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From Femina Miss India Title to feature films and now your new
single, "Forgot to be me", how has the ride been for you so far?
It's been a ride of a lifetime already! Smooth and rough terrain but massive
rewards at each check point. I feel blessed. I have all the love and support a girl
could ask for from my family and my friends. I'd like to continue to achieve all
my goals slowly and steadily.
Tell us about your musical journey. When did you start singing and
what probed you to make this single?
I've been singing all my life. My Mom loves to sing. We always had music
playing in my house. Most of any creative person's creations come out of
experiences and one such experience, of heartbreak, probed me to make Forgot
to be me.
"Forgot to be me" is essentially about heartbreak. Are you speaking
from personal experience? What do you want your listeners to take
back from the song?
Yes, as I mentioned, it is from personal experience and this song was
like catharsis. I want the listeners to pay attention to the lyrics and try
to understand that they are not alone in the world of lonely hearts. Also,
there's a great urge in many people to make many sacrifices in order to make
relationships work. I am a great believer in self-sacrifice and while it takes
strength to do so, it is my belief that it takes greater strength not to lose oneself
in said sacrifices. Forgot to be me is about this, about me failing myself long
before my heart was broken.
What are your upcoming projects? Can you tell us a little about what's
next in the pipeline?
While the release dates and shooting dates for the projects I'm about to mention
have not been finalized, what I can tell you is that each one of them is a dream
project. I'm afraid I will have to wait for a go-ahead from the producers to reveal
more. In the mean while, what I can tell you is that...Zubaan is produced by
Sikhya and directed by Mozes Singh, Angry Indian Goddess is directed by the
international, independent film director, Pan Nalin and I have signed Reeema
Kagti and Excel Entertainment's next film.
Who are your favourite artists to listen to typically? Who are you
listening to right now?
I have a wide variety of favourites. There's even Carnatic and Indian classical
in there. Alicia Keys, Ella Fitzgerald, Pentagram, Arrows Down, Vishal
Shekhar, Your Chin, Flight Facilities, Sam Smith, Rihanna, Beyonce, Tu Pac,
Angie Stone, James Brown, Bjork, Seal, Marvin Gaye...shall I continue?
If you had a favourite language, what would it be and why? In the
future, would you like to explore the idea of singing in different
languages?
I am actually strongly contemplating taking Spanish lessons. I like studying
so there's no real reason for wanting to learn it. I would love to however, sing
in many different languages and I'm already in the process of recording a few
Hindi tracks.
Tell us about the part Vishal Dadlani and Sid Cuotto played in getting
you to release this single?
Vishal Dadlani, Sid Couto, Randolph Correa, Mikey Mc Cleary, Nerm are all
dear friends and musicians who have encouraged me every step of the way. I
will eternally be grateful to them for the support and reassurance in my singing
skills.
Is there a specific subject/theme that you are interested in exploring
with regards to your music? For example talking about aspects of
love, life, and philosophical outlooks.
My father loves Country and Western music and while it isn't something I listen
to anymore, what I loved most about it was that the songs always told stories
and would lyrically evoke beautiful feelings of joy, sadness, love, marriage etc. I
want my music to do the same.
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