"As music directors in their respective first films both Pancham and Bappida appeared successful as the film's numbers became popular but in both cases the films bombed at the box office. And here I don't wish 'Namte Namte' to meet the same fate," the doctor-turned-lead singer said at the audio cd launch of the movie here tonight.
"That means I don't want the tracks of the film becoming hit at the expense of the storyline or script as the music of my film is essentially aimed at enhancing the mood and situation and if the movie is liked hopefully the songs will also be loved by the audience," Sidhu said.
Coming to the lyrics of the film, five of which were penned by one of the front-ranking young Bengali poets Srijato, Sidhu said "in sync with Srijato's non-frills, contemporary style, the lines perfectly gelled with the voices of young singers Rupankar, Shreya Ghosal."
"Even Mir and his hugely popular coming-of-age band 'Bandage' delivered a track. To me, mental connection is very important and for my first movie too I have joined hands with those artists with whom my vibes match," Sidhu said.
Rana Sarkar, director of 'Namte Namte', said his movie, which has Rupa Ganguly, Rajatava Dutta and Saswata Chatterjee in lead roles, is a "depiction of how a family struggles to survive against socio-economic adversities" and is based on a novel by popular writer Dibyendu Palit.
"I am excited to be associated with the contemporary Bengali films which are undergoing interesting changes in terms of story, treatment and cinematic language," Mir said.
