the love and appreciation that comes my way . But , there ’ s one specific compliment that came from the great Javed Akhtar Ji that will always remain with me … when he said that he could see the reflection of my father in my voice . He also said that I have the gift of music and it ’ s up to me to groom , hone , and build on it . That really is the greatest compliment that I ’ ve received till date . I draw a lot of confidence from it while it also encourages me to learn and improve my craft on this ongoing journey .
How often you , your elder brother Siddharth and father jam together ? What sort of songs usually come up then ? Describe us the experience .
The environment at home is such that we are always singing together . It ’ s a fascinating and fond experience when our father sits with his Harmonium , while we sit around him . We then sing songs by him and even songs that we ’ ve learnt from him over the years . It ’ s practice and fun at the same time . He has composed so many incredible tracks over the years , so just sitting , listening , singing , and learning in his presence is a delight . While we ’ re at it , we often make impromptu videos of us jamming that we post on social media . We love jamming together and feed of each others ’ energy which is what makes so much fun regularly .
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The current song playing in your playlist in loop
One particular song I call the greatest song in Bollywood- ‘ Noor E Khuda ’ from “ My Name is Khan ”. Another song from “ Atrangi Re ” by AR Rahman Sir called ‘ Rait Zara Si ’ is a stunning song am listening to everyday .
A raag you can sing at any time of the day
Raag Yaman which we have all learnt as one of the basic Raags so it ’ s always on my mind . And of course , Raag Des as my first Marathi song was in Raag Des so I remember it prominently .
Love to perform on stage or in recordings ?
Cannot choose . It ’ s a different experience and environment on stage but when you go behind the microphone you know that you have to perfect it even more as it ’ s for a project whereas on stage you are for the audience in front of you .
Ultimate role models in singing / music ?
Lata Mangeshkar ji , Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib , My Father , Shreya Ghosal my ultimate favorite Bollywood singer , Sonu Nigam , AR Rahman Sir , the legend , everyone ’ s role model Arijit Singh .
A dream venue you would love to perform someday ?
I don ’ t have a dream venue but I have a dream project to once perform on stage for all my family and friends and want everyone dear to me to be present at this concert . So not a
favorite venue but a favorite situation .
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