MUMBAI — Remember “PK,” for which T-Series insisted on Ankit Tiwari doing a song? In the forthcoming “Wazir” too, other composers have come in at the behest of Bhushan Kumar besides the same Shantanu Moitra, the Vidhu Vinod Chopra favorite, who despite hits like “Parineeta” and “3 Idiots,” is no longer the solo composer for Chopra’s films.

One flop (“Shamitabh”) and R. Balki finds himself in the same unenviable position of succumbing to T-Series’ self-appointed role as music producer. The T-Series cohorts Mithoon and Yo Yo Honey Singh have been roped in for the score of his latest film “Ki and Ka," starring Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. Not only is Amitabh Bachchan no longer in the cast (though he does a cameo), but the filmmaker had to take a break from his regular composer, South titan Ilayaraja, who the filmmaker calls the raison d’etre for wanting to make films.
However, Balki has gotten the veteran to do a track too, as he cannot imagine a film minus the legend, and presumably, since he will also be composing the background score.
He has told a Mumbai tabloid tersely: “Ilayaraja is the music director of the film. He has done the main song and is also doing the music of the film.”

Such is the situation for music in a film today.