Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has challenged AR Rahman’s claims of discrimination within the music business. He took a dig on the Grammy winner’s claims about Chhaava, saying he mustn’t have achieved the music if he felt the movie was “propaganda”.
In a dialog with Shubhankar Mishra on his YouTube Channel, Manoj stated, “It’s not such as you hadn’t heard the script earlier than agreeing to work in it. You all of the sudden began composing music for it? He will need to have learn the script.
“Okay, so it was a propaganda movie, and also you did not wish to do it… however after doing the movie and calling it a propaganda movie, I don’t perceive this, sorry,” he stated.
Requested about his views on Rahman’s discrimination claims, the lyricist stated the music director may not be getting work as a result of he has not maintained good relationships with individuals within the business, hinting it had nothing to do with the music director’s non secular id.
Manoj claimed that the nation has seen many Muslim legends earlier than Rahman. “When Mohd Azharuddin grew to become captain of the Indian Cricket crew, when a Muslim grew to become the President of India, when a legend like A.R. Rahman…who regardless of his non secular id…there isn’t a greater title than him on this nation. Why did not he ask this query, ‘Why me?’ or ‘Why a Muslim?’,” Manoj said.
Talking about AR Rahman, he continued, “At the moment, due to some motive you are feeling that you’re getting much less work than why should not we search for different causes. It is likely to be that now we have not maintained good relations with individuals.
“Possibly the songs have not labored in the previous few years. There might be so many different causes. I do not perceive what the reason being behind hurting the social material of this nation all of the sudden. However each time I meet him, I’ll ask him this. He doesn’t thoughts an open dialogue,” he added.
Manoj Muntashir’s response got here after AR Rahman, in an earlier interplay with BBC, opened up about experiencing discrimination within the Hindi movie business because of his non secular id.
“Possibly prior to now eight years, as a result of an influence shift has occurred and people who find themselves not artistic have the ability now. It is likely to be a communal thing additionally, however it’s not in my face,” he informed BBC host Haroon Rashid.
