‘Do not object to vary; perceive why individuals prefer it.’
IMAGE: Babul Supriyo in Khoya Khoya Chand (2024).
Singer Babul Supriyo, who gave us hit albums like Sochta Hun and Kuch Aisa Lagta Hai, lately sang the tune Khoya Khoya Chand from his 90s album of the identical identify in Lo-Fi model.
“There are such a lot of singing competitions, there are such a lot of winners, they’re all misplaced, they do plenty of reveals and make plenty of cash, however they will solely be well-known in the event that they sing for Bollywood, so nobody desires to do impartial songs as a result of that requires plenty of cash, music firms do not assist you, they are saying make it with your personal cash,” Babul Supriyo tells Patcy N/Rediff.com
Why did you select Khoya Khoya Chand for a Lo-Fi model? What does Lo-Fi imply?
Kumar Tauraniji (managing administrators, Ideas Music) has been a mentor, thinker and an expensive pal. He has loads of expertise.
We have been simply speaking, and we realised that this tune lives within the hearts of individuals.
I will not have the ability to outline Lo-Fi. It means Low Constancy.
So many nice remakes have a Lo-Fi model immediately.
Whenever you wish to revisit a tune from the previous, you might be principally showering further like to it.
You decide a tune from the previous and introduce it within the current for the long run. So many such songs have been picked and so they have been hits in movies.
Abhimanyu Pragya did the Lo-Fi model. I’m proud of the best way the video has been finished.
The unique video was shot on Dia Mirza. It was Farah Khan’s first directorial enterprise in a video.
Right now, you may spend cash and have your tune attain 4 million views in two days.
However on this case, there may be an natural enhance of three,000 to 4,000 a day. It’s catching up with the youth.
This tune launched within the late Nineteen Nineties. If an individual was 14-15 in 1999, unki zindagi ke syllabus mein romance jab dheere dheere enter kar rahi hai, dil dhadakne laga rahe hai, pet mein butterflies ho raha hai, jo naye romance ka infatuation ka feeling hota hai….
Right now, that particular person might be 39 years, and he’ll revisit his previous.
We thought that for the Insta technology, this can be a stunning composition by Sajid-Wajid.
Sadly, Wajid just isn’t with us any extra.
It has Sameerji‘s lyrics.
IMAGE: Dia Mirza in Khoya Khoya Chand from the Nineteen Nineties.
How did you get time to sing Khoya Khoya Chand given your busy political profession?
Twenty 4 hours (in a day) is sufficient for no matter you wish to do in life.
Do not waste time on issues you do not wish to do.
If you know the way to handle your time, you’ll have time for every little thing, and everybody.
I’ve been a minister all through my political profession, from 2014.
I’ve dealt with city improvement, housing, city poverty alleviation…
I’ve dealt with heavy industries and public enterprises, local weather change, forest surroundings…
Now in West Bengal with Mamatadidi, I’m dealing with two portfolios: Info Know-how and Electronics and Renewable Power.
I’m all the time within the second.
I’ve made a brand new rule: After I’m having my morning tea, a man retains the harmonium on my mattress.
So whereas I am writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in entrance of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.
Kaho Ho No Pyar was your large break. How did life change for you?
How powerful is it to outlive within the business? How did you cope while you have been out of labor?
IMAGE: Babul Supriyo with daughter Naina. {Photograph}: Sort courtesy Babul Supriyo/Instagram
Earlier, gradual songs had one thing known as Jhankar beats. Then, we began remixes and now Lo-Fi combine. The place are we headed subsequent?
Do not object to vary; perceive why individuals prefer it.
So many movies aren’t field workplace successes, however we watch them on OTT.
There are such a lot of opinions on social media.
I really feel in each decade, there’s something new that individuals like.
Bollywood is strolling in a wholesome path immediately. You see films with the very best expertise.
Movies aren’t solely made for stars. On OTT, you see so many unknown actors in content-driven movies and reveals, and they’re an enormous success.
We could also be behind Hollywood in expertise, however we’re transferring at a really quick tempo.
Our technicians are unbelievable.
The one damaging factor is that the impartial music scene has tilted a bit. If you wish to be a singer, you may solely consider Bollywood. This isn’t proper.
We had such a wealthy indie-pop area, however FM stations and music channels have killed it.
They do not play impartial songs. Earlier, there was one thing known as Artist of the Month by MTV however there’s nothing like that immediately.
There are such a lot of singing competitions, so many winners, however they’re all misplaced.
They do reveals and become profitable however they will solely be well-known in the event that they sing for Bollywood. So nobody desires to do impartial songs as a result of music firms do not assist you.
Baba Saigal’s Thanda Thanda Pani, Alishai Chinoy’s Made In India, KK’s Pal, Sonu Nigam’s Deewana, Fortunate Ali’s Suno, Daler Mehendi’s albums, Sochta Hoon by me, Rabbi Shergill’s Bulla Ki Janna Foremost Kaun, Shaan’s Tanhaa Dil… all the primary albums are well-known and performed even immediately.
However after that, when these singers made albums, they didn’t get that sort of publicity. They misplaced out to Bollywood.
Bollywood songs are shot for Rs 3 crore to Rs 4 crore (Rs 30 million to 40 million). How a lot cash will you spend in a non-filmi tune? No more than Rs 15 lakh to Rs 25 lakh (Rs 1.5 million to Rs 2.5 million).
If we do not play them on radios or music channels, word-of-mouth is the one publicity it will get.
Issues have turn into more durable for impartial music.
You could have all the time been in comparison with Kishore Kumar and Kumar Sanu. Did that put any strain on you?
Have you ever been ever upset by your songs?
Who’s the very best from the brand new crop of singers?
