Amit Trivedi: I cried while scoring Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Amit Trivedi is the composer who made Dev D, Udaan and Aamir sound the way they do. But the composer has now shared the first big jolt of his mainstream career: scoring Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012) left him in tears.

Speaking with Komal Nahta, Trivedi recalled a charmed early run. For Dev D, he said, all 18 songs he made were selected. For Aamir, the film needed five songs; he composed five, and each one was cleared. Udaan followed the same pattern. Even “Iktara” for Karan Johar’s Wake Up Sid went through in one shot.

The dream run hits a wall

That changed with Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Karan Johar, starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Trivedi said every song bounced. When Batra liked a track, Johar did not, and the other way around. His description: “Mujhe kuch samaj mein nahin aa raha tha” — he could not understand what was happening.

The uncertainty hit hard. Trivedi said he felt vulnerable and sad, and that he cried. He asked himself, “Am I not good enough?” Then he reasoned that his earlier songs had been hits, so he was not the problem — and that Johar was also vastly experienced.

Why this matters for anyone making creative work

The admission is a useful reminder that a bounced idea is not always a verdict on talent. In a studio setup, a composer is answering to multiple stakeholders — a director’s taste, a producer’s instinct, and the commercial needs of a big film. Those stakeholders can genuinely disagree, and the creative person in the middle can feel lost.

The takeaway is not to personalise every rejection. Trivedi did something practical: he looked at his track record as evidence before deciding he was inadequate. For anyone whose work is reviewed by committee, that is a better first step than self-doubt.

• Early success can build false confidence: every song he made for Dev D and Aamir was selected.
• Mainstream films often involve multiple approvers, and their tastes can pull in opposite directions.
• Before you internalise rejection, check the evidence of your past work.

Source: bollywoodHungama.com

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