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Model singer, is she?
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After a successful stint at modelling, Ritu Singh Vaidya is all set to follow her childhood dream: singing
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JUST AFTER college, she opted to enter the hot 'n' happening world of fashion and modelling. Though it took a while for her to get noticed there, she hogged the limelight after she won the 1991 Miss India title. Ritu Singh Vaidya is today a much respected and envied name in the modelling circuit.
But her success in the modelling circuit, for long, eclipsed her other area of interest — music. Though she trained in Hindustani classical music for 12 years, it took a backseat as modelling assignments started pouring in.
Now, after a satisfying 15 years in the fashion industry, Ritu Singh Vaidya goes back to singing. Ritu says that modelling took her around the world, and each one of these destinations opened her eyes wider. After shifting base to Nepal recently, she recollected these experiences, blended them together, and decided to cut a music album!
Essentially mainstream pop, the music of Ritu's album Sun Zara (Times Music, CD, Rs. 195) reflects a sense of hope and optimism. This, she says, is her mindset, as she enters the music scene. The album, which is said to have been "penned under the shades of the Himalayan peaks" reveals the song-writing skills of the artiste as well. Ritu believes that a musical effort is complete only if the singer writes her own music and makes sure the ideas contained in the song blend with the vocals.
Ritu has written all the songs in Sun Zara, and has composed them with help from Chris Masand, Gurudev Kamat, and Harry Anand. It's a collection of feel-good songs, with a lyrical flavour. Except for the title track, the other songs don't really stand out. But the common string of optimism runs through them all.
A. VISHNU
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