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'''''99 Songs''''' is ana 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[romance film]] directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, and co-written and produced by [[A. R. Rahman]] originally in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] (in his maiden production banner YM Movies), who thus makes his debut in both roles, apart from composing the [[film score|original score]] and songs. The film co-produced by Ideal Entertainment and distributed by Jio Studios, stars debutants [[Ehan Bhat]] and Edilsy Vargas in lead roles, alongside [[Aditya Seal]], [[Lisa Ray]] and [[Manisha Koirala]] among others in supporting characters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/interviews/a660380/ar-rahman-interview-the-mozart-of-madras-on-the-greatest-lesson-hes-learned/ |title=AR Rahman interview: The Mozart of Madras |last=Joshi |first=Priya |date=28 July 2015 |website=Digital Spy|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> The film is a sensual story about art and self-discovery of a struggling singer who wants to be a successful [[Composer|music composer]].
 
Rahman had written the script for the film in 2011, with [[Eros International]] initially announced to produce the film in August 2013. After Eros backed out of the project, Rahman stated that he will produce the film under his own banner YM Movies. This film is the debut directorial of Vishwesh, who worked as an advertisement filmmaker before Rahman offered him to direct for his production. Vishwesh, also a musician, is well known for the Mumbai-based hardcore band Scribe. The scripting and finalizing process continued till four years before the film was officially announced in June 2015. The casting process is done by [[Mukesh Chhabra]]; around 1,000 auditions took place until the makers finalized Ehan and Edilsy as the lead actors.