The song was written in such a way that Tata-Ambani filed a case against me: Lyrics writer A.M. Toraj said- I was not ready..Prakash Jha said- you will write it

A.M. Toraj, the lyricist who gave music for films like Heeramandi, Padmavat and Bajirao Mastani, once wrote a song that created a ruckus. He wrote a song for Prakash Jha’s film Chakravyuh, due to which the country’s top business families filed a case against him. A.M. Toraj was not ready to write this song, but he agreed after Prakash Jha convinced him. He told some interesting things in an interview given to Dainik Bhaskar. While interviewing A.M. Toraj, who came from Muzaffarnagar and became the country’s famous lyricist, we were first interested to know about his name. He told, ‘Aas Mohammad is my original name. Toraj means one who gives up his identity. So the full name is- Aas Mohammad Toraj. Since this name is very long, I thought that it will take up more space in the credit roll, so I shortened it to A.M. Toraj.’ A resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, A.M. Toraj came to Mumbai at the age of 19. The family was a landlord. They said that after getting educated, he should do farming. Toraj wanted to do something different from the world. He used to get very upset seeing the crime in his area. He was fond of reading and poetry since childhood. He used to go to mushairas with his father. His father is also very well versed in Urdu. However, he did not want his son to make it his profession in future. Watching TV was considered a crime in Toraj’s house. He used to secretly go to other people’s houses and watch TV. When his father came to know about this, he used to scold him. However, with time, he understood that it would not be right to stop his son for too long. He then said that whatever you want to do, do it, we will support you. With his father’s consent, Toraj came to Mumbai. For one and a half years, he kept getting expenses from his father. He came to Mumbai without thinking, one and a half years passed in comfort. A.M. Toraj said, ‘I had no one of my own in Mumbai. I did not even know where I would stay. I got down at Mumbai Central Railway Station. A taxi driver dropped me near Mohammad Ali Road. I stayed there for one and a half years. Money was coming from home, so I became a bit lazy. I used to stay awake all night and sleep all day. I started craving for laziness, but I did not stop writing during this time. I used to write something or the other every day, because in the end I had to become a writer. However, one day I realised what I was doing. I thought that this would not work. I would have to leave home, work hard. First of all, I stopped asking for money from home. Then with the help of some friends, I started going to film shoots. There I started getting small roles like standing in the crowd. I earned a little from this, which also covered my expenses.’ Toraj further said, ‘After coming into acting, relationships started forming. People came to know that I was more interested in writing than acting. Seeing my ability, I was first given the responsibility of writing dialogues in ETV serials. After this, further avenues started opening up. I met Ismail Darbar’s cousin Iqbal Darbar (music director). Through him I got the work of writing lyrics. I became an associate with him. He got his first film, Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana. I have written the songs of this film, so it became my first film as well.’ Once I wrote such a song that a case was filed against A.M. Toraj because of a song from the film Chakravyuh. Because of this song, the country’s top business families filed a case against him. Talking about this, Toraj said, ‘Prakash Jha sahab called me and explained the situation. I was a person who used to write poetry, and wrote delicate songs. I told Prakash ji that I cannot do this. He said that only you can do it. Then I wrote a song which some business families did not like. They filed a case against me. This case went on for two-two and a half years. This was not the right time for me. My father also got angry with me.’ Went to Saudi and understood the meaning of Khalibali, then wrote a song on it Toraj also told interesting things about Khalibali, a song from Padmaavat. He said, ‘I often go to Saudi for Mushaira. A word is used there- Khalibali. When people there are not interested in anything, they use this word. Getting inspired from there, I wrote a song with this word. The meaning of this song in the film was that a king who is no longer interested in his sultanate, he is just in love with someone. He is no longer concerned with what is happening around him.’ Let us tell you, this song was filmed on Ranveer Singh who played the role of Alauddin Khilji in the film.

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