Saturday 11th Jul, 2026
New delhi: His debut Bollywood composition for Karan Johar’s Kapoor And Sons – “Let’s nacho” – was a chartbuster but DJ Nucleya, says he is still not sure about creating music for movies.
The DJ, whose real name is Udyan Sagar, has now collaborated with director Anurag Kashyap for a song titled Paintra from his upcoming film Mukkabaaz. “I am actually a little hesitant about working in Bollywood. I think Bollywood has enough attention and resources in our country which is why I choose to really focus on my independent releases and shows. What I like about Bollywood nowadays is how people are trying to push the envelope and Anurag Kashyap is at the forefront of that. I think audiences are a little more open minded now and filmmakers are acknowledging that and being more experimental with their projects,” said Nucleya. The makers of Mukkabaaz recently released the song Paintra that shows the journey and struggle of its leading man Vineet Kumar Singh. “The song is basically about struggle and how you need to put in work to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals. It is a collaboration with Mumbai based rapper DIVINE whom I have worked with before,” Nucleya says.
The DJ says he wishes to team up with music maestro AR Rahman at some point in his career. “I would like to work with A R Rahman. I really look up to the work he has done in the past and I think the fusion of our styles could result in something really special. Also, Arijit Singh and Vishal Dadlani are good. I am already working with both of them outside of the Bollywood sphere but if the right opportunity arises I think we could make something cool within Bollywood itself as well The makers of Mukkabaaz recently released the song Paintra that shows the journey and struggle of its leading man Vineet Kumar Singh. “The song is basically about struggle and how you need to put in work to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals. It is a collaboration with Mumbai based rapper DIVINE whom I have worked with before,” Nucleya says.
The DJ says he wishes to team up with music maestro AR Rahman at some point in his career. “I would like to work with A R Rahman. I really look up to the work he has done in the past and I think the fusion of our styles could result in something really special. Also, Arijit Singh and Vishal Dadlani are good. I am already working with both of them outside of the Bollywood sphere but if the right opportunity arises I think we could make something cool within Bollywood itself as well