Heavily inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Kaante’ is one of those rare Bollywood movies that has aged well. The film was praised for its cast, story, and how it went beyond Tarantino’s work. But did you know that the film was originally supposed to be without music?
In a conversation with Radio Nasha, Anand Raaj Anand revealed that this Sanjay Gupta directorial was supposed to be a film without any music. He mentioned that when ‘Kaante’ was introduced, it was touted as “India’s first film without music.” He revealed that the makers had to change this decision because back in the 2000s, it was important for films to sell music rights.
Anand Raaj Anand said that the makers had roped in Salim-Sulaiman, Adnan Sami, Vishal-Shekhar, and Lucky Ali to make an album. He said, “Ek plan hua ki ek album banayenge 5-6 music directors se, jisko audio me launch karenge. Uska film se koi taluk nahi hoga.”
He added that he went to Sanjay Gupta and asked him that since he is taking music from all these music maestros, he should also take music from him. Sanjay Gupta asked him what music he wanted to create for ‘Kaante’. Anand asked him what the actors are doing in the film. To which Sanjay Gupta replies, “Kuch nahi yaar, collar khade hai, dhue uda rahein hai, aur gufaon mein baithe hue planning kar rahe hai.”
Anand Raaj Anand heard this and said that he has a line in his mind that can work for the movie and the song. That is when he penned the iconic, ‘Collar ko thoda sa upar chada ke.’ He revealed that the song was made on the spot and on the table.
The song is still remembered by many people. Safe to say, Anand Raaj Anand created a gem.
