“The commercial music industry needs to take more risks,” says composer AR Rahman. “There is a set of commercial expectations in Hindi movies especially. The vibe, the movie, the song”¦ sometimes it’s savage, the way it’s done. They could take more risks with the box office not being a priority for OTT platforms and should go much deeper into our roots of music and find new ways to express the tradition.” Rahman, 54, has been both part of that industry, and a catalyst outside it for nearly three decades.
