Anand Raaj Anand dominated the charts within the late 90s and 2000s. After a sabbatical, he has made a comeback with Welcome To The Jungle and now he’s right here to remain. In an unique interview with Bollywood Hungama, he gave a touch about his upcoming initiatives.
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When remarked that Welcome (2007) was his first movie with Akshay Kumar, Anand Raaj Anand revealed, “Sure, it was, adopted by Welcome To The Jungle. I’m now additionally engaged on his subsequent movie, co-starring Vidya Balan. It’s directed by Anees Bazmee.”
Backed by Sri Venkateswara Creations, the movie additionally has Raashii Khanna taking part in a pivotal position alongside Vijay Raaz and Sudesh Lehri. Produced by Dil Raju Shirish Reddy and Kuldeep Rathore in affiliation with Cape of Good Movies, the untitled comedy marks the sixtieth manufacturing enterprise of Sri Venkateswara Creations, and is all set to launch on December 4, 2026.
Bond with Sanjay Gupta
Anand Raaj Anand then went down reminiscence lane and opened up about working with Sanjay Gupta, “I labored with him in 5 movies and composed almost 20 songs.” These 5 movies have been Kaante (2002), Plan (2004), Shootout At Lokhandwala (2007), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) and Shootout At Wadala (2013).
Anand Raaj Anand continued, “I’ve had the utmost hits with Sanjay Gupta. Whole motion ko bhi musical bana diya un gaano ne, be it ‘Unke Nashe Mein’, ‘Laila’, ‘Mere Yaar’, ‘Ishq Samandar’, ‘Maahi Ve’, ‘Jaane Kya Hoga’, ‘Yaar Mangiyasi’, ‘Pyaar Aaya’, ‘Ishq Kabhi Kariyo Na’ and so on. It was a historic mixture and even sooner or later, it’ll proceed. Just lately, Sanjay Gupta ji informed me that he’s engaged on the script of Kaante 2. So, we’ll be becoming a member of palms quickly!”
Kaante’s songs had a brand new sound, in contrast to the opposite Hindi industrial songs of that period, including to its enchantment. Anand Raaj Anand agreed, “Sure, we had labored onerous loads on that entrance. Movie jaisi hoti hai, waise gaane banane padte hai. This movie was set in LA and never a single scene was shot in India. The technicians have been additionally from the West. So, Sanjay Gupta had instructed me on the very begin that ‘Apne ko naya, world stage ka sound design chahiye’.”
He added, “You could have observed that after Kaante, the sound of the trade modified. Earlier than Kaante, that was not the case. Kaante’s music proved that soulful music may be enhanced electronically whereas additionally making certain that it doesn’t flip noisy.”
The trivia behind the enduring Bichhoo music
A memorable music from Anand Raaj Anand’s discography is ‘Jeevan Mein Jaane Jaana’ from Bichhoo (2000), starring Bobby Deol. The music composer revealed, “We had the tune of the music prepared. I used to be seated in a jamming session with my brother, Harry Anand. We got here up with a line that we repeated repeatedly, ‘Jeevan Mein Jaane Jaana Ek Baar Hai Hota Pyaar’. For those who discover, that is the one line within the music’s mukhda. The identical line has been sung 4 instances! I sang this music in entrance of director Guddu Dhanoa and requested him whether or not we must always change the lyrics. He replied, ‘Don’t change a single line’. I informed him, ‘Isme toh saari line ek hello hai’! His reply was, ‘Jo bhi hai, dekh lenge. I don’t need to add any extra lyrics to the music’.”
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