Some of the films dealing with the Mughal era, especially Taj Mahal and Mughal-E-Azam, had about eight songs each -- each of them haunting. Many are still remembered today.
"I have five songs in Jodhaa Akbar," Gowarikar says. "I don't go around thinking that we have nearly a dozen tunes and we must create situations for them in the film. For me, the songs should flow from the script. They should help me carry the story forward."
Besides, he says, a song did not take more than three minutes of the screen time in the old days.
"Today, some of us take longer to shoot a song," he continues. "So it is better to have five or six songs in a film."
He is working with music composer A R Rahman for the third time in a row. "He connects to the theme of a film with a thoroughness that is rare in the film industry. His music takes some time to grow on us. He is also a composer whose songs and music helps a director visualise things."
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