Being an MBA from IIPM...Irfan Siddiqui is more keen in Lyrics Writing...his lastest songs from Fashion has hit the charts...and are Major Hits of Today...
Here is an Interview held with Mr . Irfan Siddiqui student of IIPM followed as below:-
Your song Mar jaava from Fashion has become popular. But there was no situation in the real sense. Is such a song easier or more difficult to write than a situational number?It’s both in different ways. I gave them several options for the mukhda. Salim and I worked hard on something that would have an identity of its own and get audience attention because the sequence was going to be so strong visually that no one would be really interested in the song playing in the background. And we have succeeded.
I believe you were a model yourself in college. Did Madhur Bhandarkar, who directed Fashion, know about this?No. Apart from walking the ramp, I had even choreographed some shows in my college. That was another of my interests. But I could not grow there.
But for someone who has no contacts or mentors within the industry you have made good progress.I guess I have been lucky, though I have a long way to go. Choreographer Rajiv Goswami and I have been childhood buddies and we would jam and make songs together. I wrote all the songs except Mujhe mere yaar se in his debut album and Salim-Sulaiman arranged it. That’s how I got to know the duo and they called me for Ashayein in Iqbal. Apart from their films Fashion and Chain Kulii Ke Main Kulii I have worked with them in Karo ya maro, the IPL song for the SetMax channel, the first IPL anthem Dil pe le liya, the finale song of Voice Of India and the lead track of Shrradha Pandit’s album Teri Heer. I also wrote the title-track of Rafoo Chakkar - Fun On The Run and about 20 songs for the Hindi dubbed versions of High School Musical and High School Musical 2.
Which are your films to come?I am writing for Karan Johar’s Rensil D’Silva-directed film starring Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor and all the songs for his Kootchie Kootchie Hota Hai directed by Tarun Mansukhani. I am doing Ken Ghosh’s film with Shahid Kapoor, a song in Mumbai Chakachak that will probably be composed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Teen Patti with Amitabh Bachchan directed by Leena Yadav, the video made by Sony for the Indian Idol finalists and also the dubbed Hindi songs for Walt Disney Productions’ Camp Rock.
What do you feel about the excessive use of Punjabi and English in today’s songs?I would not like to follow this trend for the heck of it. Look at Anand Bakshisaab and Gulzarsaab who used Punjabi in a very classy way - I would like to emulate that. I want to make a mark with good songs like Ashayein, which is still loved. Today there are lots of hit songs, but few that really make a mark or have a shelf-life. Genuine gaane hi chal jaate hain and I too would not like to compromise because I give that 101 per cent to each song.
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