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Neha Bhasin is excited about her role as anchor and her new album
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PHOTO: SAMPATH KUMAR G.P.
ON THE GO For Neha playback singing is like vocal acting
In a nation chock full of vocal talent, with competitions making and breaking dreams, it is not everyday that one becomes a pop star. Five years ago, Channel V launched Viva, perhaps India's first girl-pop band. Today, one of the five has established herself as a promising chanteuse. Neha, Bhasin was in town for a performance. She had just arrived from Chennai where she lent her voice to Yuvan Shankar Raj's next project.
She has been busy with Bollywood and has worked on tracks from Pammi Somal's new venture "Mummyji" starring Kiron Kher and Jackie Shroff. She has churned out hit songs from movies like "Ek Ajnabee", "Dhoom 2" and "Kaante". For someone who has made a transition from the pop scene to singing for movies, she believes that playback singing is like vocal acting.
"It's all based on the actor's experience and the mood of the movie," she points out. She is also a new face to look out for in India's fast growing reality television market. As host of "SaReGaMaPa Hungama", Neha will look into the lives of the contestants of the famed show.
"It is different from the regular show, we intend to portray the masala, the fights, the bickering and the tension the contestants go through during the entire "SaReGaMaPa" experience."
She is really excited because she gets to cover all aspects of the show - from visiting the homes of the contestants to interacting with the mentors on the show. "It is great being on this side of the fence," she says, being part of a similar adventure in the past.
Meanwhile the husky voiced crooner is eagerly awaiting the release of her debut solo album, which should be hitting the stores sometime soon. "It is an eclectic mix of music that appeals to me. There are a lot of live instruments. Every track in the album is different but it is not a mad amalgamation or a `khichidi'," she says. "Mast-Mast is a very lively track, a very get-up and dance song". Another track features slow, hip-hop like beats and plays out as a conversation with God. Pt. Somesh Mathur who has worked artistes like Asha Bhosle, has helped her compile this album. Neha penned the lyrics for the as yet untitled album.
"Writing is an expression of what I feel and it comes naturally to me," she exclaims. She has been writing since she was 12 and is determined to steer clear of the cliche issues like love and heart-breaks.
"I write what I feel like. Sometimes I'm happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry and that's what I try to portray in my lyrics."
Interestingly, for such a vibrant personality, a lot of her writing leans towards the darker side, questioning everything and making her listeners think. "My lyrics are very soul-searching," she says.
She writes in English and dreams of making it big internationally. Neha would like to finish her current commitments before taking the plunge. "It's my final destination and if I don't get there you'll find my ghost loitering around unfulfilled!"
NEHAL SHAH
AKSHAY RAJMOHAN
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