Legendary music maestro Naushad Ali transformed Indian cinema with his elegant style and classical music. He scored 35 silver jubilee, 12 golden jubilee, and 3 diamond jubilee hits. In a flashback interview, he says, "I have never considered music in terms of business." Watch this intriguing Podcast with Naushad Ali.
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00:00In action films, where there is the sound of guns and pistols, what will the sound of
00:05the sitar do?
00:06I have never measured music in terms of business.
00:09The music of our country, for which our youngsters are unaware of, if we play Darbari, Bhopali
00:16or Durga Raag to them, they say, which country's music have you brought?
00:30There was a small film called Awaaz De Kahaan.
00:35I was the one who gave the music to it.
00:39It was a film by a friend of mine.
00:42People liked the songs in foreign countries.
00:48Awaaz De Kahaan was its name.
00:51Then I did a Malayalam film.
00:53Dhoni was its name.
00:55After that I did Tipu Sultan's serial.
00:58After that I did Teri Pahal Mere Geet.
01:02Because in this era, I did not agree with the standards of films.
01:14And I still don't.
01:16Because in every film, there is a gun in the mother's hand, a pistol in the daughter's
01:23hand and a sword in the father's hand.
01:27In action films, where there is the sound of guns and pistols,
01:33what will the sound of a star do?
01:36That is why, those films were not for me.
01:41That is why, many people came to me.
01:45With your prayers, they kept giving me respect.
01:48But I apologized myself.
01:51I apologized that this film is not for me.
01:54Or I am not worthy of these films.
01:56There are others who are doing better than me.
01:58You make them do it.
02:00From the beginning, my aim was not to earn a lot of money.
02:04I have been in this line since 1937.
02:09And I think I have done 65 films.
02:12I have done the least number of films.
02:15The reason I keep doing films or music,
02:20is not because I get a lot of money.
02:24It is because I do it with a passion,
02:27with love and passion.
02:30I don't do it from a business point of view.
02:34I have never weighed music in terms of business.
02:38And even now, I have the same attitude.
02:42Teri Payal Mere Geet.
02:45My son directed the film.
02:48Prem Lalwani, who is also a big fan of mine,
02:52produced the film.
02:55If you listen to my music, you will like it.
02:59Because my songs are also based on some raga.
03:05I would like to show that our music,
03:15the music of our country,
03:19which our youngsters are not aware of.
03:24If we play Darbari, Bhopali or Durga raga,
03:28they say, which country's music is this?
03:31You played Disco for us.
03:34We think this is our music.
03:37So, it is difficult to pay for it.
03:40So, I request all my colleagues,
03:43who are more capable than me,
03:47to turn your attention towards your music.
03:51So that your music becomes a source of income.
03:55So that our music reaches every home through film media.
03:59The music that was in the Mughal courts,
04:02the people could not go there.
04:05The auto-rickshaw drivers could not go there.
04:08When the country became free,
04:11cut the chains of this too.
04:14So that your music reaches every home.
04:19This has always been my request.
04:22I have worked on the same line,
04:25on the same temperament, on the same music.
04:29Whether it was good or bad,
04:32the music lovers will decide.
04:35I can't do it.
04:38But my effort is that our music,
04:42the music of our country,
04:45should reach the people through film.
04:48In the film Guddu,
04:51I have given some modern songs,
04:54and some of my temperament.
04:57Now I will leave that decision to the people.
05:00The people will decide
05:03to what extent it is right or wrong.
05:06I am grateful to all of you.
05:09I am grateful to all of you
05:12that you are trying to convey my thoughts
05:15to the people through this interview.
05:18I am very grateful for that.
05:21All of you are capable,
05:24all of you are very good.
05:27I have already said that
05:30I request my colleagues
05:33who are more capable than me
05:37to support my music.
05:40I wish for my music to be successful.
05:43I wish that the young generation
05:46will be able to understand
05:49that this is our music,
05:52our music is spiritual music,
05:55it has the power of the soul.
05:58That's why I said,
06:01listen to the seven seas,
06:04there is hope in every one of them.