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The Oye girl Raageshwari returns after a hiatus. What does she have up her sleeve?
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CHIRPY AS EVER Raageshwari
What if singer Raageshwari took a six-year break from the music scene? She looks and sounds as chirpy as one saw her in her debut album "Duniya." "But, `Sagari Rayn' brings out the pain of a woman. Women take a longer time to forget their lover, but the man moves on," says the effervescent singer about her new album. "We wanted to swim against the tide and bring soft melodies, soft visuals, old world charm and most important, women fully clothed in music videos back into vogue," she adds.
The album also captures the depth of the forgotten raag Raam Kali vibrantly. "There are a lot of fun, positive and peppy numbers in the album. But, we wanted `Sagari' as the title track to tell people, especially youngsters, that classical music can be cool," she says.
The video has been created by her brother Rishabh Loomba and the music is by Trilok Singh Loomba, her father. The Oye girl who shot to fame with the countdown show on MTV is keen on getting back to veejaying and acting.
As brand ambassador of India Deaf Expo, she also wants to take human rights awareness across to young minds. "I am not talking about just the blind or the deaf but the physically and the mentally challenged as well. Bigger names should come forward, because even a small step of theirs can cause a ripple effect," she adds.
About balancing the ups and downs in her life and her illness, Bell's palsy, which she was diagnosed with in 2000, she says: "The greatest lessons are learnt only when you are down. It taught me that when you look at life from a broader perspective, your problems become diminutive."
It took her 12 months to recover and some more time to bounce back into action. "It feels great. I even got trained in Indian classical music in the last three years. It builds stamina and, with this foundation, singing popular music is a cakewalk," says Raageshwari.
What next? "Falling in love. Romance is an important part of life. So, I am keeping my pair of binoculars ready to find the right man," says Raageshwari. And, a lot of concerts down South.
K.JESHI
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