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Music Composer Abhijit Vaghani Supports Upfront Payment System in Indian Music Industry

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Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Music composer and producer Abhijit Vaghani, who has been the creative force behind many Bollywood songs in his 27 years of career, has supported the music industry’s system of paying the artistes upfront, and not giving them residual income as part of royalty. The composer spoke with IANS at his studio in the Andheri West area of Mumbai, and shared that revenue generation is a big challenge for musicians in India, and the current system of paying the artistes in lieu of…