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'No need to pit independent music against the film industry'
Updated On: 28 September, 2020 04:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
While agreeing that control over their music is vital, Prateek Kuhad, Lisa Mishra say Bollywoods power cannot be underplayed
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Prateek Kuhad and Lisa Mishra
Lisa Mishra wants to open the conversation by "addressing the dress in the room". It's only the second time that she has slipped into the emerald attire after initially donning it a year ago when hanging out with Prateek Kuhad. "Crazy things happened that night," they laugh, without divulging details, but giving us a glimpse of the camaraderie they share. They spend 15 minutes discussing sound checks before concluding that the subject wouldn't enthral readers, deviating to talk about relationships instead. Edited excerpts from the interaction between Kuhad, whose songs feature on former US president Barack Obama's playlist, and Mishra, who shared a virtual platform along with the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Elton John at a recent gig:
Prateek: How has the lockdown been for you?
Lisa: My family lives in the US, and while I had intended to, I didn't make it out [of India] in time. So, I went to Bhubaneswar where my extended family lives. I hadn't lived in Orissa since I was six-years old, so, it was strange to live in my grandpa's home and meet relatives who I've met no more than four times in two decades. I'm grateful for that [experience]. But, I [had a few] songs that released at the wrong time. We put out one song, and the next day, Irrfan [Khan] passed away. The following day, Rishi Kapoor did. So, musically, it was a tough month. I hence had some resentment against the [development]. I didn't play music for a few months because I was upset. I only started writing again in July, and ended up writing a lot. In fact, everything that I will release in the upcoming months will have been co-produced or co-written by me. Calling the shots, and making the kind of music I needed to, even in lieu of the lack of work from Bollywood over the past few months, was amazing.
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