Music no longer a character in Bollywood movies, says Rahman

Academy Award-winning composer AR Rahman believes music should be treated as a character in films and not something that is dispensable.

When asked about the deterioration of music in Bollywood, Rahman said people are not working on integrating music with the story.

"People are not convinced about lip-syncing or having a song because they are not working on the screenplay that can sustain a scene with beautiful music," Rahman said in an interview here.

"Music should become a character. In films like 'Rockstar' and 'Taal', they had music as a central force. If you treat it like a chewing gum, just one song or two song and then spit it out, then that's what you get."