The catchy background music in the Fighter song Heer Aasmani — likely to be used in some of the fight scenes in the film as well — might send you down memory lane if you are a ’90s kid and grew up watching the American cartoon show Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron.
The interlude in Heer Aasmani that begins at one-minute-21-seconds has similarities with the background score of Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron which aired on Cartoon Network in India back in the mid-’90s.
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron follows two anthropomorphic cats, both trained fighter pilots, who turn into masked vigilantes to defend Megakat City from criminal masterminds and monsters.
Created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay, the animated aerial action show was directed by Robert Alvarez.
The two-minute-33-second-long Heer Aasmani, presented as a rhythmic anthem celebrating air force officers and the power of friendship, introduces us to the members of the team, led by Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone, as they hang out around a bonfire.
Sung by Vishal Dadlani, Sheykhar Ravjiani and B Praak, Heer Aasmani is penned by Kumaar, known for songs like Rula Ke Gaya Ishq (2022), Dil Ki Aadat (2022) and the recent Dunki song Banda.
Fighter, directed by Pathaan helmer Siddharth Anand, is also an aerial action movie revolving around the heroics of Indian Air Force officers. Also starring Anil Kapoor and Karan Singh Grover, the film is set to release theatrically on January 25.
