Music composer Ismail Darbar on his bitter fallout with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, calls him ‘egoistic’, I work so hard and he takes the credit'

Ismail Darbar slams Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Music composer Ismail Darbar has recently talked about his bitter relationship with the director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He has revealed that he would not collaborate with Bhansali again, even if he offered a huge amount.

In a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, Ismail Darbar discussed his previous collaboration with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

The comment came after reports hailed Ismail Darbar's music as the "backbone" of Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.

The report cited the music as the show's best feature, despite praising the talented cast.

According to reports, Bhansali felt that Darbar had planted the story after reading it, which caused a rift between them.

Ismail Darbar reflected on the same and said, “I said, ‘Look, if I have to break the news, I won’t be scared of you; I’ll say it outright that yes, I said it…’ I still don’t know who that man was, but he put that news out and Sanjay found out.”

The music composer added, “He called me into his office and asked, ‘Ismail, how could you say that?’ After that he said, ‘Alright, let it go.’ After that I understood that ‘let it go’ really meant that sooner or later he would put me in a position where I would leave Heeramandi myself. I left before that could happen.”

However, Ismail Darbar is also addressed if Bhansali tried to contact him, adding, “Why would he? He understood – when the backbone is Ismail Darbar: I was the backbone in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam… I was the backbone in Devdas too. I’m not the one saying this – his PR said it, it was on the front pages. So I had seen his ego. Fear had crept in that I work so hard and he takes the credit.”

Ismail Darbar further noted that although he and Bhansali were supposed to work together on Guzaarish, their disagreements from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam had already gotten out of hand during Devdas.

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Additionally, he asserted that Bhansali even gave the PR teams instructions not to accept Ismail Darbar's interviews.

Ismail Darbar also claimed that he and the filmmaker would definitely have a fallout if they worked together.

He said, “Today, if Sanjay comes and says to me, ‘Please do the music for my film, I’ll give you ₹100 crore,’ I’ll tell him, ‘Pehli fursat mein chale jaa yahan se.’ (Please leave now).”