YRF Music bags rights to `Yamla Pagla Deewana 2`

New Delhi: Yash Raj Films (YRF) Music has acquired the worldwide music and digital rights of action-comedy ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana 2’ starring the Deol trio - Dharmendra, Sunny and Bobby.

The movie is a sequel to 2011 film ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’, and its music will release early May. Dharmendra, 77, is even said to have done a Punjabi rap for the film`s title track. Producers Sunny Sounds Pvt. Ltd. and YRF Music have forged a strategic alliance for the movie`s music. This will be an exclusive license deal for worldwide distribution of songs and videos across all digital and physical formats, said a statement. Multi-talented music director duo Sharib and Toshi’s compositions on Kumaar’s lyrics are likely to pull audiences on the dance floors. Directed by Sangeeth Sivan, the film also features Neha Sharma, Kristina Akheeva, Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Johnny Lever and Sucheta Khanna. Its theatrical trailer was unveiled March 27, while the film itself will hit the screens June 7. IANS