EXCLUSIVE: Himesh Reshammiya to compose music for Veer Pahariya’s Naam - To Live Is War; reunites with Mahesh Bhatt after 16 years
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A source told Bollywood Hungama , “ Naam - To Live Is War is an intense movie and the makers wanted someone who could do musical justice to its subject and theme. They felt Himesh Reshammiya would be the right choice. Himesh was impressed with the movie's plot and the passion of the team and hence, he readily came on board. He was also excited about collaborating with Mahesh Bhatt after a long time.”
Adding to this, Interestingly, Himesh Reshammiya and Mahesh Bhatt go back a long way. Himesh composed the song 'Soorat Pe Teri Pyar Aave' for Footpath (2003), starring Aftab Shivdasani and Emraan Hashmi. Mahesh Bhatt was associated with the movie as a writer. Later, Mahesh Bhatt wrote the story and screenplay of Kajraare (2010), which starred Himesh Reshammiya in the lead. Himesh also composed and sang all the songs of the movie.
Meanwhile, Naam - To Live Is War , hence, marks their reunion after nearly 16 years. Although they haven't collaborated during this period, the mutual respect has remained intact. After the rollout of Himesh Reshammiya's 2014 mystery thriller The Xposé , he revealed in an interview with The Times of India that Mahesh Bhatt had personally called to congratulate him. Himesh had shared, “Bhatt sahab called to congratulate me and that was an emotional moment for me. His praise means a lot.”
Notably, Himesh Reshammiya is on a roll. Besides Naam - To Live Is War , he has several interesting films in his pipeline, including Sooraj Barjatya's Yeh Prem Mol Liya , the Emraan Hashmi-starrer Gunmaaster G9 , Anil Sharma's Arjun Naga and Vikram Bhatt's horror movie, 1920: Cold Winter .
As per the latest buzz, Coming back to Naam - To Live Is War , the movie is presented by Mahesh Bhatt under Utsav Entertainment and Productions. Directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, it is produced by Utsav Upadhyay and Riddhi Chawda.
In further updates, Naam - To Live Is War marks Veer Pahariya's third movie after the Akshay Kumar-Sara Ali Khan co-starrer Sky Force (2025) and the of late rolled out romantic comedy Prem Keetanu (2026).
Source: Bollywood Hungama