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The crowds, including RAKHEE MOHAN, went gaga over glam-glam Mohini Singh of Munna Bhai MBBS fame.
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STIRRING UP an uninspiring Kochi crowd can be quite a feat but for this singing and dancing diva, Mohini Singh who regaled the throng that packed in at Durbar Hall Ground for Idea's Sumo ke Saath Jumo Extravaganza, "it was an easy task because I am a natural crowd puller." Making her foray into what is every singer's aspired world of Bollywood three years back when Bappi Lahiri gave her the first break, her passport to fame was issued when she got to sing Ishq Sona Hai in Biwi No. 1 and the more recent hit duo being Delhi ki Sardi from the movie Zameen and the DJ Mix of Dekh Le, Seek Le from the film Munna Bhai MBBS.
Indo-Latin
Preferring to term herself as an Indo-Latin Bollywood pop singer she says, "life for me began from scratch when I decided to come to India and become a singing sensation." The elder child of a Brazilian mom and Punjabi dad, she had lived all the while in Brazil. "I knew Spanish, Punjabi and Bengali because my grand mom is a Bengali but I had to learn Hindi and have perfect diction if I wanted to sing Hindi film songs and I think I learned it quite fast and well enough to get be able to get good offers." Before stepping into tinsel town she had sung for jingles in ads. Some of them are the Thumps Up, Kamasutra, Erickson and Nescafe ad for which she even won an award.
Into her late 20's this English graduate and trained teacher who would now prefer teaching morning ragas says what stops her from going full board into the high life of Bollywood is lack of good PR and godfather backing. "I am ambitious and want to be an established singer but I somehow feel I find my most fullest expression when I interact with a livewire crowd. Hence I enjoy doing such stage shows." Right now based in Bombay her favourite singers are Asha Bhonsle, Shamshed Begum, Latin pop sensation Shakila and Isabella. Her favourite song though is Lambi Judai.
Salsa
And her sashaying to the salsa beats of her hometown is what she feels is her USP though the soulful grace of Kathak is what she enjoys thoroughly. "I was lucky that at the time I made my entry here in India the salsa wave was just raging, so I could stand out from the faces in the crowd." But never quite getting into a culture shock on arriving in India since "Brazil and India don't only share poverty, they also have similar gastronomic tastes and climate" she feels that the Latin rhythms and Bhangra beats also have a musical affinity. Performing in between simulated sumo mock fights and Kalaripattu, she was a little apprehensive about the crowd response. "I have been to Kochi once before for the Navy Ball but there the audience consists of a fair share of North Indians. I wasn't sure whether the Malayalis are as crazy about Hindi songs but obviously as the saying goes music knows no barriers and a receptive audience feels great."
Touristy Kerala
Else knowledge of Kerala is romantic as is versioned by the tourism department brochures of " swaying coconut trees, ayurvedic massages and sun kissed beaches." Stringing together a motley group of dancers and forming her own troupe, which she loves to refer to as Rhythm, she is a contract singer with Crescendo and has signed up for an Indo-Latin music video album ready to hit the stands by February. Looking back at life on a philosophical note, which she says she tends to become due to her emotionally strung nature, she says, "life is a bed of roses right now but I never want to forget the thorny paths I strove through to bask in such humongous adulation." Here's wishing her more singing glory .
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