Bollywood furious over Rahman communal comments

Bollywood furious over Rahman communal comments. Oscar winner Rahman came up with controversial comments saying "It might be a communal thing also but it is not in my face. It comes to me as Chinese whispers that they booked you but the music company went ahead and hired their five composers. I say good, I have more time to chill with my family. I am not in search of work. I don’t want to go in search of work. I want work to come to me; my sincerity to earn work. Whatever I deserve, I get."

Bollywood however turned furious over Rahmans comments. Javed Akthar says “Dilip Kumar was Yusuf Khan and was more beloved than his contemporaries Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor. Meena Kumari played Hindu characters without her faith ever being questioned. Today, Shah Rukh Khan is loved across religions, and Mohammed Rafi moved millions with his bhajans. The Hindi film industry is completely free of communal bias.”

A top producer and director, said “This is a very cheap shot. I didn’t expect this from ARR. Has he noticed how much the quality of his work has dipped in recent years? His demands are enormous. He charges almost three times what other composers do, insists that every film be labelled ‘An A R Rahman Musical’, and delays are common because songs are not delivered on time. These are the real reasons for the drop in demand, not some imagined communal angle.”