Bollywood music needs to tap into local flavours: Shravan

Mumbai, Apr 18 : Bollywood needs to return to its classical and folk roots instead of blindly following west influenced music, said Music Director Shravan Kumar Rathod (of the Nadeem-Shravan duo).

Speaking at the release function of ghazal singer Trilok Prasad's debut album, ''Rrahat'' here yesterday, Shravan said, ''A lot of today's music is dominated by Bollywood, which in turn is influenced by Hollywood. Our directors and producers need to tap into the country's rich classical and folk genres by picking a local rythm with a lot of emotion. Ghazals as a genre has played an important role in retaining the roots of the country's musical heritage.'' Music and entertainment industry of the country often ignored home grown talents, while promoting artists from across the border, he alleged.

''If a Pakistani artist releases an album or a song with a video, it gets heavy rotation, at the expense of talented Indian artists. We respect artists from every country, but we need to promote our own Hindustani musicians as well,'' he pointed out.