Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has translated the national song 'Vande mataram' from Sanskrit to Hindi for director Ashutosh Gowariker's forthcoming period film 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'.
"I think if you are inspired, if you have that high energy created by the original text then it becomes easier for a writer to do something," the 65-year-old told us when asked how easy or difficult was the whole process.
"So I won't say it was difficult although I was obviously and terribly over-awed by the responsibility. But somehow it happened very quickly and to the satisfaction of the music director (Sohail Sen) and the director," he added.
'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey', slated to hit the screens Dec 3, stars Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Set in Chittagong in pre-independent India, the true life story revolves around a series of attacks executed April 18, 1930 and their aftermath.
The music of the film was launched on Wednesday and apart from the male lead, other B-town celebs like Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher were there.
The story develops in a part of Bengal, so what all did Akhtar have to keep in mind while penning the lyrics?
Vande mataram
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