A soundtrack that was created more than a decade ago for the film Donnie Darko made it to filmmaker Mira Nair’s radar and she made her choice - she wanted Michael Andrews, as the composer on her project, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. After a ninety minutes phone call and discussions about success, heart, films and music, Andrews, who lives in California and is the self-taught, son of a music teacher, who had very little knowledge about India or Pakistan, became a part of the film. In a tell-all email interview, Andrews opened up about his camaraderie with his director, exposure to Pakistani music and the challenges along the way.

A still from the film