The musical trio of Arijit Singh, Mithoon, and director Mohit Suri, who have created chartbusters in Hindi film music including Tum hi ho from Aashiqui 2, are back for the film Saiyaara’s next song, Dhun, which has been released by Yash Raj Films.
Mohit shares a musical journey with Mithoon spanning two decades now. They started their collaboration in 2005 when they did Zeher and Kalyug, for which Mithoon had arranged songs. For 20 years, Mithoon and Mohit have also worked on albums like Murder 2, Aashiqui 2, Ek Villain, Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, Half Girlfriend, Malang and now Saiyaara.
Speaking about his musical journey with Mithoon, Mohit says, “It’s been 20 years of knowing Mithoon, creating music with him and cherishing the brilliant mind that he has. I feel incredibly happy to see our body of work, especially the romantic songs that we have produced together.”
He adds, “So, whenever Mithoon and I team up, there are big expectations from us to deliver a great track and we relish that pressure. It fuels us to create something new, something that should get spoken about. It makes us push ourselves to deliver a big song that is loved by people.”
Before coming together in Saiyaara, singer Arijit Singh has collaborated with Mohit Suri on several soulful hits like Tum hi ho, Chahoon main ya na, Hum mar jayenge from Aashiqui 2, to Hamdard in Ek Villain, to the Hamari Adhuri Kahani title-track, to Phir bhi tumko chaahunga in Half Girlfriend, to Chal ghar chalen in Malang. About this collaboration, Mohit says, “Arijit Singh has given me incredible memories to cherish for this lifetime. These are not just songs sung by Arijit, but pieces of my heart.”
The director adds, “Naturally, when Mithoon, Arijit and I come together, we know that people want us to give them a song to remember and we love that expectation. The universe somehow brings the three of us together every single time to create a very simple but a very powerful emotional song, and Dhun from Saiyaara is that song.”
Talking about the song he adds, “Dhun is a song that celebrates the struggle in love, in life and the motivation real struggle can provide anyone to overcome all obstacles. Life is not a bed of roses, and people go through a lot and Dhun is a celebration of that spirit of never giving up. We hope that everyone loves it.”
The film launches Ahaan Panday. The studio has also handpicked Aneet Padda (who stole hearts with her brilliant performance in the much-acclaimed series Big Girls Don’t Cry) as the next YRF heroine.
YRF, in its 50-year history, is known for giving India some of the cult romantic films of all time primarily directed by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra. Mohit Suri, who is currently in his 20th year in cinema, has also directed some of the favorite romantic films. The film is produced by the company’s CEO, Akshaye Widhani and is set to release on July 18.
