Published 14:58 IST, July 27th 2020
Sona Mohapatra attacks 'self-important' Bollywood gang, reveals Ram Sampath's depression
Singer Sona Mohapatra has claimed on Twitter that her husband, music composer Ram Sampath, was also a victim of Bollywood's 'gangism' before he 'plugged out'.
Responding to the news of Oscar-winning music maestro AR Rahman's encounter with the mafia culture of Bollywood, singer Sona Mohapatra revealed that her husband Ram Sampath also fell prey to the alleged 'gang' in the music industry. She lashed out at the 'illiterate self-important' group who sidelined Ram and allegedly pushed him into depression. Sona revealed that, after composing music for several successful films including Khakee, Talaash, Delhi Belly, Fukrey, and Bhootnath Returns, Ram Sampath gave up on mainstream Bollywood music and focused on archiving folk and classical music.
AR Rahman had made headlines on Saturday when he said during an interaction on a popular radio channel that “there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings, is spreading some false rumours.”
Talking about composing music for late Sushant Singh Rajput’s final film Dil Bechara, he said, “When Mukesh Chhabra came to me, I gave him four songs in two days. He told me, ‘Sir, how many people said don’t go, don’t go to him (AR Rahman) and they told me stories after stories.’ I heard that, and I realized, yeah okay, now I understand why I am doing less (work in Hindi films) and why the good movies are not coming to me. I am doing dark movies, because there is a whole gang working against me, without them knowing that they are doing harm.”
He elaborated, “People are expecting me to do stuff, but there is another gang of people preventing that from happening. It is fine, because I believe in destiny, and I believe that everything comes from God. So, I am taking my movies and doing my other stuff. But all of you are welcome to come to me. Make beautiful movies, and you are welcome to come to me.”
Updated 14:59 IST, July 27th 2020