Quotes from Jeet Gannguli

I took a vow that I would see a Bengali film song playing at a nightclub.

I am against vulgar lyrics. No one should feel ashamed while listening to a song.

Songs and lyrics should be subtle. They can be fun, but not vulgar.

My biggest pride is that Bollywood called me because of my work in Bengal.

It is very challenging to work with the Bhatt Camp as they have great sense of music.

I also want to sing the lyrics penned by poets like Srijato.

Indian classical music is in my blood.

According to me, one composer should do one film.

Because a composer's soul goes into a film, they should do the entire film, even the background score. If not, then don't do it.

It should be a singer's quality to know what a composer wants and sing accordingly.

I feel independent music is a true expression of art, whereas in movies the songs are based on various situations and each has a lot of say from the industry people who are associated with the movie.

The lyrics of 'Ekla Akash' brought tears to my eyes.

There are very few people, like Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar, and even Yash Chopra, with whom I have worked, who understand music.

I love composing music and it's like a breath of fresh air for me.

I am overwhelmed by the reaction to my songs. At Mitra, people went crazy dancing to Paglu's songs. Naveena, which hardly ever screens a Bengali movie, is screening 'Paglu.' I got mobbed at the theaters and lost my watch and shades.

As film composers, what we essentially do is fusion.

Manoj Muntashir is a fantastic lyricist of this generation and he has penned my indie number 'Ae Mere Dil' very nicely.

I hail from a family of musicians for the last 18 generations. My grandfather was a classical singer; his father was a sitar player.

People often compare me and Srikant Mohta with the legendary Raj Kapoor-Shankar Jaikishan jodi. They say, when ever we work together on a project, it turns into gold.

For the regional film industry, it's a great feeling that a Dev film is being seen as a competition to a Salman movie.

I've more than 50 hits in Bengali cinema and it's a great feeling to have them released separately in the form of albums that are independent of the movies.

Sajid-Wajid has been signed on for 'Rowdy Rathore.' Sajid and Wajid are great friends of mine. I am happy that they are scoring the music for this film.

I've been greatly influenced by the music of R.D. Burman and Sudhin Dasgupta, and I took it as a challenge to bring back the golden days of Bengali music.

Initially, when I started working in Tollywood, there were only three or four releases in a year. But after 2010-11, the figure went up to three-four releases per month. It's impossible for one music director to work simultaneously in so many films.