Composer Tapas Relia reflects on the strange longevity of music and how his decade-old song has found its way to Instagram reels. The 2016 song, All I Am Saying Is Let’s Give Love a Chance was featured recently in Madhuri Dixit's Mrs Deshpande
Tapas Relia
As Dhanak’s (2016) fusion track All I Am Saying Is Let’s Give Love a Chance, a new-age rendition of Dum-a-Dum Mast Qalandar unexpectedly finds a second life on Instagram reels a decade after its release, composer Tapas Relia is surprised at the song’s unusual comeback. Speaking to mid-day, Relia reflects on the strange longevity of music, viral rediscovery, and his latest experimental leap with the title track for Madhuri Dixit Nene’s new series, Mrs Deshpande.
“It’s a strange yet surprisingly beautiful feeling, Dhanak came out almost ten years ago, and suddenly this track has gone viral. I suppose good music finds its way to people eventually.”
Madhuri Dixit Nene in Mrs Deshpande; (right) A still from Dhanak
Relia admits the delayed recognition can be unsettling, but he has made peace with it. “It’s taken a little too long for comfort,” he laughs, “but I really have no complaints. What’s reassuring is that people are responding to something that isn’t designed as a viral hook. Let’s Give Love is very basic musically, it’s the magic of the children, the script, the performances. I think it has finally reached people the way it was always meant to.”
About the song
The song appears in Madhuri Dixit Nene’s Mrs Deshpande, currently available for streaming on OTT
Relia’s other popular numbers
- Aankhon Mein Kya
- Kya Kahoon
- Saare Jahaan Se Acchha (Reprise)
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