Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has opened up about making a special track – Pyaar Ki Ganga Bahe – for his 1993 film Khal Nayak and revealed in an interview why he composed that song. He shared that after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, he got a call from a secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, who asked him to compose a song, which would send a message of harmony to all.
“People were dying in the communal clashes and everyone was upset. One day while I was shooting for a film, I got a call from a secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He asked me if the film industry can come together and give the message of brotherhood to the people. To which I agreed,” Ghai said.
To give a strong message, Ghai wanted to create something artistic that could be kept in the mind of the public instead of big stars coming in front of their television screens and speaking a few lines about communal harmony.
“I went to Javed Akhtar and told him about the situation. I wanted this message not only to reach the elders but also the young children who were the future of our country. And what could be better than actors singing on-screen with their kids? That’s when you see Sonam with Anil Kapoor, Tiger with Jackie Shroff and Ranbir with Rishi Kapoor in the song.
The song was released in 1993 to promote unity, integrity and communal peace. The said song was Ghai’s first collaboration with Javed Akhtar and music was given by Laxmikant Pyarelal and voiced by Mohammad Aziz, Manhar Udas, Jolly Mukherjee and Udit Narayan.
The track features Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Govinda, Jackie Shroff, Rishi Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah from Bollywood. To make it a nationwide sensation, Ghai also included Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Prosenjit, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Mammootty and Rasik Dave from regional film industries.
Ghai also revealed that none of the actors charged anything for the song and shot some of the clips themselves and were later sent for editing.
On March 16 last year, Ghai shared an Instagram post from the same shoot and captioned it, “It was a day for me to sync with six stars in 1992 while picturing a song Pyaar Ki Ganga Bahe. “
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