<div>Daler Mehndi has been an integral part of the indie-pop and Bollywood music scene but the singer is not happy with the quality of songs being churned out today.<br /><br />The 49-year-old Punjabi singer says the usage of cuss words and poor quality of music disappoints him.<br /><br />"These days, musicians add a portion of rap, some cuss words, weird lyrics and a western touch saying this is what sells. Music is losing its purity. When we started, we used to spend lakhs on making music videos and a lot of time on thinking about the theme.<br /><br />"These days people make videos through their iphones and put it on the internet. This is not how it should be. There is no quality," Mehndi told PTI.<br /><br />The "Bolo Tara Ra Ra" singer says he does not like the idea of objectifying women in songs.<br /><br />"In my albums, I never had songs in which I said I want to drink, party or objectified the beauty of a woman. I stayed away from all these things."<br /><br />Mehndi, however, says he has no problem with young musicians and just expects them to learn music before venturing in the field.<br /><br />"I don't have any problem with the music, people still work very hard. But we need to keep a check on our lyrics and we should not put unnecessary music or beats. People lack that actual knowledge of music.<br /><br />"We have learned singing since childhood. I was singing ghazals for the initial 10 years of my career. Now the singers, who don't know how to sing, have become music directors. There is a long queue. Likes on Youtube don't not make one a good singer."<br /><br />Mehndi may have a huge fan-following and filmmakers love to have him on board, but the singer doesn't croon for a lot of Bollywood movies and mostly collaborates with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.<br /><br />The duo, in past have worked together in "Rang De Basanti" and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag," and their latest collaboration is "Mirzya". <br /><br />Mehndi says he likes the hard work Mehra puts in while creating the music for his film.<br /><br />"I like working with Mehra, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Gulzar because whatever music they create, it has some message. The songs are such that we can sit with our family and listen to them.<br /><br />"The music scene is getting so spoiled in terms of lyrics these days that I don't feel like working much in films. When songs like 'Mirzya' come to me, I feel privileged to get attached to it. One needs courage to create the story of Mirza Sahibaan. And only a person like Gulzar can pen their love story."<br /><br />The singer has also given his voice to the title track of Aamir Khan starrer "Dangal". He will soon release a single with Mika. The duo have already shot the music video for the same.</div>
<div>Daler Mehndi has been an integral part of the indie-pop and Bollywood music scene but the singer is not happy with the quality of songs being churned out today.<br /><br />The 49-year-old Punjabi singer says the usage of cuss words and poor quality of music disappoints him.<br /><br />"These days, musicians add a portion of rap, some cuss words, weird lyrics and a western touch saying this is what sells. Music is losing its purity. When we started, we used to spend lakhs on making music videos and a lot of time on thinking about the theme.<br /><br />"These days people make videos through their iphones and put it on the internet. This is not how it should be. There is no quality," Mehndi told PTI.<br /><br />The "Bolo Tara Ra Ra" singer says he does not like the idea of objectifying women in songs.<br /><br />"In my albums, I never had songs in which I said I want to drink, party or objectified the beauty of a woman. I stayed away from all these things."<br /><br />Mehndi, however, says he has no problem with young musicians and just expects them to learn music before venturing in the field.<br /><br />"I don't have any problem with the music, people still work very hard. But we need to keep a check on our lyrics and we should not put unnecessary music or beats. People lack that actual knowledge of music.<br /><br />"We have learned singing since childhood. I was singing ghazals for the initial 10 years of my career. Now the singers, who don't know how to sing, have become music directors. There is a long queue. Likes on Youtube don't not make one a good singer."<br /><br />Mehndi may have a huge fan-following and filmmakers love to have him on board, but the singer doesn't croon for a lot of Bollywood movies and mostly collaborates with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.<br /><br />The duo, in past have worked together in "Rang De Basanti" and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag," and their latest collaboration is "Mirzya". <br /><br />Mehndi says he likes the hard work Mehra puts in while creating the music for his film.<br /><br />"I like working with Mehra, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Gulzar because whatever music they create, it has some message. The songs are such that we can sit with our family and listen to them.<br /><br />"The music scene is getting so spoiled in terms of lyrics these days that I don't feel like working much in films. When songs like 'Mirzya' come to me, I feel privileged to get attached to it. One needs courage to create the story of Mirza Sahibaan. And only a person like Gulzar can pen their love story."<br /><br />The singer has also given his voice to the title track of Aamir Khan starrer "Dangal". He will soon release a single with Mika. The duo have already shot the music video for the same.</div>