To catch Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Bollywood's most popular composers are the guys who made Hindi film music less filmy and more fun. Popularly hailed as the Amar-Akbar-Anthony of Hindi film music, Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have given some of the most famous songs in recent years.
CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand gets talking to the trio.
Rajeev Masand: Guys, you had a great year, didn't you? Salaam-e-Ishq, Heyy Babyy, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Johnny Gaddar and of course, what a finish with Taare Zameen Par. Would you say it was your most creatively satisfying years?
Shankar Mahadevan: I think all the years that we've worked from Dil Chahta Hai -
Ehsaan Noorani: From Dus, actually –
Shankar Mahadevan: From Dus actually, it's been pretty satisfactory. Every year we have one or two biggies. Not only popularity-wise but also creatively, and this year, the number of films have been more.
Ehsaan Noorani: Actually, this year the kind of films were very different. You had Hey Babyy, which was a comedy, you had Salaam-e-Ishq – a love story – and Johnny Gaddar, which is like a dark kind of film.
Rajeev Masand: As much as I loved the music of Taare Zameen Par, my personal favourite of the albums you guys did last year was Salaam-e-Ishq. With Johnny Gaddar, you guys got a chance to produce your own album, you got a chance to enjoy the rights, the profits, the royalties of an album –
Shankar Mahadevan: Finally!
Rajeev Masand: Finally! That should've happened a while ago and that's really my question. Do you think that in the years ahead that's the direction the Hindi films and Hindi film music is going in? Also, are you guys going to be able to do it with the big filmmakers, as well? Can you tell a Karan Johar or a Farhan Akhtar, "We’re going to produce the album, we want the royalties, we want the profits?"
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