Ismail Darbar breaks silence on feuds with Pritam, A.R. Rahman, Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Mumbai: Music composer Ismail Darbar, known for his work in acclaimed films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas, has opened up about his strained relationships with fellow composers Pritam, A.R. Rahman, and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, while also reflecting on his journey and the changing face of Bollywood music.
Speaking on Vickey Lalwani’s podcast, Darbar revisited several controversies from his career and offered candid insights into his past remarks. “I won’t say things like ‘today’s music isn’t good at all.’ I like it a lot. There are people who’ve been working for a long time and are still making good music. Songs like Kalank or Saiyaara are great, and I listen to Kalank at least once a week,” he said.
Darbar revealed that despite past friction with Pritam, he once called the composer to congratulate him for Kalank, though he later laughed it off as a misplaced gesture. “The rift happened because I once called him a ‘chor’ (thief). Since then, he’s been miffed with me. Everyone borrows music; no one is walking a straight line. Even I’ve done it, but I’ve been honest about it. Later, I found out Kalank too was inspired, so I thought, ‘Faltu call kar diya’ (I called him unnecessarily),” he said jokingly.
Addressing his long-standing comments about A.R. Rahman’s Oscar win for Slumdog Millionaire, Darbar maintained that he stood by his earlier statement that the award had been “bought.” He claimed the Academy had contacted him following those remarks. “They called me and said they’d charge me with slander unless I gave them proof. I told them, ‘Come here, and I’ll give you proof.’ No one came, everyone ran away. That’s because it was the truth,” he said, while adding that he later sent Rahman a message apologising for criticising such a prestigious honour.
Darbar also spoke about his fallout with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, with whom he had collaborated on several iconic soundtracks. Making his stance clear, he said reconciliation was out of the question. “Today, if Sanjay comes and says, ‘Please do the music for my film, I’ll give you ₹100 crore,’ I’ll tell him, ‘Pehli fursat mein chale jaa yahan se’ (Leave immediately),” Darbar said firmly.
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Mohsin's fifer helps LSG restrict KKR to 155/7 despite Rinku's 83
Lucknow (PTI): Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohsin Khan added another sordid chapter to Kolkata Knight Riders' batting woes, taking five wickets to restrict the three-time champions to a modest 155 for seven in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Mohsin’s 5 for 23, a personal best for the left-arm pacer in this format, tore apart an already struggling KKR batting unit, as he snaffled the cream wickets of Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy.
Rinku Singh (83 not out, 51 balls) made a well-paced fifty and punished Mohammed Shami in the 19th over for 6, 4, 4 and the smoked four sixes in a row against spinner Digvesh Rathi as KKR made 43 runs in the last two overs to go past the 150-run mark.
But his fifty remained a lone act, as Mohsin firmly stood in the limelight.
His bowling ethos were rooted in simple tactics — bang the ball into the black soil pitch to gain bounce or use cutters at various pace to keep the batters guessing.
Mohsin, who started the night with a wicket maiden, showed his variety across two dismissals.
He followed Rahane with a fuller ball as the batter tried to go over the covers, but the ball’s trajectory forced the KKR skipper to just slice the ball up for a simple catch for Aiden Markram.
The 27-year-old stayed calm when Green, who looked comfortable out there while smashing George Linde for two successive sixes, slammed him for a huge maximum.
Two balls later, Mohsin dug one short, challenging Green (34) to go for the pull and the Australian all-rounder took the bait.
The into-the-body angle worked again as Green could only sky the ball to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
Green’s ouster also ended a fifth wicket alliance worth 42 with Rinku Singh.
Bizarre dismissal of Raghuvanshi
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If the existing turmoil was not enough, KKR had to bear the dejection of seeing Angkrish Raghuvanshi getting dismissed obstructing the field.
On the final ball of the fifth over from Prince Yadav, Raghuvanshi nudged one towards mid-on and set off for a single, only to be rejected by Green.
Raghuvanshi put in a dive to save himself but he came in the line of the throw from Shami.
Subsequently, third umpire Rohit Pandit accepted LSG’s appeal and decided that the batter’s turning radius was more than required, eventually resulting in the batter’s dismissal in a rare manner.
