इश्क़ जुनूनी है

The energetic solo of Andaaz 2 (2025), 'Ishq Junooni Hai' features Neeraj Shridhar — known for Bombay Rockers and Bollywood party anthems — in a fast-tempo Nadeem Saifi composition that deliberately evokes the peppy romantic-aggressive style of 1990s Bollywood item numbers. Sameer Anjaan's lyric frames love as a proud madness. Released by Shree Krishna International in 2025, the song is designed as the film's high-energy showpiece.

Nadeem Saifi steps away from his characteristic slow ballad for 'Ishq Junooni Hai,' composing instead a fast, electric-guitar-led number with programmed drums and synth. The song's aggressive energy suits Neeraj Shridhar's naturally extroverted vocal style — cultivated through years of performing with Bombay Rockers — and provides Andaaz 2's soundtrack with a necessary uptempo balance against its slower romantic tracks.

Sameer Anjaan's lyric 'Ishq junooni hai' — love is obsession — is a quintessential Bollywood romantic proclamation: direct, confident, non-ironic. The construction 'X hai' (X is/exists) as a refrain is a Sameer family trademark, used to maximum effect in the father's classic 'Tip Tip Barsa Paani' era compositions.

Neeraj Shridhar, who fronted Bombay Rockers and scored an unexpected hit with 'Soni De Nakhre' (Partner, 2007), was chosen by Nadeem Saifi for his high-energy delivery and ability to sell fast-tempo romantic proclamations. The song was intended as Andaaz 2's promotional item song — played at theatrical trailers and event screenings.

For Neeraj Shridhar, 'Ishq Junooni Hai' extends a career defined by Bollywood energy numbers. For Nadeem Saifi, the willingness to compose outside his comfort zone of slow ballads shows the creative flexibility needed to navigate a changed Bollywood music market.