RAKSHANDA RAHMAN MISHA

This year, singer-songwriter Ahmed Hasan Sunny chose to celebrate his birthday (March 26) by surprising his fans with some exciting news. He will be composing and writing songs for Shakib Khan’s upcoming film, Rockstar . Fans will also get to hear him sing for the movie.

This project is extra special for Sunny, as his wife, Nusrat Maati, is writing the screenplay, and he shares a long-standing friendship with the film’s director, Azman Rusho, a bond that dates back to their early music days. Sunny explains, “Rusho is my friend, and he reached out to me as a friend for Rockstar . We’ve been making music together for a long time. He did hip hop, I was into rock and underground music. We’ve had a long journey together.”

Sunny recalls the moment Rusho called him about the project. “He said, ‘Sunny, there’s this film I’m doing with Shakib Khan. The movie is called Rockstar , and there’s no one I can imagine to write the songs.’ I was thrilled. Honestly, I never imagined I’d be part of a Shakib Khan film. I’m not a mainstream artiste, so this feels surreal.”

He adds, “What touched me the most is that, out of all the people who could have done this job, Rusho thought of me. That really shows the kind of vision he has—and I’m so excited to be a part of it.”

Ninety percent of the songs for Rockstar have already been recorded, with a total of 8–10 tracks in the film. Audiences can expect to hear a lot of artistes in the movie.

Sunny shares, “I wrote or composed all of the songs. I might sing one or two of them, maybe a few—I can’t really say for sure. But Jahid Nirob is handling the overall music production. For all the songs—about eight, nine, maybe ten—I’m either writing the lyrics or composing the music. The rest of the songs might have lyrics by someone else while I compose the music. So, it’s a mix: either I wrote, I composed, or did both.”

He continues, “There’s a romantic track too. Honestly, there’s a lot of variety in this project. There are songs by different artistes, and you’ll get to hear all of them. As I can’t reveal much, I can only share what I’m allowed to. But yes—you’ll find romantic songs, rock and roll, and even a folk-type track. There’s something for everyone, really.”