Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Author and columnist Shobhaa De has reacted strongly to music maestro A.R. Rahman’s recent remarks suggesting a possible “communal” angle behind the slowdown in his work in Bollywood, describing such comments as “very dangerous.” Speaking on the issue, Shobhaa De said that she was surprised by Rahman’s statement and questioned the need to introduce religion into a discussion about work opportunities.“This is a very dangerous comment. I don’t know why he has ma…
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Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) After A.R. Rahman recently spoke about work from the Hindi film industry slowing down for him, attributing it to changing power dynamics over the past few years and hinting at a possible “communal thing”, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has firmly ruled out any such angle. Sharing his perspective, Akhtar said he has never experienced this sentiment in Mumbai and stressed that Rahman continues to command immense respect across the industry.“I have never felt this way. I …