Acclaimed singers like Sonu Nigam, Shaan, KK and even Asha Bhonsle have come out with independent music albums that have been popular with audiences. But these non-film albums are now on the decline and many blame Bollywood for the downward trend.

Some of the other non-film songs that did great business over the past years include "Tanha dil" (Shaan), "Ab ke saawan" (Shubha Mudgal), "Dhoom" (Euphoria), "Tu" (Sonu Nigam) and "Bheegi bheegi raaton mein" (Adnan Sami). But such albums have now taken a backseat.

"It isn't that I don't want to do a non-film album. I love doing albums because I get more creative freedom and there are no constraints or limitations of the storyline," said lyricist Prasoon Joshi, who has penned the lines for songs like "Dooba dooba" (Silk Route) and "Man ke manjeere" (Shubha Mudgal).

"Independent or non-film albums are not promoted the way they should be. It's sad that channels don't even give them enough airplay," said pop artist Shibani Kashyap, who became popular with her song "Ho gai hai mohabbat".

"It was very disappointing to see that even an album by legends Asha Bhonsle and Ghulam Ali saw very little airplay and there was hardly any promotion visible on TV," she added.

"Along with implementing sufficient promotional tools for the albums, I feel there should be a channel dedicated to only non-film albums. We need dedicated space to revive them," suggested Shibani.