MUMBAI: Have you watched 'Beauty and the Beast' in Hindi yet? Well, if you haven’t you should catch up on this Hollywood musicals Hindi version to give a listen to lyricist Prashant Ingole’s contribution to its music.

Ingole has written lyrics for the songs of Beauty and the Beast's dubbed version. Talking about the same the lyricist said, “I am a huge fan of Hollywood movies, but I usually watch them in English. However, I have a few cousins who do watch the Hindi version of the film and there have been times when I have watched a dubbed version of the film with them. I used to always find the movies amazing that way but had never thought that I would get an opportunity to write for one.”

The literal translation of a language is not easy, but Ingole did not have to do that while writing lyrics of the film. “I was given a brief and after listening to the songs I had to use 15 years of my Bollywood experience to do justice to the tracks,” explained the lyricist.

When asked which version of the songs did he prefer the most? Ingole said that he found both outstanding. However, watching Emma Watson sing in Hindi on-screen was a different feeling for the talented man.

Ingole may have written lyrics for a Hollywood film but he is more passionate about Bollywood music writing. His journey in the film world hasn’t been an easy one. He had his share of struggle, but he did bag some big banner and commercially successful films. ‘Aa Dekhen Zara’ was the lyricist first song in Bollywood, back in 2010. He came into the limelight and gained recognition when he wrote ‘Party On My Mind’ from ‘Race 2’ in 2013. Since then there has been no looking back, Prashant penned lyrics for ‘Dil Ye Ziddi Hai’ and ‘Adhure’ from ‘Mary Kom’, ‘Malhari’ and ‘Gajanana’ for ‘Bajirao Mastani’.

Looking back at his 15-year-long journey, Ingole stated that coming this far is a huge achievement for him as a Maharashtrian boy. He also revealed that he used to only score 35 marks in Hindi, during his growing up days. But, it was his love for poetry that got him here. “I am a big fan of poetry. It was my sister who once said that I should continue writing poetries as I was good at them, but today when I look back, I feel I was a zero then. I laugh at my own poetries, but I am proud of what I have achieved over the years.”

This is all a result of Ingole’s hard work and dedication towards music. The lyricist has consciously put in the effort to get better at the art by learning more of Urdu, Persian and Arabic. “During my struggle period, I invested my time in learning the languages by reading more poetries and ghazals. It has helped me grow as a lyricist,” confessed Ingole.