If you've been grooving to the gyrations of Jalebi Bai, you have Anand Raj Anand to thank. The music composer, is back after a five-year hiatus, with Double Dhamaal. He tells us why the arrival of 'jingle' making musicians forced him to lie low

Double Dhamaal is being seen as your comeback film. Your music in Kaante, Musafir and Welcome was successful, but of late your songs have not been popular. Double Dhamaal is my comeback, and now I will make music that has my old magic. Double Dhamaal songs such as 'Oye Oye', 'Jalebi Bai', 'Chal kudiye' and 'Dil de do dil' are all big hits. I have come back after five years. I was rediscovering my talent and recreating myself. Also, some other music directors were doing well; and when that time comes, you have to sit quietly till you can return with a big bang.

A still from the film Double Dhamaal that released on Friday

Why the dip in your career?
The corporate culture came into the film industry; and with that came the advertising world, and a new breed of directors with whom I was not close to at that time. Also, many new music directors came in -- Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar, Salim-Sulaiman and Shankar who are all from the corporate culture and had worked on advertising jingles. They suddenly became active in Bollywood because they shared a comfort zone with the new directors. I also realised that the group of directors with whom I was working were themselves struggling; so I kept quiet and adapted to the newu00a0system. Now, I am ready. Five years is nothing; time passes. During this time, I have composed around 2,000 songs; and now there is no looking back.