Overview
- Shashwat Sachdev composed the soundtracks for Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar The Revenge (2026), and his music became a central driver of both films' public and commercial impact.
- He learned the project would become a two-part saga in October and has described his long creative partnership with director Aditya Dhar, which shaped the films' musical direction.
- Production accounts say last-minute fine-tuning of the score delayed print dispatches and affected some early shows as the team worked to finalize mixes and emotional detail.
- Tridev director Rajiv Rai has publicly objected to the sequel's reimagined version of 'Oye Oye,' retitled 'Rang De Lal,' and Sachdev has declined to comment until he has full legal and creative context.
- Sachdev recently won the Chetak SCREEN Award for Best Background Score, a sign of industry recognition that highlights growing prominence for composers and raises questions about music credits and rights in big commercial films.