Kailash Kher on ‘Music Mafia’, ‘True talent is exploited in our country’

Singer Kailash Kher was a guest of Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi on their talk-show ‘The Future Of Life Festival’. On popular demand Director Vivek Agnihotri and Pallavi Joshi joined hands with Singer Kailash Kher, who lamented the presence of Music Mafia in Indian music industry.

When Vivek Agnihotri asked about the Music Mafia to Kailash Kher “People here humiliate them because they have little knowledge of music and because of this, they humiliate any promising singer to show their status. I too have been humiliated.” Further, he added, “True talent is exploited in our country.”

Pallavi shared the incident “I was very impressed when I heard Kailash’s song Allah Ke Bande. After that, I had recommended Kailash Kher named Vivek Agnihotri for his film.” Later, Kailash sang a song for Vivek Agnihotri’s chocolate film.

Vivek also revealed Kailash that Sushant was to make his Bollywood debut with his film, Hate Story, but Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms did not release him. He asked Kailash about death mystery of Sushant Singh Rajput, the talented singer said “I am surprised when I hear about Sushant. How can a man who teaches someone to live, take his own life? can’t be possible.” He further added, “Now our youth have woken up and once the youth wakes up, they will wake up the country.”

The Future Of Life Festival has been showcasing many dignitaries’ stories and journeys, ranging from music industry Sonu Nigam, Padmashree Malini Awasthi, Suresh Wadkar, Sandesh Shandilya, Swapnil Bandodkar, Avdhoot Gupte along with a lot such other renowned achievers.

On the work front, Pallavi Joshi will host the second season of Bharat Ki Baat. Also this year she is producing ‘The Kashmir Files’, being helmed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, which is yet another hard-hitting and challenging subject. Vivek Agnihotri is now coming up with his second non-fiction book ‘Who Killed Shastri?: The Tashkent Files’.