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We face many hurdles in our life and somehow we get busy in our hectic schedules and forget how to enjoy our life.
What makes film music different is that we are always given a situation and we make the song accordingly.
To do anything professionally, you need to train in it. You can't practise music without training.
There are two things that I really like to do. One is I like to watch horror films a lot. The other hobby is photography.
As a creative person, to do anything I need to get inspired.
I feel that if Bollywood singers focus on non-film music as well... like this EP 'Naina,' which has songs sung by Sonu Nigam and Devender Pal Singh, it is really good.
Through 'Bey pinjara,' I want people to understand their value and want them to make their life an experience worth living.
Music is a very sensitive thing. We get musically attached to a project and it has the power to affect your mood.
But the focus for actors is always towards acting. It is very obvious that they don't need to have training in professional music.
Today, if you are unable to sing properly, technology can support you.
I am not just a singer, I am a composer as well. Because I'm balancing both, it takes me longer to compose a song.
Sometimes you have something to say, but you cannot say it through movies because there are restrictions - situations given by the director that you have to follow - so you are tied up.
I believe one shouldn't shut oneself to any possibilities.
It is true that independent music is risky, but the amount of freedom of expression it provides an artist overpowers this risk.
I used to perform with my mother when I was young. This groomed me in a major way.
I strongly believe that music comes from the soul and no amount of technology can 'manufacture' that.
Every music composer has his or her own distinct style. If I listen to any song by - say Mithoon or AR Rahman - I'll instantly know it's been composed by them.
For 'Dil Cheez'... people wanted me to credit DJ Khaled. I was told to do that by the makers. But, I still made changes in the notes. This is a legal thing. I'm a musician, not a thief.
I haven't travelled much. Even if I have, it's for work or for performance. I haven't explored things.
Every musician creates a bank. You'll first check if any of the songs from the bank fits in, and if you feel it does, you suggest it to the filmmakers. Sometimes it works, while sometimes it gets rejected.
If you're in Bollywood and working in any category, and you receive a Filmfare Award for it, it's a huge thing for any creative person.
When I decided that I will become a music director, the first thing I wanted to do was to make songs for Vishesh Films as I used to love their musicals. I had eight to ten songs which I had made only for them and fortunately 'Sun Raha Hai' from that list was liked by them and it actually opened doors for me.
The art of sewing lyrics with the tune is very interesting as a music director.
My mother is a spiritual singer in Kanpur and she has devoted her entire life to singing at various jagratas and religious ceremonies.
Actually, 'Phir Na Mile Kabhi' is a very emotional and a heartbreak song and somewhere it does touch the heart of the listeners as it touched my heart as well.
More competition means you do better work and a better product emerges.
I believe a filtration process works, where you need someone to listen, before the track goes out into the world.
I left my native place to come to Mumbai, got routinely cheated, was given bad words, had phones and doors slammed on me. All my work and time was going down the drain. I didn't get credit for some work I did.
I don't care about the world. What matters the most to me is my maa and my music. That's it!
In today's day and age, one looks forward to experimenting and it pays off at times and at times it doesn't. This does not mean one should stop trying.
The purpose behind coming to Mumbai had always been music and I feel blessed to have got the opportunity to showcase my talent, work with prominent directors and reach out to my fans.
I want to do everything related to music. Every genre, every style I want to compose.
Apart from family I really admire A.R. Rahman and Sachin Tendulakr.
My Mom and Dad, I saw them struggling in their lives for me and my brother Ankur Tiwari. They struggled so that we could enjoy our lives.
'The Villain' is another project with Mohit Suri under Balaji Productions. It was again very tough to impress him even after 'Sun Raha Hai' but some how I manage to get in.
It is my brother's belief in me that got me this far. Ankur has always been my biggest source of strength. Had it not been for him, I could've never reached the heights where I am now.
Arijit Singh is big, is a very good artist, and we all know that.
I'm a composer, music director, singer and performer. So it is a Bollywood rule that people don't know who has sung a song and whether your voice will be chosen.
There are many songs... but there's one song from the movie 'Mr. X' called 'Tu Jo Hain,' and it's special. People usually ask me what my biggest achievement is so I tell them that it is hidden in this song.
I realized and decided that I really wanted to travel and explore the world.
I will take a camera with me in all my trips and capture all the moments which I can savour later.
The pandemic has affected every single field and part of life globally including the entertainment field.
It doesn't matter if there are 5,000 or 500 people in the crowd, if you can sing well and with absolute honesty, people will love you back.
As an artiste you want to experiment, meet new people and do different kind of songs.
When I met Zaeden, I bonded well with him he had an instrumental piece ready so we worked on it, composed, and added lyrics. Then we came up up with this EDM-Bollywood fusion.
When you are yourself involved in a project so much, you have to take one step at a time and make sure it turns out good.
As a composer, I want to try different genres, and I always look forward to trying different things, but I think the word 'romantic' is synonymous with my name, and that's why I am offered such songs.
As a musician or composer, whenever I am recording a song I imagine myself sitting beside my piano and singing the song with a little fear that whether I will be able to perform or not.
From Alia Bhatt to Pooja Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt, everyone was involved with me in the making of 'Tum se hi.'