De says the film provided too much scope for sound mixingMughal-e-Azam is back in theatres after 44 years and people can now see the colour of the roses in emperor Akbars garden and hear Prithviraj Kapoors roars on Dolby speakers.

Alok De, a sound recordist who has worked on K Asifs grand film it was a daunting task to retain the essence of the film.

metro met with De in his Lokhandwala studio and asked him about his experiences while redoing the masterpiece.

Was it a challenge to work on the sound of the film?
More than a challenge, working on the movie was a delightful experience. Earlier, technicians used to work on a one-track sound.

But now we work on Dolby, which works on multiple tracks. The film was made on a grand scale, which made it a sound mixers delight. The real challenge was to stick to the original soundtrack and not change it.

Alok DeWas it tough?
Yes, doing the sound mixing for some parts, especially the war scenes of the movie was difficult. But it was fun as it gave so much scope for sound mixing. However, there were some scenes where the voices were so soft that one couldnt do anything about them.

Those dialogues could not be dubbed again because most of the actors are already dead or so old that they cannot dub in the same voice tones anymore.