The first song from Prabhas and Kriti Sanon-starrer Adipurush – ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – was released on Sunday by award-winning composer duo Ajay and Atul Gogavale, popularly known as Ajay-Atul, accompanied by a live orchestra.
Updated May 20, 2023 | 11:52 PM IST
Ajay-Atul lead 30-strong chorus to render Adipurush anthem Jai Shri Ram
At the launch, the duo mentioned how a magical force was with them when they composed the anthem. It was indeed an exhilarating experience to launch the song with Ajay-Atul as the 30-member chorus.
The duo, incidentally, have written music or lyrics for influential films and TV serials in Hindi and Marathi, notably ‘Tumbbad’, ‘Zero’, ‘Super 30’, ‘Panipat’, ‘Tanhaji’ (starring ) ‘Adipurush’ director Om Raut) and most recently, Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Ved’.
Talking about the journey of the song, Ajay said, “The inspiration for this song is the name of the song. It was the first song we composed for the film.”
“When the film was offered to us, we were told about its scale. As soon as we heard the name of Shri Ram, that power and devotion automatically came to us. It was magical when we were making the song. The force was with us.”
Ajay said: “This was the first time our song was released on such a large scale and we got to see the live reactions. We are speechless because of the love the song is receiving. We are grateful that we got the opportunity to make this ” An anthem that will resonate with people for years to come.”
Thanking lyricist Manoj Muntashir, Ajay said; “He has penned the song very beautifully. His words have added power to the song. Only he could have done that. Also, this song is special because after a very long time, a song is sung by a single singer. Sung not by, but by someone. Chorus of 30.”