While
the
soundtrack
of
Singh
Is
Kinng
is
topping
the
charts
the
world
over,
little
has
been
written
about
the
lyricist
Mayur
Puri
who
has
penned
the
successful
numbers.
From
the
emerging
breed
of
young
and
talented
dialogue
writers-lyricists,
Mayur
Puri's
name
strikes
a
chord
when
one
talks
about
songs
with
distinct
Punjabi
flavour.
Also
to
his
credit
lies
that
fact
that
he
has
penned
most
of
the
chartbusters
by
Pritam,
making
them
knock-out
hits.
Talking
about
his
work
for
Singh
Is
Kinng,
Mayur
fondly
says,
"I've
done
some
of
the
most
popular
work
of
my
career,
be
it
for
Dhoom
or
Pyaar
Ke
Side
Effects
with
Pritam.
So
there's
an
inherent
understanding
between
us.
Also
Aneezji
(Bazmee)
and
I
had
been
talking
about
working
together
for
a
long
time.
Finally
everything
fell
into
place
with
Singh
Is
Kinng.
And
I'm
glad
I
did
it;
it's
a
project
close
to
my
heart
as
I
got
to
revisit
my
mother
tongue
in
all
the
songs."
When
quizzed
about
his
favourite
track
from
the
film,
Mayur
is
quick
to
respond,
"Actually
I
have
two
favourite
songs.
'Jee
Karda'
for
its
energy
and
synergy
between
the
Punjabi
and
English
lyrics,
and
'Teri
Ore'
for
its
softness." He
also
shares
how
Pritam
had
initially
composed
three
different
tunes
for
'Bas
Ek
Kinng'
-
the
track
currently
topping
the
charts,
and
had
almost
settled
for
one
of
the
other
tunes.
After
much
deliberation
from
Mayur
he
used
the
current
tune.
In
fact
even
the
lyrics
were
a
little
different
originally,
but
then
a
philosophical
twist
was
added
to
them
to
go
with
the
message
of
the
film
-
Being
a
Kinng
is
a
derivative
of
positive
attitude
in
life.
Interestingly,
while
Punjabi
is
a
binding
factor
among
the
songs,
Mayur
has
gotten
as
authentic
as
it
gets
in
the
Daler
Mehndi-rendered
'Bhootnike'
-
using
some
of
the
most
rustic
expressions
found
in
the
language.
Talking
about
this
track
he
says,
"I
really
didn't
want
this
song
to
be
a
run-of-the-mill
Shaadi
number,
where
people
come
and
wish
the
couple.
This
is
the
first
song
in
the
film
and
it
really
had
to
set
the
tone
right.
So
Aneezji
and
I
came
up
with
the
idea
of
making
it
as
real
as
possible.
If
you
notice,
at
a
wedding,
the
groom's
friends
are
always
kidding
about
the
end
of
his
independence,
and
how
he
found
himself
such
a
good
looking
wife
despite
being
so
ugly
himself!
'Bhootnike'
was
written
in
the
same
spirit.
Akshay's
character
has
a
blast
in
the
song,
and
he's
performed
it
beautifully.
I'm
confident
it'll
leave
people
laughing!"
If
the
two
songs
on
air
are
anything
to
go
by,
this
album
looks
set
to
win
listeners' hearts
all
over
Story first published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 16:59 [IST]