Renowned lyricist raj shekhar, knowledge for penning chartbuster songs in projects like AnimalMismatched and the recent shahid kapoor starr Deva.
Animal, Mismatcahed Lyricist Raj Shekhar Claims He Hasn Bollywood Credit for 30 Songs; Says, “We wrote with such passion and hard work”
Shekhar, who has written songs like ‘Pehle bhi main‘From Animal,Ishq hai‘From Mismatched 3,’Aise kyun‘From Mismatched 2 and’Bhasad Macha‘From DevaSaid it’s important for industry to come togeether and safeguard credit of the writers.
Speaking during the session “Words That Sing” at the 7th Edition of the Indian Screenwriters Conference (ISC) – Hosted by the Screenwriters Association of India s a social we ‘Re Making Mistakes but we’re slowly finding out where. OUT of 100, 28-30 Songs of Mine are not credited to me. “
“That’s just me but what about others who can’t spek for their due credit? I urge the audience to find out the name of the lyricist if they like a song. We wrote with such passion and hardwork, “The lyricist added.
Shekhar – WHO Made His Debut as a Lyricist With Tanu Weds Manu In 2011 – Leso highlighted area with the industry which need to change for better creativity.
“There is a gap between the screenwriter and the lyric. There are plenty of time when I get to know tunes on whatsapp without knowing the space it was coming from. The creative collaboration with director and writer feels missing as it was in time of Raj Kapoor and Shailendra, “He added.
At the session, moderated by screenwriter hussain haidry, Shekhar was joined by filmmaker-lyricist duo siddharth-garima, known for penning songs in Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Animal and Kalki 2898 Ad,
Garima Noted How Music Streaming Platforms Such as Spotify Need to Design “A New Crediting System” for Artists in India.
“The platform follows the western model, where performers write their own lyrics. However, in India, Songs are often suung and written by different artists, ”Garima said.
Siddharth, meaning, said the larger problem is also the reluctance to accept change, which is integrated.
“Eather IT’s Happening for Good or Bad, but acceptance is the first step. For example, artificial intelligence is here and changing things. Now, it’s just artificial intelligence is here, if artificial imagination shows up, we’re doomed. We’ll be fighting for our words, not just credits. We have to adapt, “He added.
At the ISC, which concludes on Sunday, Renowned Screenwriters and Creators Including Shoojit Sarkar, C Prem Kumar, Christo TOMY, Hemanth M Rao, Vivek Athreya, Vivek Athreya, Biswapati Sarkar and Anand Experiences, Techniques and the Secrets Behind their most successful Works, and how they negotiate the changing dynamics of the industry and its ‘new reality’.
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