EXCLUSIVE: ‘Besharam Rang’ was the first song we created for Pathaan, reveals Vishal Dadlani : Bollywood News

When the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Pathaan was released in last December, it gradually because a topic of controversy. A section of the netizens were offended to see Deepika Padukone, who appears in the song, in orange swimsuit. A few politicians even went on record to state their offence on the visuals of the song.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Besharam Rang’ was the first song we created for Pathaan, reveals Vishal Dadlani

However, the controversy slowly died down and the song started gaining appreciation. And by the time Pathaan released and instantly became a rage world over, ‘Besharam Rang’ got transformed into an anthem, not just in India but also abroad.

In an exclusive video interview with Bollywood Hungama, the film’s music composers Vishal Dadlani and Sheykhar Ravjiani, popularly known as Vishal-Sheykhar, got candid about the film’s music. They revealed that ‘Besharam Rang’ was the first song they composed for Pathaan.

During the course of the conversation, Vishal asked Sheykhar, “I think we did ‘Besharam Rang’ first na?” To this, his partner replied, “Yeah, that was the first song.”

After the release of the song, Vishal had shared his thoughts behind its making saying, “‘Besharam Rang’ is a unique song. It is a confluence of genres that makes it very exciting musically. It is almost an old-school melody paired with a modern beat that is influenced by Afro beat but is electronic. What I love most is how a true melody transcends language, because while (singer) Shilpa (Rao) is singing it, it sounds like a very traditional Indian melody and (singer) Caralisa (Monteiro) and I are singing a Spanish version of that melody and it sounds authentic there too.”

Meanwhile, Pathaan is still going strong at the box office and is now in the race to reach the mammoth number of Rs 500 crores nett in India. In fact, the film has earned Rs 100 crores in PVR chain of cinemas itself.

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