Swanand Kirkire Scores Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Summer of 77,’ Sings Three Tracks

Overview

• Swanand Kirkire will compose a six-song album for Summer of 77 and will sing three tracks, including Ye Kaisa Hai Junoon.
• The eight-part Hindi drama is set during India’s 1975–77 Emergency and centers on youth, dissent, and identity.
• Kirkire says the music must feel true to the period yet speak to today’s listeners.
• The project reunites him with director Sudhir Mishra after Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and Khoya Khoya Chand.
• The cast includes Rahul Bhat, Isha Talwar, Vishal Vashishtha, Saurabh Shukla, Rajat Kapoor, Manav Vij, TJ Bhanu, and Anjan Dutt, and no release date or platform is announced.