Gone are the days of melodies that defined Bollywood as a ground of diverse music. From Jiya Jale, Chaiyya Chaiyya, Dola Re Dola to Ye Jo Des Hai Tera and many more, there was a time when the music of Bollywood used to bring in the culture and language from different corners of India.
With the release of thousands of films a year, along with the storyline the music has also depleted in its quality. Catering to a mass appeal most music producers seem to cling to the money making policy rather than exploring music as a pursuit of excellence. Remixes spoil old classics and have a blood-boiling effect on music lovers. Punjabification is a result of excessively drawing from the Punjabi music industry and using bass boosted, similar sounding and overtly groovy beats all the time. It erases the authenticity of Punjabi music that has a great appeal to the listeners but makes a distorted version to fit in the Bollywood genre. They are serving us boring repetitive beats in the name of Punjabi music!
A recent backlash to the remix of Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam in Bad Newz took social media by storm where fans started complaining about spoiling such a legendary song. Some stated the excessive beats are tortuous to the ears and others highlighted how Bollywood has become a place of cheap remixes. It is to be noted that there was a time when Punjabi beats and lyrics certainly had a newness to it. But they have been overused and have become so standardised that nothing entertaining remains in them. All of these songs sound the same these days!
Here are some reactions online:
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