Music Album Of RRKPK Is Homage To 60’s And 70’s Great Songs And Musicians Says Pritam

Mumbai, 13th July 2023 (Newshelpline) - Music composer Pritam, known for his frequent calibration with Karan Johar, pens a heartfelt note, praising the filmmaker and share some interesting facts about Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

Tum Kya Mile and What Jhumka song from RRKPK are out, both the songs are composed by Pritam and showcases an underlying classic retro vibe.

Sharing the note on social media, Pritam wrote, “Karan has a very strong sense of music and knows exactly what he wants. For the Rocky and Rani background soundscapes, we decided to use 60s and 70s film music. In fact, the entire film is an homage to those great musicians and great songs—the music both of us have grown up with. This goes perfectly with the script and setup of the movie.”

“Also, Saregama coming in as the music label and having the biggest catalogue of old film music made this dream of having a lot of retro re-invention in the film a cake walk. The song "What Jhumka" is an extension of that homage to one of our favourite songs, "Jhumka Gira Re," by Madan Mohan Ji, Asha Bhosle Ji, and Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. Besides, it’s an honour to be able to put my name beside Madan Mohan Ji's name in the credits!”

“The initial idea in the shoot mix was to use only the instrumental melody of the song for the shoot (thus there’s no lip sync by Ranveer in the hook), but later Arijit really wanted to sing the actual song in the end, and I really liked the idea. Amitabh doesn’t agree, and he wants only the instrumental as a hook, and we’re still fighting. So how do you feel? Should we just keep the "Jhumka Gira Re" melody instrumental, or do you like the lyrics at the end? #RRKPK @aapkadharam #JayaBachchan @azmishabana @RanveerOfficial @aliaa08 #KaranJohar @apoorvamehta18 @andhareajit @ishita_moitra #ShashankKhaitan #SumitRoy @somenmishra0 #MadanMohan @ipritamofficial @arijitsingh @jonitamusic @OfficialAMITABH #GaneshAcharya @DharmaMovies @Viacom18Studios @saregamaglobal”

The second single from RRKPK, titled What Jhumka, is adapted from Madan Mohan's 1966 song Jhumka Gira Re, the recreated version is going viral on social media.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is helmed by Karan Johar and written by Ishita Moitra, Shashank Khaitan and Sumit Roy, the film stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.

The film is slated for 28th July 2023.