Sreerama Chandra: Ranbir, Deepika Were 'Hot Couple', Commercial YJHD Songs Promoted Over Subhanallah | Exclusive

Sreerama Chandra gave Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani fans a melodious gift through the timeless song, Subhanallah. Earlier this year, when the Ayan Mukerji directorial re-released, the audience couldn’t stop going gaga over it. Among the top-listed romantic songs, Subhanallah got its due much later. Sreerama agrees. In an exclusive interview with Zoom, the singer and Indian Idol winner looked back at the song’s recording days and said he wasn’t sure whether it would make it to Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani’s final cut.

Sreerama said, “Back then, Arijit Singh was working with Pritam Dada. He was the one who played the song for me and recorded my voice. A couple of days later, Dada asked me to redub since the lyrics had changed. Dada was there. I wasn’t sure whether the song would make it to the film. Two to three months later, the first song, Balam Pichkari’s promo released. I had recorded the song, but Vishal Dadlani’s version made it to the final cut. I wasn’t confident about Subhanallah’s fate. It was the least and last promoted song. Sabhi gaane itne superhit the. After a few years, the song started getting popular. While all other songs were enjoyed back then, Subhanallah found its audience now.”

Sreerama further shared that he’s proud of Subhanallah and is happy to see the response it has been getting now. “A singer desires such feedback from the audience,” he added.

Explaining the reason behind the makers promoting other songs over Subhanallah, Sreeram said, “Back then, dance numbers were popular. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were the hot couple, and songs like Dilliwali Girlfriend were commercial. Subhanallah was a melody on young love. I believe melodies have better shelf life than dance numbers.”

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani released on May 31, 2013. The film also starred Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur.