On a Roll

After a string of successes in 2024, music composer duo Sachin-Jigar are looking forward to several major releases in 2025

- Amit Gurbaxani

Among all Hindi film composers, 2024 was clearly the year of Sachin-Jigar. The duo of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya tallied hits with songs from Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, Munjya, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and, most notably, 2024's biggest Bollywood blockbuster Stree 2. “The highlight was the fact that our biggest track is sung by a relatively new name,” says Sachin, referring to ‘Aaj Ki Raat’, the chart-topper from Stree 2 rendered by Madhubanti Bagchi.

Though it comprised just four songs, the horror-comedy’s soundtrack was among the rare OSTs from which each tune turned into a smash. “There have been superhit films where our music hasn’t worked, and we’ve made great soundtracks for films that flopped,” says Jigar. “It’s very rare that the entire package works.”