EXCLUSIVE: Tanishk Bagchi Distinguishes Between ‘Attention Seeking’ And ‘Genuinely Jealous’ Trolls; Reveals, “Kuch Ne Sorry Bhi Bola Mujhe”

Tanishk Bagchi is a prominent Indian music director and composer, best known for his energetic remixes and original Bollywood tracks. Rising to fame with hits like “Banno” and “Bolna,” he quickly became a go-to name for creating songs that dominate charts and dance floors. Known for his versatility, Tanishk seamlessly moves between soulful ballads and high-energy party anthems, making him one of the most influential and in-demand musicians in the industry today. In an exclusive chat, Tanishk talks about dealing with online trolls and his first big Bollywood break.

Tanishk Bagchi On Dealing With Trolls

In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Bubble, Tanishk Bagchi reveals how he deals with faceless trolls. He says, “Let me explain it to you properly — the people who troll usually have zero followers. And that happens because deep down, they’re scared. They think, “What if I say something and they reply?” So out of fear, they stay anonymous. What they do instead is create bots and fake IDs to troll.”

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He continued, “Then, there are some people who are genuinely jealous — I don’t want to name anyone, but I’ve felt it. There are people who don’t want me to succeed or who want to defame me. I’ve even caught three of them myself. I told them, “Say anything about me if you want, but don’t drag my parents into it.” They even apologised after that.”

He added, “There are a lot of such people. And then there’s another category — people who just want attention. And I give them attention because I like to understand their mindset. I’ll tell you — last year there was this girl who commented, ‘You’ve spoiled the track,’ something random like that. So I asked her, ‘Did you listen to the full song?’ She said no, ‘It just felt like you’ve messed up the culture.'”

He concluded, “So I started interacting with her. In the end, she became one of my followers. She even deleted the post once she understood my perspective and how I work. Sometimes people are good at heart, just stressed. They have no outlet, so they take it out on social media. People nowadays latch onto anything so easily.”

Tanishk On Getting His Big Bollywood Break

When asked about his big break Tanishk says, “After Sanskar, I continued working there, but then I realized that I would have to go to people myself and show them what I could do. Because if I didn’t reach out, how would anyone know? Like I said, I don’t like asking for favors, but there came a time when I felt I either had to ask or go show my work myself. And when you’ve already spent 5–6 good years learning, there comes a time when you must step out.”

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He added, “I started meeting people. And of course, you know how the struggle goes — sometimes people would kick me out, sometimes I’d get scolded during shoots. Once, I even tried to approach Mahesh Ji on a shoot, but they threw me out from there too. But I never got disheartened. Yes, it felt embarrassing, and I would think, “Maybe I can’t do this.” But there was always a voice inside saying, “Why can’t you? You’ve come this far, just hold on and fight.”

He continued, “Then I met a friend — his name was Vayu. He was just like me. Same story, same background. He had come from a village to Bhopal, trying to make something of his life. We were both almost living like beggars back then. We met and shared our struggles. Then I said, “Let’s do one thing — let’s start making songs.” I told him, “I can set up a basic setup for just ₹10,000.”

He added, “After all these years of experience, I had realized you don’t need much. I was recording with basic Samsung earphones, even though my frequency balance had gone completely off at that time. They were extremely sharp headphones, but I had adjusted to them. So we started making songs.
We created our independent track Oopar Oopar — it was a chill, relaxed vibe kind of song, themed around getting high and smoking.”

He further said“We recorded it and released it independently — we had no expectations whether it would work or not. It was our first song, done purely from the heart. Then one day, we got a call from Anurag Kashyap. I don’t know how he found our number. He said, “Come to Aram Nagar, I want to meet you.”

He continued, “We went, and he played our song from his phone — the same one we had made. Anurag sir said, “You guys have created a milestone! How did you make this track? Every guy’s phone has this as their ringtone right now!” I looked at Vayu and thought, “Bro, we’ve cracked something here!”
Then Anurag sir said, “Your genre is amazing, stick to it. I’m working on a lot of films — I’ll call you.”

He concluded with,“Yeah, we didn’t end up directly working with him later, but that recognition itself was huge for us. The biggest takeaway was that our music reached a filmmaker naturally — without any media, without any publicity. And from that point on, both of us gained a lot of confidence that yes, we were doing something right.”

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