rediff.com: Movies: 'We do versions, not remixes'

Loy (L): We're just out here having fun with the works of some great composers. We haven't really restricted ourselves to R D Burman. But it just so happens that we keep going back to his songs. I guess we come from the same headspace.

RD wasn't into ripping anyone else's music. He thought light years ahead of everyone else. He was very global in what he did. Even with limited technology and media coverage, RD did exemplary work.
As a kid, I used to listen to a lot of classical music on the radio. I don't really come from a film music background, but I could make out a lot of RD's influences from the music my Dad played at home. We had all kinds of global music playing at home.