Veteran lyricist Mehboob: My working equation with Rahman hasn’t changed in 25 yrs

By Akshay AcharyaMumbai, April 1 : Veteran lyricist Mehboob has crafted the lyrics for some of the legendary soundtracks like Bombay, Rangeela, Iruvar, and Yuva among many others.A frequent collaborator of maestro A.

R.Rahman, Mehboob has teamed up with the composer again for their upcoming release Heropanti 2.In a recent conversation with IANS, the lyricist spoke about the idea behind the lyricist of Heropanti 2, his association with Rahman and the changing space for lyricists in the current world.The thought behind the edgy and fast-paced lyrics of Heropanti 2 was to grab the attention of a young audience, as Mehboob says, "The idea behind the lyrics of Heropanti 2 was to cater to a young audience because Tiger is in the main lead along with Tara.

Ahmed Khan (director) asked me to make it more youth-centric."Commenting on his camaraderie with A.R.Rahman, he says, "My working equation with A.R.Rahman has been unchanged over the years and thats because of the comfort that we find while working together.Even today, he composes the tune and passes on to me for lyrics.

He enjoys working at night and thats how it has been with us for 25 years."Ask him if there has been a change with regards to the writing lyrics in films and he responds, "In my opinion, there hasnt been a tectonic shift with regards to lyric-writing.

However, one thing that has changed over the years is from the audiences side.Audience is now finding it pleasing to learn new words from poetry and mainstream songs.

"He maintains that the evolution of OTT has brought a lot of work for artistes across the board with diverse writing finding its way in the lyrics."In todays time the lyricists are getting good space to write because of the emergence of OTT, web series are on the peak and a lot of music singles are also coming up.So, its a happy place to be in as a lyricist or a creative person", he concludes.#Veteran #lyricist #Mehboob #Rahman #hasnt #changed #Mumbai #Rahman #Mumbai #Idea.