“Dr. Sagar’s Lyrics Were The Adrenaline Of Maharani Season Two,” Says The Creator And Producer Subhash Kapoor*

Dr. Sagar is one of those brilliant lyricists, who has dominated the music and film industry with his powerful lyrics and versatility. One after the other, his songs are not only enticing the audience but also getting laurels and appreciations from the famous personalities of the industry for their unique creativity and style. Recently, while recognizing the role of Dr. Sagar’s song and the music in the success of the web series ‘Maharani Season 2’. the creator and producer Subhas Kapoor has added another feather to Dr. Sagar’s cap.

Speaking about the magnificent lyrics that Dr. Sagar contributed to the series, Subhash Kapoor, the creator and producer expressed his thoughts, “The music of Maharani is the soul of the story and its narrative. I wanted a real, meaningful, and rooted Bhojpuri feel to both the lyrics and the music. In addition to writing beautiful lyrics, Dr. Sagar also left his words with an incredible impact that improved the performance of the show. Without the words of Sagar and the music of Rohit, Maharani 2 wouldn’t have been as enjoyable.”

After the enormous success of ‘Maharani Season 1’, which received an overwhelming response from the viewers, ‘Maharani Season 2’ too has repeated the success story of its first season. The web series has been directed by Ravindra Gautam, written by Umashankar Singh and Nandan Singh, and created by Subhash Kapoor. The web series was released on Sony Liv, the popular online streaming platform. ‘Maharani Season 2’ puts the audience in wonder with its brilliant acting, direction, lyrics and music, which gives them chills.

The beauty of Dr. Sagar’s lyrics and his constant endeavours towards fulfilling this childhood dreams of making Bhojpuri a part of the mainstream of Bollywood have been praised not only by Subhash Kapoor but also by the veteran poets like Jnanpith Awardee Kedarnath Singh, as well as by decorated cinema figures like Anubhav Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee, Anurag Kashyap, and Shatrughan Sinha, Sharda Sinha, Moti B. A. and many others.

On the work front, Dr. Sagar’s name is on the list of top ten lyricists for the song “Titli” sung by Papon and the LallanTop song. Dr. Sagar has worked with Sunidhi Chauhan on the Chhath Pooja song. Recently, he wrote a title song for “Khakee: the Bihar Chapter”. He wrote songs for the new, upcoming web series “The Flames.” Of all the songs he wrote, the one that got him the most love, appreciation, and recognition was the rap song, “Bambai Main Ka Ba,” which starred the celebrity Manoj Bajpayee and was directed by Anubhav Sinha. The rap has already crossed over 10 million views in a year. He has also written a famous song, ‘Sehmi hai Dhadkan’, sung by Atif Aslam, from the movie, ‘Das Dev’, directed by Sudhir Mishra.