There are so many instances where reality show winners are not able to capitalise their win into successful music careers , and other participants from the same show emerge as juggernauts in their profession . What do you think about that ?
I think it has got its pros and cons . I can talk from personal experience only . When I was growing up , I participated in a lot of competitions and it really helped me in one way which was the confidence that I required to carry forth . But again , it ’ s a combination of a lot of things . It ’ s also about how you are being groomed at home and how your Guru is grooming you and how your parents are taking the success or the popularity that you are attracting from these shows . When you are at a really young age and seeing that glamour , it ’ s about people being around you who would say that there is a lot more out there . I think people who have been successful in achieving in maintaining being grounded have gone on ( this is apart from being talented ) and carved a niche for themselves .
TRIVIA :
Shashaa has a phobia of crossing the road to an extent where she would ask the rikshawala to help her cross . She is extremely petrified !
All her savings are spent on Perfumes , Chocolates and Goggles and she has about 56 pairs of them and is thinking of what next ?
Water makes her very happy , in any form .
Picture Credit : Milroy Goes Outfit : GAP
It ’ s incredible that you won National Award for a song that isn ’ t in your native language . In fact , you ’ re now singing in 12 different languages . Is it safe to say that language becomes advantageous more than a barrier when the musical foundations are strong ?
I don ’ t see why it shouldn ’ t be ( laughs ) because I adore languages and have always loved and had an affinity for them . It has been such that when I was growing up , I used to rent out books on Italian , Cantonese , German and I would sit home and learning them . I ended up learning a lot and even learnt reading and writing Urdu and Punjabi on my own .
It definitely adds to your personality to parts of the brain that we are generally not acquainted to so I think learning in itself is a great tool and now singing in different languages is amazing . People say that I am blessed and also think that I am quick in grasping languages . I contribute that completely to what I used to do while I was growing up .
When you sing in different languages , there is also one more thing . Every language
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