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‘We don’t want to be part of popcorn projects with no longevity’: Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya

The music director duo Sachin-Jigar talks about briefs from producers they find scary

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Music composer duo Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya’s repertoire this year boasts of the way-out music of Stree (Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe, Kamariya, Milegi Milegi and more), preceded by Gold and folk flavour in Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran. They have Arjun Patiala coming up later. The two tell us that they have enjoyed working on Stree for the variety of dance music they could offer. “The songs are different in their style and the fun for us was expanding our space and broadening our bandwidth,” Jigar says. Sachin-Jigar talk to us about their music-making process and what being in the studio together entails. 

COMPLEMENTING EACH OTHER

Ever since they have teamed up, the composers have gone beyond being stuck in one genre. “The urge to learn something is strong in both of us. That makes us complement each other even though we have different tastes in music,” Jigar states. One thing common to them is that the first thing they look for while taking up a project is the production’s belief in them and whether they are getting enough time to do good work. “That inspires us to go out of our comfort zone and innovate. We don’t want to be part of popcorn projects that are made for impact but not longevity. Producers come up to us and say, ‘Ek superhit gaana de do, ek item song de do, ek romantic gaana de do’. Those briefs are very scary,” Sachin explains. 

GIVING UP PROJECTS 

The music directors admit that they have let go of several projects to avoid repetition. Sharing credit or scoring just one song in a movie album is another no-no. “Unless it’s absolutely necessary for a relationship we respect,” Jigar clarifies, “Like, for Gold, we were told that they already had two songs locked before we came on board. Reema (Kagti) narrated the script and we got so attached that we did it for our soul, and it gave us a chance to work with Javed (Akhtar) Sahab, which was our dream. Being among the biggest names, it may seem like it’s easy for them to turn down projects, but that’s not the case. “When you are a newbie, people either don’t approach you or when they do, they don’t care whether you say yes or no because you are just another option to them. Now, people come because they want us. So, it becomes difficult to say no because you will be hurting the sentiment of a filmmaker,” Sachin points out. 

A SOLID PARTNERSHIP

The musicians say that once they are in the studio, they look for a catchy tune that will drive the song, and build around it. “When one is tired, the other one steps in and takes it from there,” Sachin says. “We have lost demarcation of our individual choices. It’s all about songs now,” Jigar adds. Being holed up in a studio together means constant rounds of Bhelpuri and Chivda for them. “We work between snack breaks. But we are not social and don’t party much,” Jigar says.

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