Rajesh Roshan

“'Fire' was the most difficult and challenging track. It has the effects of trance music, which is not easy to create and that is something I haven't indulged in before.”

“I have learnt a lot from my brother and he too has learnt a lot from me. It has been a wonderful journey for both of us. We convince each other all the time with our view points and finally work as a team and not as individuals.”

“Rakesh is very strict and he will never use suggestive words in a song. Yes, he wants modern melodies but he wants the lyrics to be clean.”

“Today's singers don't have the time and are very restless and they want to record and just run away.”

“New lyric writers have become an asset for me. I gave Naseer Faraz a break in 'Aetbaar' and he was up for several awards.”

“During the '80s when I was peaking in my career, I was a heavy drinker and would not be in control post my drinks at times. I used to be a tough husband to live with and had a bad temper. But I have now learnt to control both my drinks and my temper.”

“The track 'Fire' is quite different from the other songs in 'Kites.'”

“If I make a film it won't be for commercial reasons.”

“Hrithik is a great help to me while I compose the music for our films. He gives his inputs to us. He sits with me and learns a lot about music too. He is very fond of learning and very involved in the filmmaking process.”

“I love composing songs for Hrithik because he is a talented dancer.”

“I was great friends with Rakesh Kumar, B. Naggi Reddy and Yash Chopra.”

“In the earlier days, people used to be very emotional about making films. There used to be a great friendship between music directors and directors; today that is missing.”

“I think there is less of inspiration and more of perspiration in the music industry.”

“I remember when the great composer Madan Mohan had suddenly passed away, the producer-director H.S. Rawail had approached me to complete three of the pending songs in the Rishi Kapoor-Ranjeeta starrer 'Laila Majnu.' I refused saying I am not worthy of sharing a soundtrack with a genius like Madan Mohan saab.”