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Ramesh Taurani discusses key moments in Indian cinema, including decisions behind song placements, film financing, and creative choices. His insights reveal the behind-the-scenes dynamics of major projects and the impact of personal belief on filmmaking.
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Ramesh Taurani says Alka Yagnik got more songs than Udit, Sanu & Sonu in the 90s — a claim backed by his remarks across three Bollywood Hungama reports.
Ramesh Taurani reveals that Nadeem-Shravan and Javed Akhtar were a wrong combination for Soldier, leading to the scrapping of a Bobby Deol-Preity Zinta song and the eventual rise of Sameer as the film’s lyricist.
Ramesh Taurani and his son Kumar Taurani, speaking to Komal Nahta, said today's actors are too scared of flops and praised Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan for staying prolific despite the risk.
The song that became a defining moment for Aamir Khan’s Raja Hindustani almost didn’t happen. According to Ramesh Taurani, the original plan was to open the film with ‘Yaara O Yaara Milna Humara’—a track he says was locked in during early sessions. But Dharmesh Darshan, the film’s director, pulled it out. Why? Because he wanted the title itself to be part of the music. The line ‘Sabse pyaara m…'
The first cheque for ₹5 lakh didn’t just clear a music bill. It cleared a career.