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I am too chill for Bollywood.
I love collaborating with different voices.
All my songs encapsulate a particular emotion.
I would love to collaborate with Hariharan Sir.
Every artist needs the appreciation he deserves.
It takes lot of years for a composer to make a name.
I have always made music with passion, love and honesty.
My dream is to compose for Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra.
I feel we have a music industry within the film industry.
For all my songs, I keep changing singers till I am not happy.
'Aashiq...' is my tribute to the '90s David Dhawan-Govinda era.
In my opinion, lyrics are a paramount factor and will always be.
I listen to a lot of music from outside, lot of background scores.
You either have to choose your soul or you have to choose your bank.
Punjabis are the only people keeping non-film music alive in a big way.
Remember the past, live the present, think a little less about the future.
In a lot of ways life has come full circle for me, which I'm very grateful for.
I think no composer knows he's creating a hit until the audience gives it a nod.
For people, we were never Dabboo Malik's kids, we were always Anu Malik's nephews.
I don't like doing substandard work... I can't sleep at night if I make a bad song.
I became a music director because I never saw my father get the success he deserved.
I am someone who likes to take my time. I do one album in three years, unlike others.
I think every artist wants to create something, on their own, without any boundaries.
Unluckily actors don't get much free time, they are demanded every time and everywhere.
I have slowly paced myself in movies, and I am pretty happy with what I have done there.
I hear singers on a daily basis and there are some who really end up touching your heart.
It was always my dream to do non-film music, where I'm the voice and face of my composition.
Sonakshi Sinha's single 'Aaj mood ishqholic hai' is the worst auto-tuned song sung by an actor.
'Zara Thehro' stemmed from a thought of marrying two separate thoughts - musical and conceptual.
It is such an honor to be one of the youngest composers to compose for an Amitabh Bachchan film.
I don't jump on to singing every song of mine because I feel that will make my music repetitive.
I do not do a remix without crediting the original makers. For me, that is what is most important.
With every film, for which I'm the only composer, I try to switch genres. I find that really exciting.
I just look to make great music and garner the love the people have always been kind enough to give me.
The Saina Nehwal film's soundtrack is one of the most prestigious and powerful scores I have worked on.
I do not have a problem with remixes but original songs are not being included in an album, this is sad.
In 2014, I composed the music for 'Jai Ho' which premiered in Dubai and I was a 23-year-old kid back then.
Even sometimes when I don't have a heartbreak I purposely get my heart broken so that I can make that song!
If 200 songs are coming every year, there should be a ratio that at least 150-180 songs should be original.
I used to compose a lot of music for video games, before I got into movies, and I am slowly getting back to it.
I never choose films because of its starcast - the director and the story are the most important factors for me.
First of all, with due respect to my dad, he wasn't an ace composer. He never got the success that my uncle did.
Indie music is picking up and artistes are more confident about putting out music with no big name attached to it.
It's not happened overnight for me or my brother as well. Maybe, it's even a bit tougher for people who have a name.
I am a horror to work with for any singer. At first, no one will like to work with me, but it changes once the song releases.
The remake of 'Gulaabi Aankhein' went into a bad spin and I'll only hold myself responsible for it. I shouldn't have done it.
I love making soundtracks for video games, because it is a completely different challenge, and I get to do something different.
I think the work process' - composers do not get enough time to make a good song. That's the one thing which needs to be changed.
'Airlift' changed a lot of things for me. It is a difficult film to make hit songs. So when I was able to crack that, I felt nice.
My songs are my babies and I am protective about them, especially 'Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon' since I dedicated it to my grandfather.