Aanand L Rai is a filmmaker, who’s known for his unique storytelling skills. The women in his film are bold and fiery (Tanu Weds Manu franchise and Raanjhanaa), the world he sets his characters in is relatable. The themes are quirky as even in his presentations like Tumbbad, Newton, Manmarziyaan and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. Today the director’s favourite project, Raanjhanaa, celebrates seven years of its release.
Raanjhanaa was known for its great storyline and power-packed performances by the entire cast – Dhanush, Abhay Deol, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar and Zeeshan Ayyub. What also sets this film apart is its beautiful music by AR Rahman. It has evergreen tracks like Raanjhanaa, Banarasiya, Piya milenge, Ay sakhi, Nazar laaye and Tu mun shudi.
Surprisingly today, June 21st is also marked as World Music Day. Aanand L Rai can’t believe that the music of this film still receives the same amount of love even after seven years of release.
Opening up about the same, Aanand L Rai said, “It’s fantastic to learn that… people still listen to Raanjhanaa’s music and shower the same kind of love. It’s a film very close to my heart and I’m happy that my film continues to make people smile.” We couldn’t agree more, the songs are still top our playlist.
Meanwhile, Aanand L Rai is gearing up for his next drama, Atrangi Re. The film will feature Akshay Kumar, Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan in lead roles. The film was supposed to go on floors earlier this year but due to the pandemic it has been stalled for a while. Let’s hope that things return to normalcy soon and we can enjoy our movies back on the big screen.