Who have been the best music composers in Bollywood?
If we consider the olden times, I am partial to my fathers compositions. But one of my favourite composers has always been Madan Mohan for the Indian kind of film music. I have really liked Pancham das music. I think it was way beyond its time. He was a fabulous composer in terms of arrangement of songs they had the melody of Indian origin and orchestration of westernized origin. The kind of music that is happening now in Bollywood was installed many years ago by Pancham. I liked Laxmikant Pyarelals music very much so I have to say that these three have been my favourite composers. But in todays world, where the music has so globally evolved, I must say that the work of A. R. Rahman comes forth as one of the best. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have also done us proud. They have done some fabulous music compositions. I dont know if I like the word Bollywood. It means we are paying homage to Hollywood. Do you think any music composer in Bollywood is overrated? I dont think that a music composer can