New Delhi, Aug 23: Bollywood singer Roop Kumar Rathod, known for hit numbers like `Maula Mere Maula` from `Anwar` and `Tere Liye` from `Veer Zaara`, is of the belief that the Hindi music industry is set for a change and the golden era of 60s and 70s will be recreated.

"It`s a full circle. The soulful music era of 60s and 70s will be recreated soon. In 80s and 90s, the industry saw the growth of ghazals and disco dance numbers. Then came sufi songs. So it`s time for melodious songs again," says the versatile singer.

Rathod who shot to fame with films like `Sarfrosh` and `Border` says that there are some music directors, sadly a minuscule percentage, in the industry who compose melodious music and the rest just concentrate on beats.

"I won`t comment on music directors like `Pritam` or `Himmesh Reshamiya`, who are popular but compose music keeping in mind the beats and tunes. There are others like Shankar Mahadeven, legendary A R Rehman , for whom melody is still a priority. Songs of the film `Taare Zameen Par` shows listeners still want to hear good songs," says Rathod.

After the superhit `Maula Mere Maula, the singer is ready with another sufi song ‘Teri justajoo’ which he says is an extension of the previous one.

`Teri Justajoo` is the only fresh song in an album of the same name, which is a compilation of popular songs by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, A.R. Rahman and Kailash Kher among others.

Bureau Report