India, Feb. 25 -- Music composer A. R. Rahman recently grabbed headlines after claiming that he had been losing work due to communalism in Bollywood. The composer received backlash, with several celebrities also criticising him. Now, music director Ismail Darbar has responded to Rahman's remarks, further calling him out for not making "good songs".

Speaking to Subhojit Ghosh on his YouTube channel, Ismail dismissed Rahman's claim, arguing that the history of Hindi cinema contradicts such a notion. He said, "If the industry were communal, then no Muslim in this country would have become a star. There would not have been Ismail Darbar, Naushad or Dilip Kumar. They wouldn't have become stars if this were the case."

He added, "It is all abo...