

Kisna is not like Asoka where the film moved in one direction and the music in another. I just looked up what kind of musical instruments were available in those days. You don't have to steal it.īut for Kisna, I didn't listen to anything. Once you listen to its style, you can present the music in your own way. The biggest advantage is that one can create music of any country. I have learned music since I was 13 years old. I am happy I have done justice to the film. If there were a qawwali in the nawab's haveli, how would it be? Besides, it should also appeal to the new generation. So I started visualising the songs in that period. I was told that Kisna is set in the 1940s.

I didn't even speak to him for any of the tunes and nor did I listen to his songs before I composed mine. His two songs were recorded even before I started work on the film. Rahman ( below, right) and I have not worked together on any of the Kisna songs. We see some foreigners holding someone's hand, and he becomes a big man.īut the foreigners have also praised my work in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas. Kyunki hamare yahan bahut kum akal ke log hai ( we have very few intelligent people here). I wonder why people run after name and fame, and not good work. Whenever my work is good and he takes the awards, I feel bad. Laughter, fireworks greet Indian Idol victory! I am not saying this because of jealousy. Angrezo ne uska haath pakad liya hai toh logo ko lagta hai ke yeh kuch zyada hi hai ( Foreigners encouraged him so people think he is very good). Even Devdas was better than Saathiya.īut it is destiny that he got international fame.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was better than Taal. It could be because I have made eight songs while Rahman has created only two.īut my work has always been better than his. People have told me my work was better than Rahman's in Kisna. I do not usually do movies where there are two music directors. Subhash ji had spoken to Rahman earlier about the joint music direction as we did not want any misunderstanding. Rahman did not have time to compose the music and Subhash ji wanted to start his film. He tells Contributing Entertainment Correspondent Patcy N how he got Kisna because his work was good. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was better than Taal, and Devdas was better than Saathiya ," he says. "My work has always been better than Rahman's. Though the movie bombed, Kisna's music fared well, and Darbar managed to shine in spite of sharing credit with the legendary A R Rahman.ĭarbar believes his work on Kisna was, in fact, better than Rahman's. M usic director Ismail Darbar recently composed music for Subhash Ghai's Kisna.
