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That includes ‘Chor Bazaari’,” reveals Pritam. The ballad ‘Main Kya Hoon’ was also altered. “It was earlier designed as a fast-paced go-for-the-kill ballad. But then I changed the pace and profile of the number.” Barring ‘Twist’, the entire score was scrapped and redone just a few months ago. The secret was out when the film’s ebullient music composer in the course of our conversation revealed how after the film was ready, he suggested to Imtiaz Ali that there should be an item song at the end of the film, just like in Jab We Met. Says Pritam, “Imtiaz said, ‘Get me a song like ‘Mauja Hi Mauja’ that ended Jab We Met. And you’re on’. That’s how ‘Aahun Aahun’ which comes at the end of LAK was born. It’s a traditional Punjabi folk song.” Then began the hunt to get the copyrights. “While getting the rights for the been music from Nagin was easy, getting the rights for this folk song proved impossible since it has originally been sung by 18 singers many of them from Pakistan. So we just credited it as ‘traditional’. Let’s hope no one comes forward to claim a slice of the song,” Pritam has his fingers crossed. Only two lines from the traditional track were used, the rest was all by Pritam. “Luckily Imtiaz loved the number and that’s how the end-song in LAK happened.”
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