| | | | Abhishek Bachchan with Trick Baby | Celebrated UK-based band, Trick Baby, has composed four songs for Bluff Master, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Nana Patekar, and directed by Rohan Sippy.
The band is based around the lyrics of Saira Hussain and Steve Ager, with Jeevan Rihal (harmonium, keyboards and additional vocals), Vikaash Sankadecha (percussion) and Emre Ramazanoglu (drums).
The group has even shot a special video with Bachchan junior for the film. Here, they talk to hitList in an exclusive interview… How did director Rohan Sippy contact you?
I think he saw us open the show at the MTV Style Awards last year, in Mumbai. It was a big night for us, rubbing shoulders with legends of Indian showbiz and some of India's finest music makers.
What was the initial feeling when he approached you to score the music of Bluff Master?
We were chomping at the bit to do it — especially when Rohan sent us the first track to remix — Mehmood's Sabse buda rupaiya. It's such a cheeky song, and by the time Trick Baby deconstructed it and put it back together, it turned out real nice and funky.
Our music is a bit 'soundscapey' anyway — we're big mood mongers — so it's a marriage made in heaven. It's also an honour to work with the Sippys, and Rohan is a maverick, with an edgy approach to movie making… we have a lot in common. How many Trick Baby songs are original compositions for Bluff Master and how many modified tracks?
We remixed Sabse bada rupaiya, re-versioned a track called Nine parts of desire in Hindi, especially for the movie. Indi Yarn and Neela are also in the film in their original form. Apart from Sabse… the rest are from our first album, Hanging Around. What was Rohan's brief to you?
Just do what you do and have fun with it! He threw in a few reference points like James Brown, The Whispers, Parliament, Earth Wind and Fire, that gave us a good indication of where he was musically — we knew he wanted big drama, horns, strings, fat bass, so that is exactly what we gave him! Any memorable experiences in Mumbai while shooting the video?
Our last visit to Mumbai was more than memorable — it was life-changing. We got stuck in the floods on torrential Tuesday ; hung out with Jackie Shroff dreaming up TV formats, listening to Jethro Tull and Abida Parveen till 4 am… we danced with Abhishek and we even hooked up with the Big B.
Are you hoping to score more tracks for Bollywood?
Certainly. It's a pleasure, bring it on! Tell us about your equation with Abhishek and Priyanka?
Abhishek, with his wiggly hips and his intense gaze, is hot. Priyanka, in all her perfection, is hot — Trick Baby's beats are smokin'! So all in all, it's going to be a roller coaster ride — hold on tight |
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