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Manoj Muntashir questions AR Rahman’s discrimination claim, cites work quality
Manoj Muntashir questions AR Rahman’s discrimination claim, cites work quality
Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has pushed back against AR Rahman's suggestion that he faced discrimination in the Hindi film industry due to his religion. In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra on YouTube, Muntashir…
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Lyricist Manoj Muntashir has pushed back against AR Rahman's suggestion that he faced discrimination in the Hindi film industry due to his religion. In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra on YouTube, Muntashir said other reasons could explain Rahman's fewer offers, including poor professional relationships or songs that have not worked recently.
Muntashir also questioned Rahman calling the film Chhaava a propaganda film after composing its music. He said Rahman should have read the script before signing on. Rahman had told the BBC that a power shift towards non-creative people might be behind a communal undertone in the industry, but Muntashir dismissed the idea of systemic bias, pointing to Muslims who have reached top positions in India.
The Indian Opinion
This spat stirs a lazy binary: either Rahman is a victim of bias or Muntashir is a blind nationalist. Both miss the point. The only useful test is whether Rahman gets future offers from the same camps he called out. Watch the credits of upcoming big-budget Hindi films. If his name vanishes completely, the industry has a problem. If it appears, this was just a spat between two strong egos. Whose career takes a hit will settle the question, not social media outrage.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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