After the nepotism debate and Bollywood nexus gained strength in the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise, the music industry also felt its repercussions as many claimed that it is also governed by a few head honchos. Now, Adnan Sami and Monali Thakur have also come forward to allege that there is a lot of 'mafiagiri' in the music industry.
Adnan took to Instagram to share a powerful statement supporting the claims of singers, composers and music directors who are exploited in the Indian music industry. He wrote, “The Indian Film & Music Industry SERIOUSLY needs a ‘Herculean‘ SHAKE UP. Especially in the context of music, New Singers, Veteran Singers, Music Composers & Music Producers - who are being exploited to the HILT!! “Fall into the DICTAT or you’re OUT”... Why is creativity beyond “CONTROLLED” by those you have no clue about ‘creativity’ & are trying to play GOD?? We have 1.3 Billion people in India by the grace of God- Is all that we have to offer is ‘remakes’ & ‘remixes’? For God sake, STOP THIS & allow the truly talented new & veteran artistes BREATH & give you creative peace Musically & Cinematically!!! Have you, the Movie & Music ‘Mafia’ who have arrogantly entitled yourselves as the ‘self professed & self appointed gods‘ not learned anything from history that you can NEVER control art & the ecosystem of creativity of any field? ENOUGH!! MOVE OVER!! “CHANGE” is here & it’s knocking on your door!! Ready or Not, it‘s coming in! Brace yourselves! As Abraham Lincoln said - “You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time!!”"
On the other hand, Monali in a conversation with an online portal also seconded the claims of singers and said, “I was thankful to him because he is a senior and he has been in the industry for so long. He is a very big name and an iconic musician. He is over all these things... But it is so true that there is a lot of ‘mafiagiri’ in the music industry. Nobody gets their due. That is the reason why I do not like the atmosphere and ecosystem of the music industry. I don’t even try to get movie songs anymore. I alienated myself because I care for my mental health."
She added, "They do not care. Pees dete hai (They crush you) like an ant. They will keep promoting people who are mediocre, I will be very honest, and can hardly do anything to save their lives." She added that the new singers, composers and lyricists are disillusioned about the politics in the music industry and said, "If you are signed up with a label and giving away 80 percent of your income, only then you get work. Why? It’s not healthy."
(Source: Instagram/Bollywood Spy)
