Gangster Marks 20 Years: Pritam Reflects on Joining Film and Its Music Legacy
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Gangster Marks 20 Years: Pritam Reflects on Joining Film and Its Music Legacy

The film Gangster, starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Music composer Pritam reflects on joining the project early in his career after collaborating with director Anurag Basu in television. Despite initial producer hesitation due to Pritam's limited prior success, Basu convinced Vishesh Films to hire him. The film's soundtrack, featuring voices like KK and Zubeen Garg, remains influential. Pritam also recalls his ongoing collaboration with Basu and the impact of losing key singers from the album.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
70%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 28 Apr 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles focus on the film industry and personal career reflections without political content. They present perspectives from Pritam and Anurag Basu, highlighting professional experiences and collaborations. There is no evident political framing or partisan viewpoints, as the coverage centers on entertainment history and music composition.

Sentiment — Positive (70/100)

The tone across the articles is generally positive and nostalgic, celebrating the film's anniversary and Pritam's career milestones. There is a respectful acknowledgment of the late singers KK and Zubeen Garg, adding a somber note. Overall, the sentiment balances admiration for the film's success with reflective remembrance.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
economictimes'I was a new guy with no hits': As Emraan Hashmi's Gangster completes 20 years, Pritam shares how he joined the film as a music composerCenterPositive
indianexpressPritam on 20 years of Gangster: 'Still in disbelief that both KK and Zubeen Garg are gone'CenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

indianexpress broke this story on 28 Apr, 02:44 am. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    indianexpress28 Apr, 02:44 am
    Pritam on 20 years of Gangster: 'Still in disbelief that both KK and Zubeen Garg are gone'
  2. 2
    economictimes28 Apr, 04:04 am
    'I was a new guy with no hits': As Emraan Hashmi's Gangster completes 20 years, Pritam shares how he joined the film as a music composer

Lens Score breakdown

38/100
Public interest25/100
Coverage gap100%

Story is receiving appropriate media attention relative to public interest.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Corporate
Vishesh Films

Story context

Category
Entertainment
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
28 Apr 2026
Key entities
Anurag BasuPritamGangsterEmraan HashmiZubeen GargJeet GannguliVishesh FilmsMukesh BhattMukesh (singer)KK (singer)Mahesh BhattAssamese language