Into his tenth year in mainstream music, composer Amit Trivedi also wants to foray into the indie scene
Soumya Vajpayee Tiwari (MID-DAY; January 7, 2017)

His style of music has often been termed unique, but Amit Trivedi finds nothing idiosyncratic about his work. The celebrated composer, who has stepped into the 10th year in Bollywood, calls his process of working "natural". "This is the only way I know of doing music. Only when people titled my music 'unique', I realised that's the label for my work," says the celebrated composer, who delivered three hit soundtracks in 2016 - 'Udta Punjab', 'Fitoor' and 'Dear Zindagi'.

After delivering multiple chartbusters through his decade-long career, Amit now wishes to ensure greater public presence and invest time in indie music. "I have wanted to do independent music for several years. In 2014, I was supposed to work on The Dewarists (musical television series), but couldn't since I was unwell. It finally worked out this year," says Amit. He recently composed a track, Panchiyaa, featuring famed kanjeera player V Selvaganesh on the show.

Amit intends to continue working on independent music projects along with film songs. "Bollywood music can make you claustrophobic because you work under restrictions. Sometimes, you don't want to listen to anybody and just do your own thing. I'm glad I finally got a chance. I felt liberated," admits Amit, who is also working on a single currently.

The composer is currently working on the soundtrack of Aamir Khan's upcoming production, Secret Superstar, and is floored by the star's dedication. "Aamir is an institution. There is nobody like him in the entire industry. Bollywood ek taraf, aur woh ek taraf. He dives deep into every department of filmmaking. His feedback was extremely helpful," says Amit.

'I am not the next A R Rahman'

Reacting to constant comparisons with Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman, Amit says, “There is no similarity in terms of anything. Forget about music, he is very different from me as a human being, too. There can never be another Rahman. While I thank my admirers that they feel I will be the next A R, that's not possible. He is a special creation of God, and it's unfair to compare anyone with him.”