Well, I have only one thing to say, pop music is actually misunderstood, misinterpreted and understated in the context of India. The fusion of folk and modern music, is what pop actually is. The singers in India took it literally and actually went on to compose songs in collaboration with international singers and composers. The whole essence of the pop music is, I guess, lost in this process. Moreover, Indian pop artists tried their hand at remixing old songs or international songs and called it pop. Though these songs were mature than the original Indipop music, but even these didn’t work well. Rishi Rich worked with Britney Spears. Panjabi MC worked with JayZ.
them are still there in the Bollywood doing playback singing but that is obviously not pop. The culture of pop music just couldn’t make it mainstream in our society. Even in the 80s and the 90s, the music we produced was not something we should be proud of today but they definitely made a mark in our lives at one point or the other. It was a part of some of our childhoods or adulthoods. It may also make us feel nostalgic about it, that’s the only power it possesses. If you listen to these songs now and also watch their music videos, you will fall off your chair laughing. Disco Deewane, Made in India are all of the same category. However, the people who were a part of that decade, must be missing that music sometime or the other.
Looking at Indipop from today’s perspective, there are hardly any pop singers. A few of
Abhinav Sharma, Merchant Navy
Abhishek Malhotra, Photographer
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Bollywood demands something more mirchi, as they say. No doubt there are good artists but there should be something to relate to. We have heard it, shouted out loud, danced our asses off. I don’t know how can I elaborate more about how I miss the 90s.
Maybe polarization towards west is the main reason. And forgetting about ourselves is like living in a fools paradise. We are forgetting about our own roots. We are the oldest civilization on earth, who taught music to others.
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Shubham Kandari, Cadet at Naval Academy
Bimit Verma, Graphic Designer
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Music industry has become a money making consortium with the media constantly brainwashing the youth in selection of their musical tastes. Music today highlights the looks and the appeal rather than the substance. Gone are the days of creative works of 90s pop giants. It has become more about seeing than listening.
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Although the Indipop is not lost completely, the present voices are definitely an upbringing by these legends only. People still prefer their compositions over many artists. And that’s because they had a complete saga of feelings embroidered in their songs.
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