Renowned Bollywood composer duo Salim-Sulaiman’s grand musical project and path-breaking annual album ‘Bhoomi 2021’’s tenth and final song ‘Need to Know Now’, is finally out.
Featuring the complementary vocals of Shashwat Singh and Nikhita Gandhi, the track is a fitting end to Bhoomi 2021 that has regaled global audiences over the last three months.
‘Need to Know Now’ is another testament to the diverse range of styles, genres, artists, and compositions that Bhoomi 2021 has featured, keeping fans guessing and yearning for more.
The soul-stirring Hindi-English track, “Need to Know Now” is a song that revolves around a couple’s relationship, a theme relatable in today’s modern context. Composed by Salim-Sulaiman, the Hindi lyrics have been penned by Salim and the English lyrics are written by Dhiren.
The track’s mellow acoustic opening set to soulful Hindi lyrics rendered by Shashwat are soon followed by Nikhita Gandhi’s powerful emotional and powerful vocals, set to lovely English lyrics. ‘Need to Know Now’s transition to an Electro-Pop melody as the chorus takes centre-stage takes one by surprise and complements the heightened emotions from the female protagonist’s point of view. The storyline that most audiences can resonate with involves the woman wants to know whether they’re really a couple committed to a long-term relationship while the man implores her not to doubt him or his intentions in an attempt to get her to relax.
The actor’s lyrics say, ‘kareeb they naseeb se milay they aur kareeb hain toh phir kyon uthee hain sawal mujpar yun bewajeh, thoda toh aitbaar kar relax a little bit yoon na de sazaa and the actress’ says, ‘I need to know now’.
Salim Merchant elaborates, “This song is a perfect finale to the year and to Bhoomi 2021 as it is full of emotions and we thought it would be cool to cast a real life couple and both have such amazing voices so it would be nice for them to sing a song about relationships. It adds another layer of authenticity to a dynamic that most of us can relate to at some point of our life or the other. It’s real and it’s human.”
Adds Sulaiman, “The song poses a lot of questions, but also has a lot of helpful suggestions conveyed through the meaningful lyrics. The music has a very interesting and fresh beat that binds the whole emotion together. The elements of a breakdown, doubts, and uncertainty about the future adds to the entire drama. It touches upon some stages of any real relationship that rarely get highlighted through such a creative project.”
“Need to Know Now” might be the final track of Bhoomi 2021 but it certainly lays the foundation for what Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have in store for audiences in 2022 and beyond. New themes. New projects. New surprises!
