17 February,2018 11:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonil Dedhia
Irrfan Khan with Randhawa
Why bank on a hit track by one Punjabi artiste when you can appoint them all to deliver a crackling soundtrack? Makers of Irrfan Khan's Blackmail have decided to do just that by featuring songs by leading rappers, Badshah, Guru Randhawa, Divine and singer Amit Trivedi.
Badshah and Amit Trivedi
Filmmaker Abhinay Deo tells mid-day that he is "blessed" to have the array of composers, each of whom has delivered chart-toppers over the years, onboard his project. "At Amit's behest, we decided to include a song that's a collaboration of him and Divine. I'm excited about it since they have created magic.
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Abhinay Deo
Divine will even rap in his unique style. Guru Randhawa is rehashing his 2015 single, Patola, for the film, while Badshah also has his own solo number. This is the first time that a collaboration of this kind will happen in Bollywood," Deo says. Production house T-Series, says Deo, recommended the inclusion of Badshah and Randhawa in the film.
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