Rajkumar Hirani’s film, Dunki has become a constant topic of discussion in the last few months. The now-released film features Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, and Vikram Kocchar, among others. Dunki, which was released on December 21, 2023, has done business for over Rs. 360 crores worldwide. Along with the storyline of the film, the soundtrack has also received much love and appreciation from the audience. Despite the other songs being well-received, Nikle The Hum Kabhi Ghar Se, which the eminent lyricist, Javed Akhtar wrote, was particularly praised for its soulfulness.
Javed Akhtar revealed how he ended up writing a song for Dunki
On December 29, 2023, Javed Akhtar performed in the show, Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon. During the show, the famous Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and poet narrated interesting stories about various super-hit songs that he had written throughout his career. Javed Akhtar shared an interesting anecdote about how he got involved in writing Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se from Rajkumar Hirani’s latest film, Dunki. He said:
“I usually don’t write just one track in the film. Raju Hirani Saab asked me to write lyrics of just one song. I declined but he insisted. He said, ‘Yeh gaana aapke alawa koi nahin likh sakta’. I kept unreasonable terms in front of him. Without batting an eyelid, he agreed to those terms. Yeh mera kamaal nahin hai. Yeh kamaal Raju Hirani ka hai. Jiske peeche 5 super-duper hit films thi, usko samaj thi ki yeh gaana mujhe iss aadmi se milega. Ego was not governing him. His love for his film was governing him. Hats off to him!”