The music “Kesariya,” from Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s movie Brahmastra, drew flak for the phrases “Love Storiyaan” in its lyrics, which turned fodder for memes on social media. Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, who penned the music, by no means anticipated the phrases to encourage such heated debate. He did not even notice that the music has created such a hullabaloo on the web till virtually a day later.
In an interview with the Film Companion, Bhattacharya shared, “It was sudden. Earlier, it has occurred in my profession the place individuals have taken offense to some or the opposite connotations in my songs. But right here, we by no means anticipated to attract flak on the phrases ‘Love Storiyaan’.” However, Bhattacharya is enjoying the memes, “People took out time to make memes on me. I was like, ‘Boss, you have arrived’.”
The lyricist, who has additionally written chartbusters resembling “Qaafirana”, “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin”, and “Subhanallah,” amongst others, nonetheless stands by his work. He mentioned, “It’s not like we wrote it one evening and launched it the following day. We have lived with it for over a 12 months. That’s the best way we wished it. It’s a contemporary movie and never a mythological movie. The characters belong to this era. So, of their lingo, there is usually a Hinglish phrase, that was our try. And, we nonetheless prefer it that approach.”
But, Bhattacharya is taking all of the criticism in good spirit. He mentioned, “When we are appreciated for a song, we do not ask ‘Why me?’ So, now when you are being criticized, you should take it sportingly and that’s what we are doing.”
Brahmastra, helmed by Ayan Mukerji, will hit the theaters on September 9. Besides Alia and Ranbir, the fantasy drama additionally stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna, amongst others.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
