RAW was a movie not just on patriotism, but also on innocent love that was struggling to find its ground. Before one of the major sequences in the movie that will throw the story off the grills, the writer felt a need to empty off the characters’ heart – unmask their love for each other which they have been keeping, say in troubled water of patriotism they were in.
A situation such intense couldn’t just unfold with an exchange of dialogues, that’s where lyricist Murali Agrawal jumped in. Murali brilliantly unmasked the true feeling of characters without them giving in completely.
His lyrics gave the scene the secure atmosphere which the characters needed, and his words unmasked the authentic desires and insecurities of the characters without giving everything away.
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It’s rare when a lyricist understands the story so well that his lyrics transcend the feelings of the characters and gives the listeners a peek into their hearts.
Murali has mastered the art of masking the undertone of the story while he unmasks what the character or the story requires.
So far, the man continues to pen out lyrics as groovy as Jee Len De which is arguably one of his best works.
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