World needs to know Indian classical music:Anup Jalota

World needs to know Indian classical music:Anup Jalota
The very popular Anup Jalota, known as Bhajan Samrat, needs no introduction. Known for his exquisite performance in the music genres of bhajan and ghazal, Anup was in the city for a very special reason. In a tete-a-tete he reveals his future plans and his views about the music of today.Being in Gurgaon"I have come to Gurgaon for a special reason. It is the inaugural function of a centre of performing art in DLF III. It has become very important to spread classical music all over the globe because of the growing influence of western culture. The city has given me a very good response and people here love the Indian classical and bhajans. It feels great to be here. We hope that the next generation understands the value of Indian music and carries it to every part of the globe," he says. Future plansPresently, Anup is busy in the film industry. He says, "I have entered into direction. I directed a movie on the life of Sai Baba that will be released after two months. Jackie Shroff has played the role of Sai Baba in that movie. I have sung two songs in that movie and I have also made Jagjit and Ghulam Ali sing for the movie. After this movie, two more films will be released. One of them is a romantic story called Boys are Boys and the other is called Osama. It is based on the increasing terrorism. Five Bhojpuri movies are also releasing," he informs. Music: Now & Then"The only difference in the music of olden times and today is that the music then came from the heart. The amazing singers of that time used to work on the same song for a very long time and ultimately the song emerge used to be so popular that people love it till today. The high beats and fast music of today is a sort of entertainment. The shelf life of the music of heart is more and that is the only reason that people still love to listen to Aisi laagi lagan, laga chunri me daag," says Anup Jalota. Trend in the music industryAbout the trend of musicians judging reality shows, he says, "I also get a lot of proposals for judging reality shows but I would never take part in them. The result of the shows depend upon SMS and the judges end up fighting among themselves. Singers like Shreya Ghoshal who were winners are on the top of music industry today," he says. Spreading music worldwide"It is our responsibility to spread Indian classical music to every part of the world. I have many institutes in USA and am opening more institutes in other foreign countries also. It feels good to see the Indian as well as the American kids learning Indian music. I will be a guest faculty in the Alka Nupur Centre of Performing Arts at DLF III and would want to see our students as stars of music industry," he says.