Updated On: 13 February, 2022 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Nidhi Lodaya
The last few weeks have seen the Indian independent music scene make a strong presence in Bollywood. Those who struck gold tell us how it happened

Kabeer Kathpalia aka OAFF is behind the soundtrack of this month’s release Gehraiyaan, starring Deepika Padukone. He created the song Doobey, he says, as if he was doing it for himself. Pic/Ishaan Nair
For anyone who has been active on Instagram recently, the last few weeks have been owned by the songs of this month’s Amazon Prime release, Gehraiyaan. The title track and Doobey have made it to every second Reel. Interestingly, not Bollywood daddies, but an indie Mumbai-based composer-producer is behind it. “I got a message on Instagram from Shakun Batra [Gehraiyaan director],” recalls Kabeer Kathpalia aka OAFF. Batra said he had heard and liked his and partner Savera’s work.
A still from Gehraiyaan