Anu Malik talks BP's music
by: Syed Firdaus Ashraf
- rediff.com
I, me and myself. That is Anu Malik when he grants an interview.
After Murder, Main Hoon Na and Fida the composer is ecstatic about his score for Gurinder Chada's Bride And Prejudice.
"I have six songs in the film. People who have heard them say they are too good!" Anu tells News Editor (Entertainment) Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
You want to go international?
It is a great feeling to be called an international composer in the true sense.
I have always been an international composer as far as Indian music is concerned. My films -- Main Hoon Na, Fida and Munnabhai MBBS -- were big hits in the UK, US and Canada.
Now Bride And Prejudice is doing excellently. It is a musical. People who have heard the music are completely bowled over by it!
What kind of music does Bride And Prejudice have?
Very friendly music. Not techno, but soul.
It is music that comes from the roots of our country.
People in the West want to hear Indian melody, not someone who is aping the West. So the music is simple and straight from my heart. There are six songs.
Ashanti - the famous singer in the US - has also sung for me. This was the biggest high for me. She has sung a fantastic song. It has been shot in Goa.
There is a garba, a wedding song, a bhangra that is homage to Yash Chopra. He is the greatest living legend of Bollywood. I also have a great love song between Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai. The lyrics are in English.
Why didn't you do all this earlier?
I did an English album called Ice earlier but it was too ahead of its time.
Secondly, I was stuck here and never thought of going beyond.
After Main Hoon Na, things have changed.
Karan Johar referred me to Gurinder, and she liked me.
India is happening now. I want my country to be present everywhere in the world.
