I refused saying that I am not worthy of sharing a soundtrack with a genius like Madan Mohan saab.” How can we have a multitude of composers to do one soundtrack? Where is the homogeneity? I remember when the great composer Madan Mohan had suddenly passed away, the producer-director H S Rawail had approached me to complete three of the pending songs in the Rishi Kapoor-Ranjeeta starrer Laila Majnu. “Nowadays producers bring in 4-5 composers, one for each track.
Roshan says he is completely out of tune with the music required in today’s films. What can I do? Except quietly smile about it.” Then why do it? Why repeatedly resort to this kind of inappropriate conduct? Earlier my Yaarana chartbuster Sara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana was also re-mixed without asking me. Indra Kumar (Director, Total Dhamaal) has gone on record to say his version of Mungda in Total Dhamaal cannot be compared with the original. Music companies are selling our songs to producers at throwaway prices. We have no legal control over our compositions. The composer who shone brilliantly in the 1970s and 80s with unforgettable songs in films like Julie, Doosra Aadmi, Man Pasand, Swami and Mr Natwarlal, says there is little he can do to stop such vandalism. Should I’ve told them they don’t have my blessings? The proper thing to do would have been to first ask my consent before remixing Mundga.” Sighs Roshan, “What can one do if they reach out to me asking for blessings? These are youngsters who have worked with me in the past.