Singers and composers discuss song labelling at KIFF

Abhi Na Jao Chor Kar, the immortal song from the 1961 film, Hum Dono, was written by Abdul Hayee, composed by Jaidev and sung by Mohammed Rafi. But it’s known as just a Rafi song. On the other hand, Jiya Jale from Dil Se is known as composer AR Rahman’s song. So, how does a song get labelled? Is the singer more important than the composer? A host of musicians and filmmakers discussed this topic at the Cine Adda on Day 2 of KIFF 2019.

While director Kaushik Ganguly was the moderator, Indraadip Dasgupta, Iman Chakraborty, Usha Uthup,

Srikanto Acharya

, Surojit Chatterjee, Joy Sarkar, Durnibaar Saha and Ujjaini Mukherjee were the panelists. Speaking on the occasion, Srikanto said when a composer makes a song, he does it by keeping a singer in his mind. “But while recording it, it often happens that a certain note or improvisation by the singer gives a complete different feel to the song,” he said.

Indraadip said more than the tag, the most important thing is that the songs should reach people. “Bengali film songs are making waves and that’s the most important thing. For me, it doesn’t matter how people label it. Being a music director, if I honestly compose a song, it will always be mine, regardless of what people call it,” he said.


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