Quotes from Jeet Gannguli

I have been doing Bollywood movies for a while, but my fans back home are always with me. They support me irrespective of whether I am working in a Bengali or a Hindi movie.

This trend used to exist in Bengali playback where singers and composers would have their own hit series. I am thrilled that Bengal is seeing a revival of that trend.

I don't follow any particular musical trend.

'Barsaat' is a romantic love song penned by Rashmi Virag. It is a song very close to my heart - that's why we plan to release it first. Actually over so many years, whenever I used to make a composition it would get selected for a movie. This time I was very determined to release it as an independent album and didn't give it for movies.

Producer Shrikant Mohta of Venkatesh Films that made 'Josh,' is like my godfather.

Singers who are dependent on digital audio pitch correction software cannot last more than two-three songs.

It was a major turning point in my career when Anup Jalota invited me to accompany him on his various world tours. I was in two minds whether to pursue a music career in Mumbai or to stay back in Calcutta. Being the only son, it was a tough decision.

With 'Ekla Akash,' I have sought to re-capture a different feel and mood, I will also explore other realistic films through music.

I came back to the Mumbai music industry after 10 years.

Perhaps the number of new hits is not being noted the way it was done in the era of records or cassettes with the emergence of Internet.

I consider my music edgy, urban and with an earthy element.

While composing the music for 'Romeo,' I will be very versatile.

I don't subscribe to the view that only puja numbers recorded during the '60s-'90s are enjoyed by the present-day listeners. Definitely the songs of that period are very popular even now, but the songs recorded afterwards are equally lapped up by the audience.