September 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Pritam Chakraborty has just signed Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Ferrari Ki Sawari. This is the first time he's working with Chopra, who is known to be a hard taskmaster. Now Pritam is expected to set aside a large chunk of his time for Ferrari.

Says Pritam, "It's actually because of Raju Hirani, whom I've known for ages. He's a friend and his assistant is directing Ferrari Ki Sawari."

There is good and bad news for buddies and neighbours Pritam Chakraborty and director Anurag Basu. While Anurag is shifting to a place even closer to Pritam, Pritam is soon shiftng out of his current place in Goregaon.

Explains the composer, "My wife thinks we need a bigger place, and I agree. We bought this other place in Goregaon itself quite a while back. But we never got around to doing it up. Now I'm looking for a professional designer who could do our new place up fast. Because we need a bigger place quickly."

Apparently Pritam's wife and two children are forever cramped in their current residence by Pritam's music sessions.

Says Pritam, "Though I am moving out of my present residence I'd never move out of Goregaon."

-- Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Wire