Since ‘Dhurandhar’ hit theatres, its music has been one of the most talked-about parts of the film. Songs like ‘FA9LA’ by Flipperachi became instant favourites, but ‘Shararat’ started a different kind of discussion. After the earlier talk about the cast and dance moves faded away, the song came back into the spotlight for a more personal reason, the emotional story behind it. Composer Shashwat Sachdev, who often works with director Aditya Dhar, shared that ‘Shararat’ was inspired by his own feelings, dreams, and real-life experiences.
Shashwat Sachdev reveals the emotion behind ‘Shararat’
Talking to Galatta Plus, Shashwat described ‘Shararat’ and said, “Shararat is a very special song for us. I grew up carrying the baggage of being born in a third-world country, in a Tier-2 city, to a lower-middle-class family. At that level, especially in a country with such a terrible sex ratio, your chances of having a beautiful girlfriend are very slim. When I was growing up, I always wished I could be that guy a girl would sing for at a party. At weddings, you usually see boys singing for girls. I kept thinking—what if a girl sings for the guy? What if the girl wants the man? It would be politically incorrect if I say a girl often falls for a wealthy man, but…”
The social message within ‘Shararat’
Shashwat explained that Shararat was never meant to be about class or wealth, but about changing a long-standing social idea. He said, “It’s not about rich versus middle class. I think the world we live in often entitles men to want women, and that isn’t always romantic. I wanted to imagine a world where the woman expresses desire—where she says she wants to hang out with me. That felt like a beautiful world to live in.”
How ‘Shararat’ came together under pressure
Recalling the creative rush behind ‘Shararat’, Shashwat said the song took shape in a mix of pressure and passion. With composer Jasmin by his side, the process began unexpectedly when their regular lyricist, Kumar sir, couldn’t be part of the session. “Jasmin and I were working on the idea together. Initially, the lyrics were meant to be written by Kumar sir, a longtime collaborator, but he was travelling that day. Aditya told me it was a lip-sync song and we needed it immediately. We wrote a rough version, it got shot, and there was no scope to replace it later.”The track’s concept, he added, was always meant to challenge the usual narrative. “The idea was that the girl talks about herself and woos the man. When she does that—especially with a wink—it satisfies the boy in me who comes from a third-world country, someone who also wants to feel desired and think that there are people who would want to seduce me.”
Why ‘Shararat’ reflects Shashwat’s own journey
For Shashwat, ‘Shararat’ turned out to be far more personal than he had imagined when he first composed it. Over time, the song began to feel like a mirror to his own path as an artist. He said, “I don’t know if it fully makes sense in the context of Dhurandhar, or if Aditya even sees it that way. But when Sara’s character moves with Ranveer in the song, it feels like my own story—where I come from and what I have become. I want to be honest to my filmmaker and to the text.“
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