Updated On: 08 February, 2022 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Lyricist Rahat Indori’s Khul jaun kya to release posthumously in Homecoming; son Sameer develops the score for late poet’s verse

A still from the film
It’s almost poetic that a verse, written years ago by noted lyricist Rahat Indori, has reached its conclusion at the hands of his composer-son Sameer Rahat. The musician, who has worked on web series so far, is making his feature film debut with Homecoming. For the Sayani Gupta and Hussain Dalal-starrer, he has revisited the late lyricist’s work, Khul jaun kya. “My father was a legend, and to have his name and mine in the same song is a big moment for me. I admire him as a poet. I hope I can live up to his name — that’s the least I expect from myself.
Thankfully, I am a composer and he was a lyricist, so that separates our disciplines,” says Sameer, aware of the expectations that sit on his shoulders.