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Melody queen

No Hindi movie was complete without a track sung by Sadhana Sargam and now the time has come when Sadhana Sargam says, “I will not fight tooth and nail or try gimmicks to be in the limelight.”

Sadhana looked upbeat about her career on TV and seemed quite happy with the regional tracks she is lending her voice to. “I am judging a reality show for children on TV and it is nice to see so much talent. But unless these children pursue singing as a passion they cannot make it big. Voice keeps changing as we grow and it needs to be tuned to adjust to the ragas and the surs. ,” says Sadhana.

Discussing her career Sadhana said “I am not keen on fighting and hanging around for assignments. If music directors think my voice suits a track, they will anyways contact me. Otherwise I am happy singing what is coming my way. I am singing in every language I have sung quite a few songs in Assamese but I cannot remember them now.”

A Maharashtrian by birth, Sadhana took to singing at a very young age and hopes to continue as long as she can.

Talking about the changes in the recording industry, Sadhana says, “With talented writers, composers and directors around, singing in any Indian language isn’t a problem.

“Playback singing has undergone a sea change. New talent has something different to offer to the listeners. Songs too can be written keeping the singers in mind.” Sadhana sings regularly for A.R. Rahman and says, “I consider myself lucky with this association.”

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