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We can learn from Pakistani music: Sachin-Jigar

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Thu, 09, 16

Indian music duo Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya, are no strangers to the limelight. Having composed music for Bollywood films like Go Goa Gone, Hero, Badlapur, Finding Fanny and most recently A Flying Jatt, the duo is finally finding its footing in Bollywood and beyond. And as it turns out, they are great fans of Pakistani music.

Indian music duo Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya, are no strangers to the limelight. Having composed music for Bollywood films like Go Goa Gone, Hero, Badlapur, Finding Fanny and most recently A Flying Jatt, the duo is finally finding its footing in Bollywood and beyond. And as it turns out, they are great fans of Pakistani music.

In a recent interview with The Hindu, the music duo spoke about how the folk side of Pakistani music has depth and meaning.

“Pakistani music is largely divided into two segments. One is very raw and folksy. That really works for us. It’s just purely soul-wrenching,” noted Saraiya and added, “The other part, though, is pretty mediocre as it apes Bollywood. That’s not exciting.”

Articulating their interest in the eastern and Sufi side of Pakistani music, Sanghvi told The Hindu: “What we can learn from Pakistani artistes is that they appreciate their original poetry, their Sufi concepts, their old poets, that ‘shayrinuma ghazalnuma’ depth is still there. People still enjoy it at a very layman level.”

Noting how the scene in India is different, Sanghvi further noted, “Here in India, our ears are corrupt with either the West or Bollywood. So if we can bring the best from our folk to the front, we can also be original and organic in our content.”

Though this duo is actively working in Bollywood and has worked with almost everyone in the business such as Pritam, A.R. Rahman and many more, they also noted how the music in the movie business has lost its soul, a viewpoint we agree with wholeheartedly.

“We have started looking for shock value or immediate impact more than making an impact for a lifetime,”said Saraiya. “Somehow we need to go deeper and be more soulful. We should not go for only popcorn music that doesn’t last more than the popcorn itself.”