Although the Shahid Kapoor-Anushka Sharma untitled Yash Raj film has completed one major schedule in Hyderabad, the film’s music score is not in place yet.

A source said, “The film has so far been shot without any songs. That’s because producer Aditya Chopra, director Parmeet Sethi and music composer Pritam Chakraborty cannot see eye-to-eye on any of the songs and music that Pritam has composed for the film.”

The music of the film requires a rich, retro feel. “Parmeet Sethi’s film is set in the 1990s. Aditya Chopra wanted a distinct and directly-sourced reference to the sound and music of that decade. Everyone thought Michael Jackson and his songs like Billy Jean and Beat It would be sound reference points,” added the source.

Apparently, the whole experience with the sound and texture of the 1990s has fallen apart. The retro music, it is felt, wouldn’t work for youngsters today unless it’s yoked to a totally contemporary idiom, like the Twist track in Love Aaj Kal. The entire music composed so far has been scrapped and Pritam has been told to put on his thinking cap fast.

Meanwhile, Sethi continues shooting without the songs. It has been decided that all the songs will be shot on Bangkok and the US after the talkie portion of the shooting is complete. It’s hoped that by then all the songs would be in place.

Pritam confirmed the news but was guarded in his reply. He said, “I’m not really allowed to speak on this matter at all. But yes, Parmeet, Adi and I have been brainstorming over the music. And we haven’t really come up with a satisfactory sound. I’ve been forced to postpone my scheduled sabbatical from work by at least a fortnight. I’m sure we’ll get it right very soon.”

The one prerequisite to the music is no Punjabi-bhangra. This is because almost the entire score by Pritam in Yash Raj’s other Shahid starrer, Dil Bole Hadippa, is in the Punjabi-bhangra idiom. And Aditya Chopra was very clear that there would be not a shred of bhangra music in the Shahid-Anushka starrer. “That’s true. I can safely say there will be no Punjabi music in Parmeet’s film,” said Pritam.