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Singer Sonu Nigam believes in challenging himself
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Suited, booted Sonu Nigam is at ease
Now that winter has finally gone into hibernation, the weather is definitely not the reason, nor is he attending a corporate meeting. So a formally attired Sonu Nigam, with a befitting tie and ruffled hair, does take you aback a bit. His broad smile
turns the conversation casual. “Nothing like that. I got only a couple of clothes with me and this was the best I could wear. Anyway, this is meant more for the television interviews,” he says.
New album
His latest album, Classically Mild, he describes, is semi-classical with a touch of mainstream music. It is nearly three years since his last album, Chanda Ki Doli, released but why did Sonu decide to take the classical route this time? And you get the obvious for an answer. “It’s different. I felt that these days film music glorifies only the dance genre. Classical music has been largely left untouched.” But, he states, the classical element will be only mild. “Also, I wanted to do something challenging. The kind of songs I am singing in films these days is like nursery rhymes for me. I had to move to the next level. I had to work really hard for the songs in this album. ”
Except for some years of classical training, Sonu boasts of being a self-taught singer and it is that learning that manifests itself in his latest album. Tell him that his bare-chested video in the album is being talked about and Sonu takes it as a compliment. “It is nice that for once a singer is making news instead of an actor. It was the director’s idea, the concept is based on mythology.”
The popular television host of the music show on Zee TV, Sa Re Ga Ma, Sonu made headlines sometime back when he decided to press a pause button to his playback career at its peak. “It was getting exhausting. I don’t want to over-expose myself and ruin my prospects. I have become very selective, as I realised I need to respect myself,” he explains.
Film scripts
Other than the romantic In Lamhon Ke Daman Mein from Jodhaa Akbar, Nagada Nagada from Jab We Met and Dil Ka Haal Sune Dil Wala from Bombay to Bangkok are the only songs to his credit in the last six months.
What else is there in his kitty? “I don’t remember singing for any film that is soon to come. But I have been listening to a lot of film scripts of late. Though my Love in Nepal didn’t have a proper release, whoever has seen it has liked my work. By April, I will decide on something,” promises Sonu.
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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