Pritam tunes off action films

Why don't you want to do action drama music after Dilwale and Bajrangi Bhaijaan?
I feel I am more comfortable composing the music for romantic films. My romantic songs like Gerua and Janam Janam in Dilwale became massive hits. I love doing those kind of songs where the romance is so strong and stays on for a longer time. I enjoy doing it much more as romantic songs are very important for the film and keeps playing throughout as Janam Janam in Dilwale. Love songs give meaning to a film. Romantic songs like Gerua come naturally to me. They survive way longer than a fast track or an item song. You don't need to do only fast tracks to get openings. Koi bhi gana instant hit hoga toh film hit hoga. I want to do dark, edgy romantic songs like I have done so many with the Bhatts. It's my homeground which I can go back anytime.

What will be the music in Dangal like?
I can't tell you much about it as I have signed the NDA (non-disclosure agreement). All I can say is that the film is not so dependent on music as the script is so powerful! I am very excited about composing the music of Dangal because of Aamir Khan and it's a brilliant script. Aamir is very involved in the music every step of the way along with director Nitesh Tiwari. We have had music sessions at Aamir's home in Panchgani. It's situational music and very different.

Are you disappointed with the reactions to Dilwale music?
Not at all. It's the No 1 on all platforms and still going strong. I am very happy with the reactions as it's much more than what I thought. With Gerua and Janam Janam becoming such big hits, I am more convinced about sticking to romantic songs only. I spent just one-and-a-half hours composing for Gerua and that's the time it took for Shah Rukh to come from his home in Bandra to my studio in Oshiwara to listen to it. He was as involved as Rohit Shetty in the music.

Is the music of Jagga Jasoos complete?
Composing the music of this film has been very difficult. It's one of the most difficult films that I am working on because there's no template for that kind of music. Contrary to what has been reported, 24 songs ar not there in the film. There are regular romantic tracks between Ranbir and Katrina. It's not an intensely, romantic film but is interesting because of the treatment of the music. I am composing for Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil where all my tracks are romantic ones. I have been composing for the last 12 years, then took a break. Now I want to concentrate on films where the soundtrack is very important and they need the soundtrack to define the film - where music is an integral part of the film.