Manan Bhardwaj’s composition for Radhe Shyam underwent 60 to 70 iterations before it was approved by the producers for the Prabhas and Pooja Hegde-starrer. Bhadwaj reiterates repeatedly that it was a stroke of luck that his song, which was set against a unique situation, found a place within this narrative.

“We needed the song to suit a star like Prabhas. It had to also match his character. There were certain lines that we had to change because his character would never say things of that order. There were also [few challenges] in interacting with the directors from the South due to the language barrier,” says the composer, who was aboard the team composing for the Hindi version of the multi-language film.