Frankly I feel that it's very low of Aamir to say something like that. Undermining the importance of either the lyrics or the lyricist is simply unfair. Lyrics are what makes a song beautiful. Lyrics are the basic essence of a song. Lyrics bring meaning to a song.
I agree with Javed Akhtar when he says that writers are never given their due credit. They're always made to sit behind the curtains and watch the show they concieved. And anyway, Javed Akhtar has been in this industry for a much longer time than Aamir, ostensibly has more experience.
And if Aamir made this statement from a commercial point of view, then I must question his standard stance about 'Not giving a damn about money and only caring for quality' ? I thought he's the one who said the 'commercial angle' doesn't really matter ?
Javed, as a lyricist, has written a variety of songs. He never stuck to just one genre. Plus he's written some really memorable films like Sholay, Deewar, Zanjeer, Don, Yaadon ki Baarat etc. I don't know about other but I really respect him as an artist and as someone who voices his opinion openly.
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