SLB on music of <i>Saawariya</i>
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Monday,
September
25,
2006
"Change
is
a
natural
part
of
growth.
I've
changed
almost
the
entire
team
for
my
new
film
Saawariya," Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
is
an
exceptionally
relaxed
frame
of
mind.
He
has
recorded
almost
all
the
songs
of
his
new
film.
"It
feels
good.
When
you
struggle
to
create
something,
the
fruits
of
success
taste
sweeter."
His
beautifully
appointed
home
is
flooded
with
symbols
of
congratulations.
"I'm
essentially
a
recluse
.
When
people
reach
out
to
me
in
my
time
of
joy
,
like
this,
I
feel
grateful
and
exhilarated."
Exhilaration is the predominant mood in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's scheme of creation. The song recordings for Saawariya are on. Various singers are tested and tried out. Yes, Sanjay is an experimental mood.
He has made an extremely bold and adventurous move by signing Monty to do the entire music score for Saawariya. "After doing two scores Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas with Ismail Darbar, it wasn't easy to move away," sighs Sanjay. "But like I said change is an inevitable part of growth . When Monty did the background music of Devdas and Black. Black we shot with stock music and wondered how Monty would equal the work of great composers that I used to shoot my scenes with. But Monty stunned us. He lived up to every expectation."
The praise for Monty's worth came from the highest quarters. "Amitji with his powerful sense of music called Monty a genius. Monty comes from a family of great musicians. He's Pyarelal-ji's nephew and was trained by Pyarelal-ji's father who has trained half the musicians in the industry. Monty started playing the piano at the age of 5."
Sanjay lights up as he plays a haunting love melody by Monty for Saawariya. "There's a kind of beauty, spirituality and sensuality to his music. It's not about telling the world, 'Main dikha doonga, hila doonga, phaad doonga.' Monty has a sense of commitment. He stood by me and composed the theme when the Devdas score was left incomplete.
One can expect a totally unique music score in Saawariya. "It isn't anything like the music in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam or Devdas. I just hope people like what we're attempting here. After A R Rahman, I think Monty is the only complete music composer."
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