‘You can’t have Honey Singh or Badshah in every song’

Music composer Akhil Sachdeva says rap is a different form of music altogether, and that one can’t just mix it with any kind of Indian music

Singer-music composer

Akhil Sachdeva (right) has his priority set about the kind of songs he wants to compose or sing, and says he doesn’t fall for the trend of including a ‘cool rap’ in a song just for the heck of it.

“I feel that rap is a different form of music altogether and you can’t just mix it with any and every kind of Indian music. When it’s not a rap song, and you force a rap into it, it takes away its soul,” says Sachdeva, who made his Bollywood debut with the song, Humsafar, in the recent film, Badrinath Ki Dulhania. “Look at the top chartbusters, and out of 10, I’d have liked only two raps. Sometimes it works for me, but mostly, it doesn’t,” he adds.

Commenting on the rap overdose in the industry, Sachdeva says it’s more to do with commercial value. “You cannot have Honey Singh or Badshah everywhere. The reason music composers run after them or use them is only to add or enhance business value of their songs.”

Taking a subtle dig at the language used in rap songs, the singer-composer says: “I can’t even utter some of those words while singing or talking, no clue how one can include those in their songs.” Sachdeva, however, adds that people have different tastes, so “anything can work in India.”

When it’s not a rap song, and you force a rap into it, it takes away its soul AKHIL SACHDEVA, SINGER-COMPOSER

PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ AKHIL SACHDEVA