Composer Harsh Upadhyay’s addition to the credit roll of Remo D’souza’s Be Happy could well be seen as a lesson on taking charge of one’s destiny. Upadhyay, who was offered the background score and one song in the film starring Abhishek Bachchan, punched above his weight to ensure that the entire soundtrack became his responsibility.

“I had access to the script, so I made a note of all the places where they had left space for a song. After I made the song that he desired, Devi aayi, I also made the rest of the numbers. I completed all of it in 28 days. Today, directors like to hear songs from many composers. So, when I submitted my music, I made an appeal. I told him that if he doesn’t use my numbers, he must let me know why he was choosing to do so. I was glad that he retained all of them,” says Upadhyay on the day the 12-track soundtrack is released.