EXCLUSIVE: Tanishk Bagchi Reveals Initially Calling Masakali 2.0 ‘A Very Bad Track’; Shares, “Itna Bura Laga Tha Ki Maine…”

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. His Masakali 2.0, the recreated version of the iconic Delhi-6 song, which received heavy backlash for not matching the magic of A.R. Rahman’s original. In an exclusive chat, Tanishk recalls calling his track badly composed, yet it was released without asking him.

Tanishk Bagchi On Masakali 2.0

In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Bubble, Tanishk Bagchi talks about this track, Masakali 2.0. “He says, “It was a very bad track… a very badly produced track. I had made the first version myself, and I had thrown it into a folder named “waste”. Yeah, it was so bad that I literally labelled it waste. You know how it is—sometimes you don’t even like your own work. I was the producer of that track initially, but I felt like it was way below standard. Sometimes the mood isn’t right, sometimes the execution just doesn’t land.

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He added, “The sad part is, I had casually sent an early draft of that track to someone. And later I found out—they went ahead and released that very draft, without even telling me, without involving me at all. And obviously, when it was released, it flopped. What could I even do at that point? 99% of my work is from the heart, with full focus on quality. But that 1%—sometimes these slips happen, and even I’m not happy with it.“

He continued, “I even spoke to them—told them, “This was wrong.” But that’s the thing, everything is so instant these days. Something that trends today, people forget it tomorrow. Here, everything happens in milliseconds. Just like reels—no one remembers them after seven days. Same with controversies—a new one shows up, the old one disappears. Everything gets flushed out, everything resets.”

About Masakali 2.0

Masakali 2.0 is a 2020 remix by Tanishk Bagchi, sung by Tulsi Kumar and Sachet Tandon, featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria. A reimagining of A.R. Rahman’s original Masakali, it faced major backlash for not living up to the charm and originality of the 2009 classic.

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