Composer Amaal Malik, who wrote the song 'Yeh Awarapan' for the film featuring Emraan Hashmi, 'Awarapan 2,' has once again criticized alleged unethical practices in the music industry.
This week, the composer published a lengthy message on his Instagram account, criticizing the negative public reaction surrounding the track 'Yeh Awarapan.' He stated: 'Dear Music and Film Industry: I am not participating in any race with you. I never needed marketing budgets to create my identity. People know my music because they lived their lives through it... This is a privilege that money cannot buy.'
He continued, emphasizing the personal nature of his work: 'Whatever my song means to you, to me it is pure, it is honest, it is vulnerable, yet powerful. Understand one thing: my songs are my children, and believe me, I am a dangerous father. Read this again and again... It is a newborn that was only born three weeks ago, and you better not mess with other people's children.'
Malik added that his own father was impressed by the work, noting that he 'was stunned' and 'felt proud, and had tears in his eyes.'
The composer urged colleagues to focus on creating original content and building their own legacy instead of comparing themselves to it. He warned: 'You cannot touch what I have built; keep going like this, and you will waste your entire life.'
Malik also mentioned that his song in the film is being criticized for containing references to tracks from the first part of the 'Awarapan' franchise. He noted that people cannot understand how a film that initially failed became a cult classic twenty years later, demonstrating that soul and self-belief can achieve anything at a certain point in time.
He also commented on the practice of corporate orders, stating: 'PS: Did we do CORPORATE ORDERS? No, we didn't need it.' He believes there is nothing wrong with many currently using this practice to maintain a false status they assign to themselves, comparing it to buying views and clicks for music videos.
In conclusion, he wished the film industry many hits and blockbusters like 'Awarapan 2,' and thanked them for all the love and hate, which could not affect his legacy or his 'offspring' 'Yeh Awarapan,' adding: 'They tried to bury us, but they didn't realize we were seeds. See you next year or not.'