I feel like folk music is almost like an old recipe that is passed on from generation to generation.Collection: Music
There is a section of people who love fast food kind of music but there is also a sizable number of people who love the good old music of the '60s, '70s and '80s.
In 2010 I came out with my own album, I was 10 years younger, going through breakups, so it was still raw.
I mean... yes, I have sung some really nice songs in Bollywood, and I have been lucky to sing them, but I am happy with the independent music space that I have created so far.
I have understood that there is a huge fan following of 'Bigg Boss,' it's a huge platform and everyone in the country connects to it... and all those who go to 'Bigg Boss' and come out, have had positive changes only in their lives.
Of course, my stomach was circled on the television in a meeting and I was told that this video is not being released because I am fat. And this was when I was like 49 kg.
When I left home, I was a very normal kid with no insecurities or issues, but that was just the beginning.
I started out as a pop singer, then pop died down, and I had to dig my feet into Bollywood which is not something I wanted actually.
For years I never had the courage to bring my written songs out. I had so many unreleased English songs.
I also feel I have always been targeted just because I am a singer and I like to look sexy. I like to wear a certain clothing, and targeted for that a lot. You see 18-19 year olds walking around in shorter clothes, nobody says anything.
As a musician, I can conquer a lot of hearts through my voice, but as a personality, especially in India, there's little visibility.
I just want to create a space in the heartland of India. I am hoping 'Bigg Boss' can help me do that in a positive manner.
If you are interesting as a person, as I believe I am, I don't think I have to grab the attention. It automatically will be there.
In India, however good your western vocals are, you have to have that Indianess in your singing if you want to become a mainstream artiste.
Yes, I've been very low, I thought I won't survive. I thought I won't make it, not just in my career but in life too.
I'm not playing the woman card. But especially being a woman who is not afraid of her mindset and her body. You know people don't like it when you are happy. And that's the easiest target.
One should not tolerate anything wrong. One should raise his/her voice against the wrongdoings. Don't ignore, just call out.
When we started our career with 'Viva,' we had it in our contract that we should not gain even a kilo extra on our existing weight.
What I want to know is that why we, as a nation, we are telling women that it's okay if a man is power tripping on her through either verbal advances or whatever. Why are we normalizing this kind of behavior?
When you're doing your own music, it's just you and your team. But when you go to sing someone else's song - Bollywood or ad or even collaboration - they've lived with the tune for so long you have to go by their vision.
When I was in school, the first song I learned was of Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles. I couldn't even pronounce their names but I was singing 'Hello Darkness my old friend' and 'Yellow Submarine.'
Even after I had recorded a few songs, people would say that they didn't know me. It would hurt at times but now, I have learnt to live in the present.
Viva has history, and people loved it. Then there was a time when we just didn't talk to each other for many years.
'Jaago Zara' was never going to be irrelevant. It had great lyrics, and was a great song even back in the day.
'Tu ki jaane' is a melancholic song about a love unfulfilled, about a road block in a once happy relationship also embodies the evolution of a woman of today.