Sadda Haq
| "Sadda Haq (Our Right)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Mohit Chauhan, Arpit Gupta | |
| from the album Rockstar | |
| Released | 30 September 2011 |
| Recorded | Panchathan Hollywood Studio, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 6:05 |
| Label | T-Series |
| Songwriter(s) |
A. R. Rahman (composer) Irshad Kamil (lyricist) |
| Producer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
"Sadda Haq" is a song composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2011 Indian musical film Rockstar. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in leading roles and is directed by Imtiaz Ali, known for his previous romantic caper Jab We Met. The song features vocals by Mohit Chauhan and additional vocals by Clinton Cerejo and Arpit Gupta. The song also features Orianthi as a guitarist.
"Sadda Haq" has a powerful set of lyrics with a rebellious tone. The hook, "sadda haq aithe rakh" is Punjabi for "give me what's mine, right here (and right now)".
According to Rahman, Rockstar is "a character driven film" and hence he had to make use of rock music and guitars. While working on "Sadda Haq", the team (Rahman, Imtiaz, Irshad Kamil and Mohit Chauhan) agreed that they needed a fantastic lead guitarist to justify the tempo and the lyrics of the song. While Rahman and director Imtiaz Ali had short-listed several Indian and international musicians, they had Orianthi on the top of their list, given her incredible body of work and their huge international success. Rahman checked with her agent in Los Angeles and even met Orianthi during one of his visits there. He made her hear the track and Orianthi immediately agreed to be a part of the film, hence Rahman's first collaboration with Orianthi.
Rahman recorded the song in his Los Angeles studio. Mohit Chauhan says, "I spent an entire day trying to record Sadda Haq with Rahman saab, and a sweet boy, Arpit Gupta, who helped me learn a rock tone. The next day, I did a take when he was yet to arrive and it sounded perfect." The process took six hours, while Imtiaz witnessed the entire process through Skype.
The music video has Ranbir Kapoor performing in front of a live audience. The video was shot mainly at the Norbulingka monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Antonio De Souza High School in Mumbai and at Central Park in Connaught Place, Delhi, showcasing the band performing to a packed audience. A group of 200 performers from Shimla who had worked with Imtiaz Ali during the shoot of "Yeh Ishq Hai" from Jab We Met teamed up for Sadda Haq too. The group that specialises in the folk dance of Tibet had reportedly left the director impressed by their talent. "While shooting for Rockstar in Dharamshala Antonio Desouza high school for a concert sequence for Sadda Haq, Imtiaz suggested calling the same group of performers from Shimla with whom he had worked during Jab We Met,” says a source from the production team."
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