If my 'Maachis' didn't have 'Chappa chappa charkha chale', then 'Paani paani re' wouldn't have been noticed.'

Apart from directing and composing, Bharadwaj has sung the title song in 'Kaminey'. 'I felt that was the song for me. I don't think anyone can express the various shades of the word kaminey as well as I can. 'Sabsa bada kamina main hoon'.'

Speaking of the title, 'When I titled my film 'Kaminey', everyone thought I had gone mad. Today it's become a much-loved title.'

Bharadwaj is open to composing music for other directors.

'I came to Mumbai to be a music composer. And when I didn't make the headway I expected, I decided to direct films so I could create opportunities for composing music. I'm glad I'm composing the music I want to and I don't have to depend on other directors.

'Like I did the music for my friend Ajay Devgan's 'U Me Aur Hum', I'm open to outside offers. I love composing music more than directing films. All my scenes in 'Kaminey' have an inherent lyrical and musical quality. But the music of 'Kaminey' is very special. I've sung the title song and wife Rekha has sung another very catchy number. Given a choice I'd want her song to succeed above mine,' he said.

Although 'Kaminey' is a box-office hit as it has earned Rs.330 million in its first weekend at the box office, it's high on realism.

'In all my films I struggle to marry realism with the music-songs idiom. In 'Omkara', I made Bipasha Basu's character a singer before she breaks into dance for 'Beedi jalay le'. I can't have my characters break into a song without justification.'