Pagglait: Arijit Singh and Neelesh Misra share their experience of working on Sanya Malhotra starrer

Umesh Bist’s dark comedy-drama Pagglait starring Sanya Malhotra in the lead is receiving rave reviews from the audience and critics alike. From being Sanya’s first solo lead film to marking Arijit Singh’s debut as a music composer, Pagglait is special for several reasons. Noted lyricist Neelesh Misra has also made his comeback as a lyric writer with this Sanya Malhotra starrer.

We got in touch with both the mavericks- Arijit and Neelesh and spoke to them about their working process and how was their experience of working for this Netflix original movie.

Talking about his conscious break from writing lyrics, Neelesh Misra shared, “Working on Pagglait was a beautiful experience. I had taken a conscious break from writing lyrics for movies because I was not able to connect with the entire process. I am glad to be back in the industry with Guneet (Monga) and Umesh (Bist) who made the songs and lyrics such an integral part of the narrative. I feel privileged to collaborate with Arijit in his first venture as a music director.”

 

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If you have heard the soundtrack of Pagglait you would know how integral it is to the film’s story. The beautiful lyrics and the soul-soothing music are cherries on the top. Gifted singer Arijit Singh has proved that he is an equally gifted music composer too. Revealing how he made music through the lockdown, the singer shared, “I am thankful that just before the lockdown I collected my set up and travelled back to my native place. I never predicted the lockdown to be for such a long duration but to not risk it, I collected as much as I could (music set up) and spent the whole year working on the minimal set up I had. Credits to my team who really made this possible.”

 

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Sharing why working on Pagglait was a unique experience, Arijit said, “Whenever I work on any movie, I always find the written script and shot script different, but this one had unique sync between the script and the way it was shot. It was the same vibe so there wasn’t a need for rework and I was emotionally involved in the script and the silence in between spoke so much, that it had a specific dynamic in the narrative and that’s done wonderfully.”

Also starring Sheeba Chaddha, Ashutosh Rana and Sayani Gupta, Pagglait premiered on Netflix on March 26.

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