Composer Uttam Singh on being left out of Gadar 2, “I should have been asked to participate in the music” 2 : Bollywood News

The very talented music composer Uttam Singh who, not too long ago, ruled the music charts with his songs in Dil To Pagal Hai and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is hardly heard these days. In the blockbuster Gadar 2, two of Uttam’s chartbusters from the original Gadar soundtrack ‘Ud Ja Kale Kava’ and ‘Main Nikla Gaddi Leke’ feature prominently. But the songs are credited to composer Mithoon Sharma.

Composer Uttam Singh on being left out of Gadar 2, “I should have been asked to participate in the music”

When this writer got in touch with Uttam Singh, he said, “My name is mentioned in the movie credits. But as far as my involvement with the music of Gadar 2 is concerned, they didn’t come to me.”

So the two songs from Gadar, ‘Ud Ja Kale Kava’ and ‘Main Nikla Gaddi Leke’ were recorded in Gadar 2 without Uttam Singh’s participation? “Jee haan. I know I should have been asked to participate. Lekin yeh jisko Bollywood kehte hain (but this is Bollywood), the word itself is a copy of Hollywood, so everything that follows from there is unoriginal. God knows who named our film industry ‘Bollywood’. Jisne bhi diya yeh naam use joote marne chahiye… (Whoever gave this name to the industry needs to be slammed). This used to be a lovely film industry where original work was being created. Aaj is industry mein sirf paisa reh gaya hai aur sharm naam ki cheez khatam ho gayi (Today, only money rules in the industry and there is no shame),” he said.

Uttam seems bitter about the film industry. “All ethics and culture have died here. Jo na ho woh kam hai. Name me one film in this so-called Bollywood industry which is not a copy. Even the music is copied. Our film industry is living up to the copied name Bollywood. Jisne bhi Bollywood naam diya us naam ki hamari industry bahot izzat kar rahen hain (the industry is giving a lot of respect to the name ‘Bollywood’),” he added.

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