SRK to score hits with a tabla scion

Work on Rahul Dholakia's Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khanstarrer crime-drama, Raees, currently in its last schedule in Mumbai, is drawing to a close. However, when the unit met with SRK to discuss its music recently, there was something missing.
"The cast and crew were shown portions of the film and they unanimously agreed that the music needed further work," revealed a source close to the development.
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'Raees' is set in 1980s Gujarat and tells the story of a bootlegger by the name of Raees Khan (SRK) whose business is challenged and eventually thwarted by a rugged cop, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Now, Mirror has learnt that the King Khan has given newbie composer-singer duo, Faizan Hussain and Agnel Roman, a month's time to come up with an out-of-thebox score and an album of five songs for the July release.
Incidentally, Faizan is Zakir Hussain's nephew and was recommended by the tabla maestro himself. The duo has worked on a music video, titled 'Jigariya', and are currently scoring the music for Sameer Chopra's The End.
'SRK invited Faizan and Agnel to play one of their compositions. A week later, they were asked to present an original track. He and producer Ritesh Sidhwani loved their work and signed them on. They will be collaborating with composer Ram Sampath. A whacky number with twisted lyrics is also in the works," the source informed.
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