Top 55 Ankit Tiwari Quotes

There are two things that I really like to do. One is I like to watch horror films a lot. The other hobby is photography.

I strongly believe that music comes from the soul and no amount of technology can ‘manufacture’ that.

I used to perform with my mother when I was young. This groomed me in a major way.

See, as a music composer, I am not competing with any music composer.

‘The Villain’ is another project with Mohit Suri under Balaji Productions. It was again very tough to impress him even after ‘Sun Raha Hai’ but some how I manage to get in.

But the focus for actors is always towards acting. It is very obvious that they don’t need to have training in professional music.

The pandemic has affected every single field and part of life globally including the entertainment field.

When I decided that I will become a music director, the first thing I wanted to do was to make songs for Vishesh Films as I used to love their musicals. I had eight to ten songs which I had made only for them and fortunately ‘Sun Raha Hai’ from that list was liked by them and it actually opened doors for me.

I haven’t travelled much. Even if I have, it’s for work or for performance. I haven’t explored things.

The purpose behind coming to Mumbai had always been music and I feel blessed to have got the opportunity to showcase my talent, work with prominent directors and reach out to my fans.

I come from U.P., so I can say that I have some knowledge about food and flavors.

I feel that if Bollywood singers focus on non-film music as well… like this EP ‘Naina,’ which has songs sung by Sonu Nigam and Devender Pal Singh, it is really good.

It has been a contented journey, as I made it without a filmi background tag, but at the same time, a lot remains to be done because there is much good music in me.

Arijit Singh is big, is a very good artist, and we all know that.

At the end of the day I also need to earn my bread and butter. Just because I am not getting to show my versatility doesn’t mean I will leave the projects that are coming my way.

The art of sewing lyrics with the tune is very interesting as a music director.

Almost every second film today has a rehashed version of an old song. In fact, even non-filmi songs are now being rehashed and used in Bollywood films, which is a good thing. But I don’t want to be a part of that trend, not as a composer or as a singer.

Music is a very sensitive thing. We get musically attached to a project and it has the power to affect your mood.

It so happens that whenever I come to Delhi, my schedule is always packed. But sometimes, I call my friends to my hotel itself. And of course, I ask them to get the food I love. This way, I get to meet them and enjoy my favorite cuisines too.

There is no dearth of talented lyricists and I know many of them don’t get an opportunity. After I received success, many of them approached me via e-mail or phone calls to tell me about their work. If I feel that a song written by a lyricist is fit for a film on which I am working as a composer, I give them the break.

Films have bigger budgets unlike singles, so producers benefit more from them.

Sometimes you have something to say, but you cannot say it through movies because there are restrictions – situations given by the director that you have to follow – so you are tied up.

From Alia Bhatt to Pooja Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt, everyone was involved with me in the making of ‘Tum se hi.’

When you are yourself involved in a project so much, you have to take one step at a time and make sure it turns out good.

To release a single, a musician no longer needs to rely on a big label or production house, which are usually inaccessible.

I have always loved originality.

It doesn’t matter if there are 5,000 or 500 people in the crowd, if you can sing well and with absolute honesty, people will love you back.

Luckily, I’ve the ability to express my music exactly the way I create it because I sing my own compositions.

When any artist performs for students, it automatically means they are getting a young crowd.

Through ‘Bey pinjara,’ I want people to understand their value and want them to make their life an experience worth living.

If critics find my songs monotonous, then I also find their opinion monotonous.

What makes film music different is that we are always given a situation and we make the song accordingly.

At the end of the day, it is good music that matters to me, so I’m open to offers.

In today’s day and age, one looks forward to experimenting and it pays off at times and at times it doesn’t. This does not mean one should stop trying.

As an artiste you want to experiment, meet new people and do different kind of songs.

I am not just a singer, I am a composer as well. Because I’m balancing both, it takes me longer to compose a song.

I realized and decided that I really wanted to travel and explore the world.

The most thankless job in our film industry is that of lyricists. Next in the list are writers. These two don’t get any recognition at all, whereas they have the most important roles in every film today.

I have not thought of pairing with somebody for music direction and will continue composing music by myself.

I’m a born music lover and want to sing for all music composers as well but due to some false impression many makers feel that I prefer to make my own music and sing, though I’m equally comfortable in both.

When I met Zaeden, I bonded well with him he had an instrumental piece ready so we worked on it, composed, and added lyrics. Then we came up up with this EDM-Bollywood fusion.

What can I do if the director and producers comes to me with a certain demand for a vision for a song? I will try my best to give them a song that matches their vision.

While my father has a music group of his own, my mother sings devotional songs. So, right from childhood I would sit with them during practice and I trained under Vidod Dwivediji.

Every musician creates a bank. You’ll first check if any of the songs from the bank fits in, and if you feel it does, you suggest it to the filmmakers. Sometimes it works, while sometimes it gets rejected.

I am singing for Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Roy’ and Emraan Hashmi in ‘X Men.’

I told my parents about my musical dreams. They let me try my luck.

Actually, ‘Phir Na Mile Kabhi’ is a very emotional and a heartbreak song and somewhere it does touch the heart of the listeners as it touched my heart as well.

Since the time I started working in Bollywood, I have wanted to come and perform in Kanpur.

I enjoy everything about singing.

I want to do everything related to music. Every genre, every style I want to compose.

Apart from family I really admire A.R. Rahman and Sachin Tendulakr.

As a creative person, to do anything I need to get inspired.

Every music composer has his or her own distinct style. If I listen to any song by – say Mithoon or AR Rahman – I’ll instantly know it’s been composed by them.

Oh, it was a tough call to reach Mumbai leaving friends and home behind but I knew ‘it’s now or never.’ So I embarked on my new journey.

Love is not always bed of roses. When its unfulfilled, it causes immense pain and anger.