Musicians Sadhu Tiwari, Rishi Pathak and Dr Vishal Chaturvedi credit ‘honest and rooted music’

The feature film Hanuman Ansh, based on the journey of saint Neem Karoli Baba, has been hogging limelight due to its blockbuster collection, with one of the major pillars behind it being its viral music. Debuntant director Dr Vishal Chaturvedi, a trained musician and also a singer-composer of the track Hriday Mein Jinke Sita Ram, says, “The stars of the success are musicians and their honest and rooted compositions.”.

The film's composers include Sadhu Tiwari, Rishi Pathak, Dhirendra Mulkalwar, Shreyas Dharmadhikari and visually impaired singer-composer Suneel Lodhi (Maine Tere Hi Bharose), and they have used two tracks of American vocalist Krishna Das. Speaking to HT City, Tiwari, who composed five viral tracks including Parvati, Bajrang Banka and Aavagaman, says, “I composed multiple tracks but knew which would suit the film and they got selected.

They were composed with minimal music and regional flavour. I was not here just as a singer-lyricist-composer; we all worked owning the project. What happened thereafter is Baba’s blessings.

I knew they would be liked but such virality is just magical.”.

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Sadhu and Vishal's association dates back to Gulaab Gang (2014). There, he sang Mauj Ki Malhare while Vishal was working in Anubhav Sinha's production. “That day I decided that I will use this voice, and we have also collaborated for another indie project.

I honestly believe he is one of the top 10 voices in the Indian film industry.”.

Singer-composer Rishi Pathak, who has also doubled as line-producer in the film and is part of three songs, says, “I am associated with the project from the start, and with Vishalji have worked together for years and musically jammed too for his Hanuman Chalisa Club. I co-wrote and composed Jai Hanuman, sung and recomposed Vaishnav Jan To and wrote-composed Ram Bhajan Ki Or.

Nothing in the film is due to personal relations. And probably due to this professionalism the film and its music connected with people.”.

Hailing from Sitamarhi, Bihar, he has done multiple indie projects and composed and sung for R Madhavan's Rocketry. However, in the end all songs were taken out from the film. Himself a singer, Vishal says the rawness of the musician and language played a big role.

“The songs are in Awadhi, Braj and Bundeli boli and part of culture. Its mithas (sweetness), mitti ki khushboo and soul probably reached the heart.

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Sadhu's raw voice, Rishi's khuli awaaz and deep composition, Suneel's full of life voice, Krishna Das's soaked in devotion compositions which we used as it is, and Dhirendra's background music and song – that we used last moment – all are the hero of the film,” says Vishal.

He recently sung Parajay and Dhain Dhain in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film Ghamasaan. He has received musical training from Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Lucknow.

The success of Hanuman Ansh can be attributed to the honest and rooted music composed by its team. The film's composers have used a mix of traditional and modern elements to create a unique sound that resonated with audiences. With their professionalism and dedication, they have helped bring the story of Neem Karoli Baba to life through music.

Here are some key highlights from the film:.