Another one after De Ghuma Ke

After the runaway success of De Ghuma Ke, which blared all around whenever India battled at the Cup, composer trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are ready with another anthem, this time for Sahara Pune Warriors.

After the runaway success of De Ghuma Ke, which blared all around whenever India battled at the Cup, composer trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendosa) are ready with another anthem, this time for Sahara Pune Warriors, a team that will make its debut at the Indian Premier League beginning on April 8.

“The anthem has got the team’s name running in the lyrics a couple of times. It’s turned out really nice ... we, as a team, are quite happy about it. The cricket team and the officials are also thrilled about it. It’s a spirited track, and we’re hoping the team goes a long way with it,” says Mahadevan.

Considering that Mahadevan has worked in a bunch of films down south, is currently working with Kamal Haasan on his next, and is a south-Indian himself, didn’t he and his buddies want to compose the anthem for the Kochi team instead? “We would have composed it had they approached us. But Ehsaan, Loy and I don’t go door to door asking teams to let us create their anthem for them,” says award-winning singer-composer.

The trio is on cloud nine. “People say De ghuma ke when they’re playing on the road or in a packed stadium. When we composed the song, we were criticised for the lyrics and the tune, but now, it’s become a chartbuster. And it’s a proud one for us, because our team won the tournament, too.”

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