante ke liye bhi Mumbai se bahar nikalta toh idhar-udhar dus gaane chhoot jaate. Phir maine kaha, ek kaam kariye, Sunday subah ki ticket nikaaliye, lekin shart yeh hai ki main raat ko wapas aa jaunga. Jitne gaane ho sake utne kar lenge, warna phir main nahi kar paunga. (Honestly, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein was a very challenging film for me. I was doing a lot of films with Vashu Bhagnani at that time. The music director Harris Jayaraj was in the South and wasn’t ready to come to Mumbai. Vashu ji told me that since the film was being made with newcomers, I would have to go to the South. I said, there’s no question of that. I was so busy that even if I stepped out of Mumbai for an hour, ten songs would get missed. Then I said, let’s do one thing, book a ticket for Sunday morning, but the condition is that I will be back the same night. We’ll do as many songs as possible, otherwise, I won’t be able to do it.)”
Sameer said the writing session turned into an intense one-day effort, with several songs completed before he returned to Mumbai the same night.
“Takriban 10 gaane the uss film mein. Subah 10 baje se lekar raat ke 8 baje tak maine saare gaane complete kiye aur usi raat Mumbai wapas aa gaya. Aaj jab peeche mudkar dekhta hoon toh lagta hai ki uss album ki mehnat safal hui, kyunki uska music aaj bhi utna hi pasand kiya jaata hai jitna 25 saal pehle kiya jaata tha. (There were about 10 songs in that film. From 10 in the morning till 8 at night, I completed all the songs and returned to Mumbai the same night. Looking back today, it feels like the effort on that album paid off, because its music is still as loved today as it was 25 years ago.)”
“Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein,” starring R. Madhavan, Dia Mirza and Saif Ali Khan, went on to become known for its popular soundtrack, which continues to have a strong following years after its release. (Source: IANS)
