Veteran Bollywood lyricist Sameer Anjaan He has attacked the current state of Hindi film music, calling modern Gen-Z tunes nothing more than “violent noise”. The veteran behind thousands of iconic film songs opened up about what doesn’t work in the current state of Bollywood music. Read on to find out more.
Sameer Anjaan on Bollywood’s music crisis
In an interaction with DNA India, Sameer Anjaan spoke about the state of contemporary Bollywood music. Without stopping, he said, “Aaj kal shor bahut badh gaya hai. Sound mein shabd kho gaye hain (These days, the noise has increased so much that words are getting lost in sound).”He noted that lyrics are increasingly being drowned out by loud, obnoxious music, and that imbalance hurts not only individual songs but entire films, given how much music shapes a film’s success.Sameer ended with a stark warning: unless the industry consciously restores the balance between melody and meaningful lyrics, the soul of Hindi film music will fade away.
More about Sameer Anjaan
Born as Shitala Pandey and popularly known as Sameer or Sameer Anjaan, she is an Indian lyricist known for her extensive work in Bollywood. He reportedly holds the Guinness World Record for writing the most songs, and is one of the most prolific songwriters in the industry. He made his debut as a lyricist in 1983 with the film ‘Bekhabar’.The veteran lyricist has delivered hit songs. From Akshay Kumar’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ songs, to ‘Rowdy Rathore’ songs like ‘Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita’, ‘Chikni Kamar Pe Teri Mera Dil Fisal Gaya’, ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’ title track, ‘Kheech Meri Photo’ and many more. He recently penned the lyrics for the song ‘Bol Kaffara Kya Hoga’ from Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa starrer ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’.
