Abhijeet Bhattacharya

Playback vocalist Abhijeet Bhattacharya is well-known and has a remarkable resume that includes more than 1000 films. Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, and Odia are among the languages he has crooned songs in.

The seasoned playback singer is gaining notoriety for his scathing criticism of singer AR Rahman’s studio manners and accuses him of keeping decent musicians waiting for hours. Rahman was also held responsible by Abhijeet for ignoring live musicians in favor of technology.

 

Abhijeet Bhattacharya recounted a previous occurrence in an interview with ANI. He discussed the one and only time he worked with AR Rahman, when he visited Rahman’s studio to record for the 1999 movie Dil Hi Dil Mein.

While recording the song Ae Nazneen Suno Na, which became an instant hit, Abhijeet questioned Rahman’s etiquette. He remembered in a previous interview how Rahman forced Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri winners, among other music icons, to wait for hours in his Chennai studio.

“Rahman saab ke andar kya hai ki… maine aise-aise Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri walo ko neeche bench pe baithe hue dekha hai… humare colleague, South ke writer-filmmaker,” Abhijeet recalled his time at AR Rahman’s studio. Rahman saab utar hi nahin rahe hain neeche do ghante, teen ghante. Sab ek doosre se gappe laga rahe hain. Maine apni ghadi dekha ki jaldi karo. Phir Rahman saab nahi utre.”

After the discussion, Abhijeet revealed that Rahman’s helper handled his own recording of Ae Nazneen Suno Na without the master ever being present. This is a disgrace to the artist who is in the studio, says Abhijeet.

“Main gaana gaa ke nikal gaya, uske assistant ne record kar liya,” he continued. Suno Na Ae Nazneen… Ye gaana gaya. Aur gaa ke gaya nikal. You must think that Padma Bhushan ki izzat wahan pe hai, ki ye ek Padma Shri.

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Abhijeet Bhattacharya:

He also blasted AR Rahman for relying on technology and accused him of normalising the substitution of live musicians and contributing to the downfall of instrumental music in Bollywood. “It all began when Rahman saab entered the picture,” the playback vocalist stated.He informed everyone that everything can be done with a laptop and that musicians are no longer needed. The musicians who once performed in movies are now unemployed. Everyone is making money because of him, with the exception of the musicians. “I’ll earn it all myself; we don’t need musicians anymore,” he essentially stated. Look around; in today’s market, attempt to discover a sitar player. You won’t. Nowadays, everyone uses a laptop to create music.