‘Our industry should be strict about music copyright’
16 October 2006 | Music | No Comments
Anandjibhai of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo talks about the age of remixes and remakes.
When fame came through music of Nagin in 1954, we didn't imagine that someday, even West will be borrowing the songs composed by us. Our approach to music was more like a hobby or prayer than a profession. However, it is not possible to continue work with the same rhythm once a partnership is broken. It wasn't possible for me to go ahead as a music director in films without my brother Kalyanjibhai. I considered our team lucky. Without him composing music for films wasn't the same, so I retired.
Today, Himesh Reshammiya is the latest craze. But tomorrow it may be someone else. This is the way the music industry works nowadays. I remember the same kind of craze when OP Nayyar started his career. But the hysteria over his music gradually died down and the audience opted for new performers. …
I do not want to comment on the newly composed songs of Don's remake. However, I wish the director hadn't used and remixed the old songs composed by us. Our industry should be more strict about music copyright. When an American band Black Eyed Peas decided to borrow our tunes, they took special permission. They won the Grammy award for those two songs. I'm disappointed that people do not show that much courtesy in India. ….read more
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