My testing ground was Anurag Kashyap and some people in his office.Īlthough I agree that the music sounds different, people can still hum it. How were you so sure that the music would appeal to the audience? The songs of the film are unlike any other Hindi film songs. If he wanted any changes he would tell me where to tweak it.
I would compose a song and make him hear it. I was a little nervous because I thought if I don't understand anything, what will I do? He is a no-nonsense director who gives complete freedom.
The best part was there was no baggage from Anurag.
Who doesn't like a paid vacation? (laughs). I don't really go to research or do homework. So I felt I had a chance to double it as my work. I was brought up in Indore and didn't get to travel enough. Is it necessary to travel to places to get the sound right? I was very attracted to these songs and I wanted to use it in one of my movies. You won't believe it but I thought of going to Trinidad and making a career doing chutney ( music) for some time. A lot of people from Bihar had migrated to Trinidad and Tobago and when I asked Anurag, he instinctively allowed me to go to the West Indies. I had heard about Bhojpuri Caribbean chutney music. It's a little bizarre that you actually have a song ( Hunter), which is composed in Trinidad and Tobago for a film which is set in the hinterland of Bihar. When I needed something else, I would go back and do another recording.įor the Hunter song, I requested Anurag to let me go to Trinidad and Tobago where I spent almost 45 days. I would record some things that I needed from a particular place and come back to Mumbai. I travelled to places like Patna, Darbhanga, Muzzafarpur, Gaya, Ranchi and Dhanbad. I also went to Benaras in Uttar Pradesh. It took me two years to compose the music for GOW, out of which I spent four months on and off in Bihar. I don't just go to a place, record a song and come back. I called Anurag from there and I told him, "I'm in Patna, do you want to give me any tips? Is there anything specific you want?"īeing Anurag, he just told me, "Do whatever you want."īy now, travelling has become synonymous with you. It is the safest place to be if you want to get the taste of local music. The first thing I did for GOW was I went to Patna and landed up at All India Radio. What was the first thing that you did when you started composing music for the film? I had heard all those weird but interesting songs, which you must have heard on the internet. When I got GOW, I had no idea of Bihar folk. I want to work with directors whose work interests me and who are interested in working with me. I made a conscious effort not to stick around a particular kind of music as it would have surely stereotyped me. After Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! filmmkaers were only offering me Punjabi-centric soundtracks. I liked the fact that it was unfamiliar territory. Weren't you scared having to compose Bihar folk music, something unheard of in Hindi films? I believe Anurag has heard a lot of songs coming from Bihar and the areas surrounding it. It was my first solo attempt at music composition. The voices that I had used for that film were very unique. I think Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! was the reason. I took it as a challenge because I thought it came from a person who belonged to Bihar (laughs).ĭid Anurag tell you why he selected you as the music composer? When Anurag met me for Gangs Of Wasseypur, the first thing he did was give me some research material and told me that he wanted the music to be like Bihar folk. I had just finished Love Sex Aur Dhoka somewhere in mid 2010. What was the brief given to you about Gangs Of Wasseypur by the director Anurag Kashyap? Khanwalkar shares her experience of traveling through the bylanes of Bihar searching for nautankiwallahs, Bhojpuri singers and other locals to sing the songs, her uniqye style of working and presently, being the only female music director in the Hindi film industry. Instead of enjoying her moment of glory, Khanwalkar has moved on to other projects.Īfter chasing her for than a month, I finally managed to meet her and talk about her unusual ear for music and how she is gearing up for the release of the second installment of Gangs Of Wasseypur, releasing on August 8. The music composer has become a hit with directors and fans, thanks to her innovative score in the film. Sneha Khanwalkar's quirky songs, with their unconventional lyrics and and streetwise expression in Gangs Of Wassseypur, have become a rage amongst the youth.
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