Mumbai: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has translated the national song Vande mataram from Sanskrit to Hindi for director Ashutosh Gowariker's forthcoming period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.
"I think if you are inspired, if you have that high energy created by the original text then it becomes easier for a writer to do something," the 65-year-old told IANS when asked how easy or difficult was the whole process.
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, slated to hit the screens December 3rd, stars Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Set in Chittagong in pre-independent India, the true life story revolves around a series of attacks executed April 18, 1930 and their aftermath.