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Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kapoor are looking forward to finishing the last schedule of their detective flick Jagga Jasoos. Music director Pritam spoke about the movie, which is being helmed by Anurag Basu.

In a recent interview, Pritam said, "Composing the music of this film has been very difficult. It's one of the most difficult films that I am working on because there's no template for that kind of music. Contrary to reports, the film doesn't have 24 songs. There are regular romantic tracks between Ranbir and Katrina. It's not an intensely, romantic film but is interesting because of the treatment. I am composing for Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil where all my tracks are romantic. I have been composing for the last 12 years, then I took a break. Now I want to concentrate on films where the soundtrack is important and defines the film, where music is an integral part of the film."

Ranbir Kapoor talks about turning 50 per cent producer for Jagga Jasoos, says the idea is about more than just money.

Ranbir Kapoor and director Anurag Basu as reported earlier, have formed a company called Picture Shuru Productions for their next film Jagga Jasoos " a move Ranbir says might become a pattern, for reasons beyond monetary benefits. He says, "The intention for Picture Shuru productions was just that Basu and I wanted to partner with each other. I always maintained that I don't want to turn producer but if I have to, I would rather do it on a 50-50 basis. Basu and I are 50-50 per cent producers. As a director he is making the film, I am just the actor. He must own the film for posterity, for his family. That way, he also has a better incentive to make a good film. I would like to do it with every director of mine. I don't want to be a 100 per cent producer or sign' a director. During Jagga Jasoos, I told Basu let us make a film on a detective' and he came up with the story. So it's our' process. I don't think it is a monetary decision."

Ranbir is aware that this is a rather rare proposition, but expects it to catch up very soon. The actor says, "I feel it's better as the director deserves it. Anyway, the star system in our industry is slowly diminishing. It had come forth very strongly. I think that directors and content are the new stars'."

The team is expected to fly to Morocco for a long schedule next month and release the film later this year.

Published Date: Feb 11, 2016