independent space and be popular outside of the film industry not just me but many in the music world are all concerned about this trend i have nothing against bollywood but other genres are unable to grow there are so many kids who can do wonders with independent music but lack that chance it is not necessary that every child should become a playback singer for example raghu dixit has made a name for himself if they are popular and can generate revenue then audio labels will give them an opportunity and back their work the number of likes on social media and streaming sites matters these days have you also jumped on to the digital bandwagonit is very important for an artiste to stay abreast of changes and move ahead with time and i have done the same i have my own youtube channel and have also collaborated with a digital platform so that i can reach out to more people i try and live stream my concerts i have shifted over to digital because that is in the interest of my workdo you think the number of people who listen to ghazal have reduced over timeyes there has been a dip but at the same time i have to insist that there are a lot of people who listen to ghazals across the world the new generation may not have the taste for ghazal but i feel that they enjoy poetry and express their thoughts via sheroshayaribut ghazals are no longer a part of bollywood do you agreethere was a time when i sang several ghazals for movies in fact id think say helped ghazal reach out to more people it was the backbone for ghazal but today the industry is on a different trip and i think theyve been promoting sufi a lot more but i am optimistic and i feel that ghazal will come backthe ghazal space has lost several renowned singers like jagjit singh do you miss your contemporariessingers like begum akhtar and jagjit singh are people who laid the foundation for this art form especially in india in pakistan there was mehdi hassan they played a major role in taking this form of music to different generations and now we are responsible to take it further my contemporaries like talat aziz and anup jalota did just that jagjits absence is definitely felt and his contribution is something which we cannot overlook