Riding high on faith

Anybody whorsquos seen or heard the climactic song of the 2013 movie ABCD Any Body Can Dance Sadda Dil Vi Tu is bound to think that the song must have taken a couple of days if not weeks to compose However when we meet Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya the brains behind the smash hit they reveal a different story ldquoWe didnrsquot have a song for the climax and the video had to be shot in the eveningrdquo Jigar recalls adding that they came up with the song only a few hours before the final sequence got shot But try congratulating the duo for their success and they credit the moviersquos director Remo DrsquoSouza for the song ldquoAny other director in his position would have asked us to quit the project before moving on to another composer But he had faith in us and thatrsquos why we could deliverrdquo says SachinMusic composers Sachin and Jigar at their studio in Andheri PicSatyajit DesaiRight people right timeRemo is not alone in having trusted the duo In fact the musiciansrsquo journey in the industry rode high on the faith of many people who made them one of the most sought after musical jodis in tinseltown with movies such as Shor in the City Go Goa Gone Ramaiya Vastavaiya Shuddh Desi Romance Happy Ending and songs such as Shake Your Bootiya Finding Fanny and Dance Basanti Ungli as part of their repertoireHailing from Gujarat the duo met in 2003 when Sachinrsquos good friend and music composer Amit Trivedi introduced the two to each other They assisted music director Pritam for a couple of years before forming a team to independently compose music for moviesIt was Pritam again who encouraged them to step out of his shadow ldquoPeople have godfathers in the industry but for us Pritam sir is like a father He sat us down one day and said if you guys work hard then I can see you composing really good music by 20132014rdquo recalls JigarThey however had their share of struggles mdash the song Party Abhi Baaki Hai was rejected by at least three big directors before it became a part of the 2011 movie FALTU and a party anthem But the duo is grateful that they were able to keep the negativity out and focus on the positives during the testing time They also candidly admit that their mostdownloaded track mdash Jeene Laga Hoon from Ramaiya Vastavaiya mdash was a letdown for some of their director friends who expected more ldquoBut sometimes there is an inconsistency between what you want and what the director asks forrdquo justifies Sachin ldquoAs professional musicians we have to cater to various demands even though we personally may want to do something elserdquo he says adding that at times one has to unlearn lessons too ldquoI might have learnt eight or 10 new chords but if a song demands a simple tune then I have to deliver only that muchrdquo says the music composerTheir forthcoming projects include Remorsquos ABCD2 and his other unnamed project Shreeram Raghavanrsquos Badlapur Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DKrsquos Farzi ldquoWhen directors put their faith in us we feel responsible for delivering good work For instance we could have easily done a remix of Meri Pant Bhi Sexy for Govinda in Happy Ending but Dinu producer Dinesh Vijan told us that we need to show the actor in todayrsquos avatar We worked on a song for two nights and thatrsquos how Nacho Saare G Phaad Ke happenedrdquo reveals JigarLean on meTalking about their work equation the musicians explain that when its time to sit down and compose music together the two rely on each other Of his partner 34yearold Sachin says ldquoJigar will challenge every idea that he creates Then he will relentlessly tire you out by challenging you too Hersquos a very difficult customerrdquo He adds that he keeps Jigar in check by telling him when to stop experimenting ldquoWhen we met for the first time we hit it off as we could have a conversation without bringing the work factor in mdash which is true even todayrdquo he saysJigar on the other hand has mastered a balancing act of another kind The 32yearold is married to lyricist and singer Priya Panchal with whom he has worked with on various projects ldquoPriya was a friend first and after Sachin played lsquoGujarati cupidrsquo we got marriedrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos amazing to work together because I know I have somebody who can be honest if she doesnrsquot like something and vice versardquo