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Popular music composer Ismail Darbar, known for his top-charting songs in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas, recently talked about his struggles, professional choices and his fallout with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The musician recalled contacting some big filmmakers 15 years ago in the hope of work. He stated that after a certain point of time, he realised that there was no point in contacting him. Darbar also mentioned that their response was not even worthy of a reply.

In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Ismail Darbar said, “I called and messaged Karan Johar. I also phoned Aditya Chopra. But after a while, I realised there was no point. I can say their response wasn’t even worthy of a reply… they didn’t even consider me worth responding to. Whoever needs someone like me will surely come; those who don’t, won’t.”

He added, “When I struggled, I did it with pride. Now, the higher power has given me a name and identity I can spend my whole life cherishing.”

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Ismail Darbar shared that his collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was intense and honest from the start. He then said, “I was always clear about what I liked and how I wanted things to sound. If Sanjay suggested something I didn’t agree with, I would say it upfront.”

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During their collaboration on Bhansali’s series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazar, Darbar shared that he dedicated a year and half to the music. But some new reports claimed that his work as the ‘backbone’ of the series caused friction. The filmmaker then believed that Darbar has planted the story himself. To which Ismail Darbar said, “I said, ‘Look, if I have to break the news, I won’t be scared of you; I’ll say it outright that yes, I said it…’ After Sanjay called me in and confronted me, I understood that ‘let it go’ really meant I would eventually be put in a position to leave Heeramandi myself. I left before that could happen.”