India, Aug. 28 -- W ith Euphoria's ninth album having released on August 19, Palash Sen is looking back at the band's nearly three-decade journey while also reflecting on the place of musicians in the industry today. Questioning why musicians, particularly in Bollywood, often remain behind the scenes despite being at the heart of the music audiences connect with, he shares, "In Bollywood, you become the voice of someone else. This is not my criticism of the system. It's just that I am not comfortable with it. I've always believed that a singer should be a 'play-front' person instead of playback. Eventually, when you sing the same songs on stage that you were doing as a playback, then why not do it from the beginning?", adding, "I don't know why musicians are not taking what is rightfully theirs." The 60-year-old believes that musicians know how to tell a story through their talent, but feels the art has been slowing down. "There is no pursuit in music videos today. There is no journey and it's all instant gratification. I can only say that I will not be a sellout. I will always have clean stories in my songs," he says. Applauding director Aditya Dhar for putting musicians in the spotlight during the release of Dhurandhar (2025), he adds, "If you see all Bollywood releases, you never get to see the musicians. You only see the actors or directors. The only time, of late, that I've seen the musicians on stage was for Dhurandhar, and hats off to Aditya for it, for giving their respect not only to Shashwat Sachdev."...