Film songs have so many creative limitations, but a private album is like an autobiography that reflects your state of mind.
After watching Guru Dutt's films, I became a huge fan of Sahir Ludhianvi's poetry and the songs of Guru Dutt's films.
After Silk Route disbanded I came on my own, and through the years, I have sung a few film songs while writing songs for my album.
I love singing for films because there is a story to the song; it takes you down a new road.
In Bengali films, since I also write the lyrics, there are certain songs, which I get emotionally and personally attached to.
There is a regular format for songs in commercial films, such as a hero introduction song, but in 'Premier Padmini,' the songs and the background score aid the script.
I've been lucky. Massy songs like 'Bambai se aaya mera dost' from one of my earliest films and 'Tu ne maari entry' have been specially successful for me. I am blessed.
To be honest, I hadn't realised the greatness of film music till I was exposed to film songs after I started living in Mumbai.
When you listen to the music in this film [Despicable Me], it's working on the level of melody, but the other key element is lyrics. There are a number of songs in the film where the lyrics themselves are very much speaking to the essence of what Ted Geisel was setting out to do.
Most of my songs are emotional romantic numbers, so they are likely to suit a few situations in films.
I am happy film stars are singing in their films. I hope to work as a music director for a film where actors will sing all the songs.
I have sung songs for several actors in movies, including Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Unfortunately, even after singing songs for their movies like 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and 'Raees,' the two actors have not lip-synced them on screen.
The Marathi film 'Natrang' has amazing songs. I also like and have sufi and folk music.
I had a lot of songs which, I felt, if they come in an album, they can become bigger hits than in films.
If there is place for music that I do in Bollywood, then I would surely like to sing a song in a Hindi film.
There was a time that I was only known for being a plagiarist. It used to hurt at times because there was so much effort I was putting into music. And instead of that, it was a couple tunes that I had reproduced from folk songs to remake as film songs, which were being written about.
If you notice in my own films the blending of songs is distinct. They narrate stories and scenes.
To be honest, neither 'Satta' nor 'Stumped' needed songs and music. But when we recorded a good soundtrack album, everyone suggested we create credible situations for songs.
