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As Vishal Bhardwaj returns to his signature world of action and gangster drama with O’Romeo, we bring to you a never-seen-before interview from before he stepped into direction. At the time, he was ruling the music scene and won National Award for Godmother (1999). In this candid throwback chat, he speaks about his passion for filmmaking, his creative dreams, inspirations, and how films like Maachis and Godmother bought him unique identity in music. He even calls himself a “bad music director”.. but why? Watch the full interview to find out, only on Lehren Retro. #vishalbhardwaj #vishalbharadwaj #oromeo #musicdirector #directorvishalbhardwaj #interview #podcast #throwback #unseeninterview #nationalaward #lehren #lehrenretro

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00:04I wanted to become a director and now I wanted to become a gangster.
00:11If there is nothing in the film, I will not be able to do anything.
00:14There is no greater greatness in my music.
00:17I have done everything in my own way.
00:19It is a better performance in my own way.
00:20If there is no worse than me, I regret me.
00:24If I can just tell you that the best I can do, after three films I will see.
00:29Then I thought that I won't be able to get a national award for it.
00:32Lata Ji is a singer that has not started, but maybe not.
00:46How has Marches changed you as a person?
00:52As a person, I think it was a matter of materialistic things.
01:06The person, I think, who I was in the first place is the person who was in the first place.
01:42The person who was in the first place is the person who was in the first place is the person
01:49who was in the first place.
01:54So, I was trying to do that.
01:57Marches' music was so good. People didn't like it.
02:01But I didn't get an award for Marches' songs.
02:04So, did it actually hurt you?
02:07Yeah, to some extent. Yes.
02:10At that time, Marches didn't get a national award.
02:14I also got a R.D. Brahman Award.
02:16I got a film fair main award for Raja Hindustani.
02:20And the national award was given to Saphne, the Tamil version of Saphne.
02:24So, at that time, I expected it.
02:27And now it was necessary.
02:31So, I think I got it in the right time.
02:33We congratulate you for the national award.
02:36How did you react to this after the national award?
02:43I thought that the final trophy came to me.
02:48And the President of India was the most important part of my work.
02:52That I am the most important director of this year.
02:55I am the most important director of this year.
02:56So, I think it's a big achievement.
02:58And it's a big satisfaction.
03:02So, I think it's a big achievement.
03:04So, I think it's a complete composer as a composer.
03:06That after this, I don't need any award.
03:09You've never made this film?
03:12You've never had this film from his music.
03:13It's a movie from music to music.
03:16Over there, music is not always for that film.
03:17There's no creative work that too.
03:18I don't expect it for this.
03:20What everyone has got to get, what everyone has got to get.
03:22Once I do it, it's never true.
03:24But when it started,
03:26and now I went to national award for this year,
03:28there were four or five movies soon.
03:30So, I think that I got an award for collective work
03:32I got an award for this award and I feel like I am feeling myself.
03:35Because I said, wherever you go, there was a film.
03:38There was Hututu, Godmother, Satya, and Malayalam film.
03:45So, I started a collective workshop.
03:49And Godmother was the best part of Godmother.
03:53Who would you like to give this award?
03:57First of all, I would like to give it to you.
04:01First of all, I would like to give it to you.
04:05And friends, parents, and others who helped me to reach here.
04:15Guldar, Javed, all of them are not one name.
04:21There are only two names, God and I.
04:24All of them are my friends.
04:26Is this award not dedicated to that thought?
04:29When you thought that I would become a music composer?
04:32No, I thought that I would become a music composer.
04:35First of all, I wanted to become a cricketer.
04:37Then, I wanted to become a music director.
04:40Now, I wanted to become a director.
04:42And then, I wanted to become a gangster.
04:44I wanted to become a music director.
04:46I thought that this was a very easy way to reach me.
04:52And then, I wanted to build a horse in the film line.
04:55And the dream is growing, and the horizon is also being followed.
05:00And then, I wanted to become a singer.
05:00It was interesting.
05:01I want to be very happy.
05:01This is something that you could come from.
05:03Which one of the music that you could come from.
05:06I want to become a singer.
05:19I want to become a singer.
05:37which is very new for a Gujarati folk film or Gujarati background film and it doesn't seem to be outside
05:45the background music, it seems that Gujarat is modern but it is a hybrid.
05:53So I think it will become popular also.
06:07So I think it will become popular also.
06:24So I think HMV's cassettes will be available in the market.
06:29At least after getting national awards.
06:31So I think it will become popular in this film.
06:37Why do you think this film should listen to people?
06:42I think it will become popular in the market.
06:46Because as it is in the market, it has been a case.
06:49It has been a case for the stock.
06:51It was probably about 4-5-6 days.
06:53So people have been making a promo for 3-3 months.
06:56After that, music is not popular.
06:57And they pay for $10 crore cassette.
06:59So it is not a music-oriented film.
07:03The most important thing is that there is no scope of music.
07:08There is no romantic song.
07:10There are all situational songs.
07:12And there are some strange songs that are not normally in films.
07:18So that they are not popular in films.
07:19So to make music or songs was a challenge.
07:24So now the market will be popular.
07:28And I think that if people can watch films,
07:30it will become more popular.
07:31Because it is a lot of music with films.
07:34It is not a music that you are from a different film to make a story.
07:39It is a music that is really connected with films.
07:43And it has always been connected with the film.
07:44It has also been connected with the film.
07:45It has always been connected with the music and film.
07:50The music and film.
07:51It has always been connected with it.
07:51And it has been connected with it.
07:52I think that there are some songs that are 100% popular.
07:57Which songs you have been playing for?
07:58Like Daruram's song.
07:59And Shabana Ji has danced.
08:02And the sequence of that is really amazing.
08:05The sequence of that is in the temple.
08:07And the people of that they are not standing in the temple.
08:09They are just walking away and drinking.
08:13And they are just walking away and enjoying.
08:22I think this is very new.
08:27Can you compose? Can you just play a tune for us?
08:53I think this is very new.
09:36I think this is very new.
09:38What is the lyrics?
09:40Javed Akhtar.
09:41So is this whole folk song?
09:46I mean, it's the bass of Gujarat.
09:49Obviously folk music has been used.
09:52But in popular taste, mainstream music has been used.
09:56How do you feel about this?
09:57What have you studied?
09:59I've listened to Gujarat's folk singers.
10:01And I've listened to them.
10:01And some friends.
10:03And they have been used to follow up with Gujarat.
10:08And I've also listened to them.
10:10Then I've also felt like folk music.
10:12That's why folk music is often not a note.
10:17Only in terms of language and stress.
10:20It's the flavor of the language.
10:23We get to see this in Punjab.
10:26But in Punjab,
10:27If I stress a word from something else, then it makes a different sound.
10:33Otherwise, there are 3 or 4 variations.
10:37How many songs do you think of Kulmila?
10:39Kulmila is 6 songs.
10:41How did you learn this film? How did you start this film?
10:45I mean, Vinay Shukla, who wanted to work with me, I liked my work.
10:51So, they contacted me that he wanted to do this film.
10:54Until the producer had no final.
10:57Vinay Ji told me to listen to the script one day.
11:00And I told him that I am doing this film.
11:02If there is any producer, I have to do this film with him.
11:07After that, Vinay Ji contacted HMV and decided to produce the film.
11:14Since this film is produced by HMV, which is our leading company,
11:19I have to do this film.
11:20But, Vinay Ji told me that this film is not a promotion.
11:25What could be the reason?
11:26Is it because of the controversy?
11:29And the release is late.
11:31What is it?
11:32The real reason is to tell you about HMV.
11:36But, I feel like this film is coming out.
11:42The producers have expected this film to get so many awards.
11:47And it will be appreciated.
11:50So, I think it became the black horse for them.
11:54Now, it will be true.
11:55Once again, the product has been given.
11:59So, I think they will do it.
12:00Why won't they do it?
12:01Why won't they do it?
12:01They won't do it.
12:02They won't do it.
12:02They won't do it.
12:03They won't do it.
12:05We won't do it.
12:06I think HMV will do it.
12:07I think HMV will do it.
12:09And why won't they?
12:14Have you seen this film?
12:16Yes, of course.
12:17I have watched it.
12:18I have watched it.
12:18How did you see it?
12:20It was very good.
12:21If you get this film in 6 awards,
12:22I can say it wrong.
12:24What do you think of the best in the film?
12:26The best in the film.
12:29The best in the film.
12:30The best in the film.
12:31The best in the film.
12:32The best in the film.
12:33The best in the film.
12:34The best other time.
12:36Over from an art director.
12:38Yes.
12:39?
12:41Skywana Ji.
12:42Genocide 사람들.
12:43Esq.
12:45Enchantment.
12:46That led a lot to performance.
12:48Like Syarman Ji.
12:49All the people didn't know.
12:53No reason.
12:53dec Escobiter.
12:55Someone did this film.eries
12:56comes with only. Charmin
12:57Joshis. Every film
12:59crew focused. If you
13:01areumnir a film.
13:02It is an effort of the whole team
13:05which is the best of me in the beautiful world.
13:09Okay.
13:11Is this film's music
13:13that is the best of you until now?
13:19No, I can't say that.
13:20Because the film's music is not like that.
13:24The music is not like that.
13:25The music is not like that.
13:27The music is not like that.
13:32The music is not like that.
13:32Every film.
13:34And the music is not like that.
13:38If I tell you that it's the best of me.
13:41After three movies, I'll watch it again.
13:43I'll see it again.
13:44Why did you get to the work of the nation's award?
13:46Every day you grow.
13:48It's difficult to say that it's the best of me.
13:51I've done it every film by myself.
13:54When I saw it again,
13:56I'll judge it again.
13:58Yes, I'll have a good job in my life.
14:00I'll judge it again.
14:01But then I'll judge it again.
14:04I'll judge it again after some time.
14:07As you know,
14:08you found out of it before the record,
14:11the record and the record,
14:12the record is so written and the record.
14:14How do you feel like that?
14:16Who inspired you?
14:17What inspired you?
14:19What inspired you?
14:27I am a film person. I cannot do anything other than film.
14:32That's why I haven't done a private album today because it doesn't happen to me.
14:37My wife is a singer who has promised me that I will do an album in the past four years.
14:43And I haven't done it until now.
14:44Now I have to do it because I don't want to do it at home.
14:47That's why I only inspire a film and nothing else.
14:51And I will do the worst work in the film.
14:57That I know that if I have done a film that I have done,
15:01I will not do anything in the film.
15:06I have to be inspired by a film, by characters, by story or by plot.
15:13Otherwise, I will.
15:15Now you have told me that you want to be a cricketer and then you want to be a gangster.
15:20Now you want to be a director.
15:21So are you actually planning to direct a film?
15:23Yeah, actually I was not lying.
15:26I want to direct a film and whenever I will come through across a good script, I will direct a
15:32film.
15:33I directed two episodes for Zee TV.
15:42Now I am working on my film script.
15:45When I will be a good update, I will definitely direct a film.
15:48Which one is the most important thing?
15:51A love story, an autopsis friends, an autopsis friends, a ...
15:54I am in which I like.
15:57I like it.
15:58I like it.
16:00I like it.
16:00I like it.
16:01I like it.
16:02I like it.
16:03What is your favorite?
16:04What?
16:06What?
16:08What?
16:24What's your favorite song?
16:49How would you describe Vishal as a bad music composer?
16:58Why is it bad music?
17:00You have heard me very well.
17:02You are all about me. I didn't want to know people.
17:06I dedicate this song Pani Pani Ray to Lata Ji because I think if Lata Ji isn't Pani Pani Ray,
17:14it's not Pani Pani Ray.
17:15It's not Pani Pani Ray. It's not Pani Pani Ray. It's not Pani Pani Ray. It's because of Lata Ji's
17:21song.
17:21It's because of Lata Ji's song.
17:23They also felt that song.
17:27I think that I'm a good song.
17:30But after listening to Lata Ji, I've been released from my heart.
17:35Lata Ji is a singer.
17:37It's not a singer.
17:38It's not a singer.
17:39It's not a singer.
17:40It's not a singer.
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