![]() ![]() These days we see the dialogue in Hindi and English or Hinglish. 40 years back Urdu was a subject, the dialogue of movies and the lyrics of the songs composed were in Urdu. On the importance of literature in ghazal, the singer stated, “One needs to know Urdu literature, poetry and language to understand it. But once the sales and releases stopped the entire streaming dried up,” said Udhas who feels that exit of physical sales is one of the major reasons for the lack of new talent in this genre of music. They invested their profit on the new artists, the new recordings, and the new releases. During those days even the music labels had revenues and profit after the sales of cassettes and CDs. That was the popularity of ghazal to attract the audience. “That was the time ghazal had to be incorporated in Bollywood cinema. Songs of Mohd Rafi, Taloot Mahmood, Lata Ji, Asha Ji and many more only ghazal that time. Ghazal legend expressed that ghazal was always in Bollywood. ![]() And, while they continue to work to give the audience an excellent show, here is what ghazal legend Pankaj Udhas, also the man behind the success of Khazana Festival has to say on Ghazal then and now. MUMBAI: Khazana – A Festival of Ghazals’ concert, which brings together the country’s renowned Ghazal artists for music aficionados across the globe, is gearing up to mesmerize the audience on 21 and 22 July in Hotel Oberoi.
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