Singer Palash Sen unwind on Industry politics

Singer Palash Sen unwind on Industry politics

Politics has emerged as foreground in Bollywood. And many actors and filmmakers have become political minded.
This has discouraged and sidelined young ambitious and talented singers and actors.

After prolific singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya who opened up on the ‘dirty politics’ in the music industry and how he fell a victim to it, mow yet another singer Palash Sen opens up.

Palash Sen won name and fame with his independent music band Euphoria in the 2000s. According to him, even as independent music is making a comeback in the country, however, he observes that many young musicians fear to speak up against authority.

Palesh states , no doubt independent music has turned for the better and everyone has started speaking about it. Young musicians don’t want to be slaves to the system.

While Abhijeet Bhattacharya claims he was ‘victim of industry politics’
Palash admits that, just like in society, there is politics in the music industry. When asked if younger artists have talked to him about their worries, Sen articulates ofcourse, but they cannot speak. Fear has instilled in people and they choose to be silent. Somebody in control can turn around and say tu zyada bol raha hai tujhe kaam nahi dunga.”

He cites United States which is better for artists. There the film industry and the music industry are alien. If the film industry wants your music, it will buy it from you. It will not hire you like a slave.

What Abhijeet Bhattacharya had said about industry politics
The singer Abhijeet has voiced several hit songs, especially those featuring Shah Rukh Khan in the 90s and early 2000s. The singer has now opened up about the early days of his career and how he was made to eel humiliated by music directors. In a recent interview, Bhattacharya spoke about being a victim of industry policies.

Abhijeet had recalled it has happened a lot with him. When music directors would get a Shah Rukh Khan film, they wouldn’t give him a chance to sing, no matter how close he was to them.

He also went on to say that when he was honoured with an award for his song in Yes Boss, his was the only non-blockbuster song among all the blockbuster tracks from films like Border, Pardes and Dil To Pagal Hai… After that, many music directors would openly tell him that they won’t give their song to him. Isn’t this ‘dirty politics’?

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