We needed to do that otherwise we would have got stagnated."Īnd since they shifted, their sound also shifted to Bollywood. "Everyone including myself and Shankar Mahadevan migrated to Bollywood music because of the commercial viability. The only way to survive is Bollywood because it is much more mightier, has the money, actors, has the faces," said the Charming lootera singer.
"That's because both (indie music and Bollywood artistes) are making songs and both are making same type of songs. In India, he feels, there is a conflict of interest between whatever little indie pop exists and Bollywood. They have really outdone themselves which is little shocking because we are churning out more music than they are," he added. "So, if you compare the two Coke Studios, you can see a stark difference between what we have created here and what they have created over there. Independent music is given a lot of importance there," he said. "Probably because every artiste is an independent artiste in their own right and successful.
So, by the time the music is made by the music director to the release time, there are multiple changes made to the song and it ends up losing soul because too many cooks spoil the broth."Īnd that's something that doesn't often happen in Pakistan, he believes. It's basically the producer who is putting in the money and then the label. Even the director is probably not much involved in music making.
"In Bollywood, what happens is that you are making a song for a film which is directed by a person. They attempt songs and give them a different light because there is lesser 'bastardisation' of a musician." In his career spanning about 15 years, Sachar has composed for Bollywood films like Kabul Express and One Two Three apart form doing his independent projects.ĭrawing comparisons between Indian and Pakistani music scenes, Sachar told IANS over phone from Mumbai, "They (Pakistan) have a very big independent segment. Pakistan has a very big independent music segment and its musicians are much more evolved as there is lesser 'bastardisation' of a musician in the neighbouring country as compared to Bollywood, says composer-singer-multi-instrumentalist Raghav Sachar.
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