Ajay-Atul are stars in their own right of Marathi cinema. They have been composing beautiful music for a while now and have also been the rare Marathi composers who have successfully crossed over into the Hindi film industry. Their recent album, Sairat, has also become a rage, so I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to list my favorite 15 songs of them.This post is not a review of their music, as my knowledge of music is pretty limited, but it is just an attempt to explore the music composed by them over the years which has made them hugely popular in Maharashtra.I am going in reverse chronology.
So, here we go:
Navri Ali
This one is an apt example of their composing talent. The indigenous use of various sounds is very impressive. Wonderfully written by Guru Thakur, the song is supposed to be a ‘lagingeet’ the type of songs which are sung during wedding ceremonies. This live version probably enhances the beauty of the song.
