As a musician, how do you react to legendary
singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize win in
the category of literature?
Well, Dylan has inspired an entire generation. By being
not just a poet but someone who had strong opinions and
who used his seminal words like magical power. So it’s a
well-deserved award I feel.
The year 2016 has been a somber one for the world
music fraternity as it witnessed a huge loss with the
passing away of so many musical greats namely,
David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Prince and finally
George Michael in December-end. Does that pain
your heart?
It was a massive void left behind by so many musical
giants. You always feel a loss when someone you admire
or have been inspired by dies. On a personal note, I have
suffered two such big losses in the past few years — once,
when I lost my respected father and secondly, when
noted ghazal maestro, Jagjit Singh had expired. These
departures just give us one more reason to make music
that’s eternally blissful and heavenly in strain.
Are you planning to sing any of the above immortal
artiste’s covers to pay him a humble tribute in your
future stage-acts?
Sure I would love to. But first I need to plan out which
song I can create an enchanting version of. I also feel that
I need to get a little more hang of singing in English. But
yes, I would want to give a classic blockbuster by one of
these celebrated artistes, my own twist and interpretation.
Notable Awards
Hits in Discography:
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‘Labon ka karobar’ (Befikre)
‘Bulleya’ (Sultan)
‘Moh moh ke dhage’ (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
‘Humnava’ (Hamari Adhuri Kahani)
‘Lakeerein’, a poem by Gulzar (Kya Dilli Kya Lahore)
‘Sun ri Bavli’ (Lakshmi)
‘Sun le re’ and ‘Khudse’ (Madras Cafe)
‘Kyon’ (Barfi!)
Title song of ‘Inkaar’
‘Jiyein kyun’ (Dum Maro Dum)
• Gima Awards for Best Pop Album The Story So Far
• Gima Awards for Best Pop Album Coke Studio at MTV Season 3 –
PaponStardust Awards for New Musical Sensation Singer – Male for ‘Kyun’
(Barfi!)
• 22nd Screen Awards for Best Male Playback ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhage’ (Dum Laga
Ke Haisha)
• 8th Mirchi Music Awards for Male Vocalist of the Year ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhage’
(Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
• Times of India Film Awards for Best Playback Singer (Male) ‘Moh Moh Ke
Dhage’ (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
• GiMA Awards for Best Playback Singer (Male) ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhage’ (Dum
Laga Ke Haisha)
• 17th IIFA Awards for Best Male Playback
• Singer ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhage’
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