'Singers who recreate old numbers don't have the guts to be original'

Not one to take to the trend of rehashing old ditties, Amit Trivedi says Bollywood music industry should not encourage copycats

Even as music aficionados celebrate them, National Award winner Amit Trivedi is a staunch opponent of the trend of recreating old songs. The composer opines that doing so distorts the essence of the original track. "I hate the [trend of] remaking old songs. I wish it ends soon. We are into the business of [creating] original music," he said in an interview, even expressing anger towards singers who encourage the trend.

"If a particular singer is following this trend, then I think he is not man enough. As a musician, you should be creative and by remaking old songs, you are just playing safe. This is not creativity." According to the music director, rehashing songs is a safe way to reach out to the audience.

"The music industry is like a business, and the thumb rule of any business is to take risks. But what I am seeing nowadays is that everyone wants to play safe. I feel such people don't have guts. It needs b**ls to take risks. Take risks and create something original. What will happen if your original song does not do well? You will fail; it is okay. This is life, failures come and go. But don't copy," he urges.

Trivedi, who is looking forward to gauging the response to his numbers in the upcoming films Helicopter Eela and Manmarziyaan, says 2018 has been the busiest year of his career. "Till now, I have created songs for five films and have six more to go. It is one of the busiest years of my life. Some songs did well, while a few of them did not match up to people's expectation, so it has been a roller-coaster ride till now."

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