It has been 20 years since Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai, which he wrote and directed, came out. Akhtar still has the 60-page script and his hand-drawn storyboards from the sets of the cult classic. While the story itself resonated with the youth, its seminal tracks immortalised the film. It was Akhtar’s first collaboration with Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa (SEL). Two decades later, he joins forces with the trio again to deliver powerful music for Toofaan.
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