We can do better music than Bollywood: Atif Aslam

LAHORE: Atif Aslam came, saw and conquered the Pakistani music industry, even crossing borders and taking Bollywood by storm.
Atif has been working in India for a number of years and bagged acclaim from the industry and fans alike. “Our music is entirely different from Bollywood music and I can clearly distinguish between them,” he states. While India has musical talent of its own, there is no doubt that for a certain kind of sound and melody, it has to look to Pakistan. “We have different tastes in music composition, and playback singing has just revived in Pakistan. If we go against item numbers, we can produce much better music than Bollywood,” he holds.
He is gearing up for playback singing stints both in his homebase and across the border while also for releasing singles. “For my upcoming songs, I will revisit the ‘Jal Pari’ era.” He also hints there will be a change in the theme of his songs. “One thing I want to deviate from is love songs. There have been too many of those lately.”