 "From Mohit Suri's 'Saiyaara' to Rishab Shetty's 'Kantara': Movies whose music created magic")
In cinema, stories speak—but music feels. It’s often the unseen force that lifts a film from good to extraordinary, wrapping emotion around every frame and carrying the audience deeper into its world.
In Kantara Chapter 1 , composer B. Ajaneesh Loknath didn’t just create music—he summoned a spirit. The traditional beats, chants, and divine soundscapes became the film’s very soul, transforming the story into a spiritual and sensory experience that lingered long after the final frame.
Stree, with music by Sachin–Jigar, played with mood like few films do—oscillating effortlessly between fear and fun. Their quirky background score and catchy songs helped balance the supernatural with the satirical, making the film’s eerie charm truly irresistible.
In Rockstar, A. R. Rahman turned the soundtrack into the protagonist’s heartbeat. Every song mirrored Jordan’s inner chaos and yearning, transforming the film into an emotional concert of love, loss, and liberation—one that still echoes in the hearts of listeners.
With RRR, M. M. Keeravani unleashed music that thundered through every frame. His anthemic compositions fueled the film’s scale, heroism, and fire, turning it into a larger-than-life celebration of power and passion that united audiences across the world.
And in Jailer, Anirudh Ravichander brought swagger and rhythm to the chaos. His pulsating score turned silence into suspense and action into groove—reminding us that sometimes, it’s the sound that steals the show.
Saiyaara was a melancholic ode to the overwhelming and unpredictable emotions life throws at us that can be both walloping and enchanting.
Talking about the album, Mohit said, “Both the Saiyaara title track and Dhun are very close to me”. He shared that these songs were already in his mind while he was writing the script. “I’ve been wanting such songs for a long time, and I knew I had to add them in the film because they were deeply connected to the story”.
From divine chants to electric drops, from heartbreak melodies to heroic anthems—music continues to be the invisible magic that makes cinema unforgettable. Because when words fall short, music takes over.