Composer and singer Amaal Mallik has shared his thoughts on how musicians are treated in the film industry. In a recent interview with Mirchi Plus, Amaal noted that while some actors like Shah Rukh Khan allow composers creative freedom, others such as Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are more hands-on in the music-making process.
“Shah Rukh Khan gets less involved in music, Akshay sir 100% mehnat karte hain apne music par”: says Amaal Mallik
He pointed out that it’s often the newer actors who seem “confused and stuck.” Amaal added that if an actor dislikes a song, they can have it removed from the film entirely. He also highlighted the lack of direct communication between directors and composers as a major challenge in the industry.
Amaal Mallik said, “With senior actors, it’s easy because they know what music works on them. Shah Rukh gets less involved in music. He leaves it to the director, vo sirf sunte hain thoda (he just listens briefly). Akshay sir 100% mehnat karte hain apne music par. Salman Khan too. But with Akshay, there’s an understanding to experiment; he isn’t stuck in his era.”
He added, “Newer guys are stuck, they don’t know who to relate with. There’s no particular name, but all new actors. They are in such self-doubt that they are not able to do good work. They are so confused. It’s like sabzi mandi for them – sabse gaane le lo. Sit and listen to them with your management team at night. Vo sab bheed hai, music mein jitni kam deciding bheed ho utna acha hai.”
Amaal further stated, “If at night, the hero is not finding the composer’s song relevant, agar kisi ne boldiya acha nahi hai, he can call the label and say ‘remove him’. They take someone else’s song. We sometimes get to know that our song wasn’t taken after the movie’s release.”
Amaal Mallik also addressed the complex hierarchy that composers must navigate in the industry. He explained, “Music composer yahan par hai. Uske upar label. Above that, there’s the producer. They also have four supervisors to give advice. Then the executive producer from the production side tells what kind of songs they want. Hero, heroine, their teams, choreographer, fir film ke director se baat horahi hai.”
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