A biography for Rajesh Roshanhasn’t been written yet.
“The law is against us music composers. We have no legal control over our compositions. Music companies are selling our songs to producers at throwaway prices. We are helpless.”
“My music has been a hit all through my career since 1973.”
“How can I be happy when my songs are converted into a circus?”
“I need creative satisfaction and only then I can move in as a director.”
“I just don't feel like composing music for films because I find there is too much pretense in the industry and creativity has been replaced by the sole thought of making money.”
“A composer like me finds it impossible to work with today's producers. They want to tell you exactly how to compose, which notes to play, which rhythms to put in which part of the song.”
“'KNPH' became a hit. But unfortunately for me, I then got my first heart attack.”
“I am used to working in an environment of complete freedom.”
“We've managed a hat trick with 'Kaho Na Pyar Hai,' 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Krrish.'”
“Till 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai,' I was involved in everything from casting to scripting. Then I shifted to a separate house.”
“You must have that gold in you to become a Hrithik Roshan. And I am sure that Shah Rukh and Salman will have that too because you can't become a star otherwise.”
“I'm very comfortable working with my brother. There are no ego hassles. Also, we all strive for perfection; so there is no compromise on creativity. I found my niche while working with Rakesh.”
“I can't go to a party and just smile at people and walk away. There are big actors, directors who come to a party and stay for not more than 20 minutes. They have a knack for making a quick exit but I have not been successful in doing that. So I try to avoid such gatherings.”
“Even earlier there were songs where I was not finding appropriate voices, but still I overlooked that and didn't get the perfect voice to sing it. Now I won't do that.”
“Evergreen songs are not made overnight. They are cultivated and nurtured and born out of creative conflicts.”
“RD Burman was one of the greatest and yet in the end, even his closest friends left him and he was all alone. So I do feel every music man should not be just only in music but should have an alternate career.”
“I can't be bullied by producers.”
“The proper thing to do would have been to first ask my consent before remixing 'Mungda.'”
“Since I'm comfortable with my family, I work with them but it's not that I'm averse to others.”
“New writers don't throw tantrums, they have time. I can make them work on one song for a week.”