Akshay & IP’s ‘Ae Ri Sakhi’ with Shreya Ghoshal from Anil Kapoor’s ‘Subedaar’ adds emotional depth to the story

Mumbai, 10^th March 2026: Anil Kapoor’s film ‘Subedaar’ finds a moment of softness as the music video for ‘Ae Ri Sakhi’ by composer duo Akshay & IP featuring Shreya Ghoshal unfolds against its action-packed, high-octane premise.

‘Ae Ri Sakhi’ appears at a very delicate moment in the story. A moment where the character is feeling the world come undone, the track complemented by the visuals of the music video, brings memories of love to hold you together in the midst of that chaos. Sitting in that emotional space, it breaks you open and reminds you what it means to be human.

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Keeping the track’s composition minimal to mirror the deep turmoil the character is experiencing at that point in the film, instruments like the sarod and sarangi express an emotion that words alone sometimes cannot. With distinct emotional characters for both instruments, their rustic, homegrown tones are connected to homeland for Akshay & IP, who share, “Ae Ri Sakhi is a reminder that sometimes love stays with us not as a person, but as a feeling that shapes who we become.”

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Bringing grace and effortlessness to the song is Shreya Ghoshal’s voice, her very first take stunned the room into silence, as the makers shared. Set against IP’s intimate, low-register vocals, Shreya’s voice lifts the melody into a higher octave, creating a striking emotional contrast within the song. Her voice carries the emotion of the composition in a way that made the song feel fully alive.