The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ composer Shashwat Sachdev collaborates with Oscar winner Hans Zimmer

Shashwat Sachdev, finest identified for composing tracks in Uri: The Surgical Strike and The Ba***ds of Bollywood, has joined forces with two-time Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer for the title theme of the British tv collection Virdee.

Reflecting on this vital milestone, Shashwat in a press notice shared, “The joy of composing across continents is realising that good sound doesn’t need translation — it just needs truth. From Mumbai to Los Angeles, it’s still the same heartbeat. This collaboration carried humility, pride, and soulfulness all in one breath — a reminder that music isn’t made, it’s remembered.”

He added, “Sometimes I feel like a nomad, a gypsy soul travelling through cultures and countries, exploring new musical worlds as I move along this journey — and working with Hans and James was one exceptionally beautiful world that I ever stepped into.” Notably, Hans Zimmer has teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman on Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.

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“This is greater than a movie. It is a imaginative and prescient meant to transcend borders whereas honouring the soul of our tradition,” Tiwari stated in the course of the teaser launch occasion. The movie, which can be launched in two elements for Diwali in 2026 and 2027, will function Ranbir as Lord Ram, Sai as Sita, Yash as Ravana, Sunny Deol as Hanuman, and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman.