What If........

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song" - Maya Angelou.

Ragini Khanna, popularly known as the bubbly and the short tempered Suhana of Star Plus' popular show Sasural Genda Phool talks to Telly Buzz about how she aspired to become a singer before she became an actress.

Ragini Khanna speaks!!!

If not an actor, I would have definitely been a singer.

I have been learning classical music since I was six years old and used to participate and win competitions at school. All my friends thought that I would become a singer when I grow which evidently did not happen.

My mother, Kamini Khanna, has been a music director and lyricist for various songs and she composed the pop album that was released on Govinda. Earlier I used to sing in her chorus. She used to do classical music programmes where she used to recite Keerthanas. My naani Nirmala Devi was also a renowned singer.

My Guru Pt Prakash Prasad used to come home and teach me music and I used to Riyaaz regularly during those days. But last November, he passed away and since then I had not given a serious practice into my music. His name was taken in KBC last season.  

In order to give my singing a push, I had gone to participate in Channel V's first show of Pop Star hunt. But all my dreams were shattered when they said I am underage and hence cannot even give it a shot. I was totally heartbroken, so much so that I did not have the heart to take part in another singing competition.

Today my mother thinks I have to be more confident while singing which I myself feel is true. And if God blesses, I might release my musical piece in future.

Singing is my soul and I love old Hindi songs a lot.

We wish Ragini's wish comes true in the near future!!!

By Saranya Valsarajan