'Nepotism is rubbish, most time-wasted topic': Amit Trivedi weighs in on debate sparked by Sushant Singh Rajput's death

Composer and singer Amid Trivedi who sung a lot of songs for Sushant Singh Rajput, whose tragic death sparked a debate on nepotism in the film industry, recently said that there is nothing called nepotism in the industry and that all these claims are a waste of time. 

Amit has been a vital part of many of Sushant’s songs and said that Manjha from Kai Po Che, Namo Namo Shankara, Qaafirana, and Jaan Nisaar from Kedarnath will be the go-to songs to remember Sushant by. 

BollywoodLife quoted Amit saying, "Whenever I will perform these songs on stage or play them, the first thing that will come to anybody’s mind will be Sushant and how heartbroken we all of us are for the extreme step he has taken. Whatever may be the reason but he has taken the step. I was really shattered and heartbroken. We have worked very closely, it’s tough to deal with such a loss."

Amit also spoke about nepotism and said that it may exist in the film industry and amongst actors, this trend has no place in the music industry. 

Amit said, "Nepotism is rubbish. It is the most time-wasted topic people are consuming these days. There is nothing called nepotism. If there is nepotism, it’s only among heroes and heroines, otherwise, it’s nowhere. No one’s father is bothered about whose son is the director or the music director or the singer. You should ask this question only to actors. No one else is bothered about it, I am not. There is nothing called nepotism in the music industry."

On the work front, Amit had first entered the industry with Anurag Kashyap’s 2009 film Dev D. He composed five songs for Dev D, including Emosanal Atyachar, Duniya, and Nayan Tarse, which led to him winning the National Award for Best Music Director.