Even with just one song, “Tum Tak,” being released so far, A R Rahman’s music for Sonam Kapoor-Dhanush starrer, “Raanjhanaa,” has become the talk of Bollywood. And the buzz in the trade is that the music was sold to Sony Music for a price no less than Rs 6 crore.
A few days ago, Sony Music joined hands with Eros International to distribute the music of the soon-to-be-released love story.
The price of Rs 6 crore is one of the highest in recent times. Nowadays, the music rights do not fetch a high price unless the film has a very big star cast. This price for “Raanjhanaa” is simply because of A R Rahman’s popularity. “Ghajini” and “Rockstar” too had fetched a good price.
Raanjhanaa had many music companies vying for the rights but Eros International was clear that they would settle for no less than Rs 50 million. Directed by Aanand L Rai, the film marks the debut of Tamil star Dhanush in Bollywood. The love-story is set in Delhi and Varanasi.
