Himesh isn't bad at all:Abhijeet
22 Aug 2007, 0000 hrs IST,PIALI DASGUPTA ,TNN
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Abhijeet Sawant (TOI Photo)
Abhijeet has made his foray into playback singing with films like Jawani Deewani and Aashiq Banaya Aapne (Mar Jawa) which had Himesh Reshammiya composing the tracks.
He's back from the freezing climes of Ladakh after shooting his latest album. And that's one experience Abhijeet Sawant won't forget in a long time. "We had breathing trouble and headaches because of the high altitude.
It was difficult shooting there. But the location was mindblowing. The director was particular about shooting in a no-man's land, to give the song the right mood," he says. Not just solo albums, Abhijeet has made his foray into playback singing with films like Jawani Deewani and Aashiq Banaya Aapne (Mar Jawa ) which had Himesh Reshammiya composing the tracks. He's also sung for a Kannada film.
So what does he think of Reshammiya's music? "I like Himesh's work. He isn't bad at all. He's a great composer," he comments .
Film offers have also come his way, but Abhijeet says he isn't ready for Bollywood yet. "I'm reading a couple of scripts, but I'm not happy with the kind of roles offered to me. I'm looking for bigger banners and better scripts," he explains.
Quiz him about how he spent the one crore prize money after winning the reality show and Sawant sounds very practical. "I've invested the money in buying property." Talking about the contest that proved to be a turning point in his life, he says, reality shows were much more "real" back then. "Things are a lot more commercialised now. People make big issues out of everything. But the present lot of talent shows are producing bigger talents," he comments.
About the showdown amongst judges in the talent shows, he feels these amuse the audience. "The judges mostly fight for the contestants, but I don't think they have any favourites," he says.
Sawant acknowledges the significance of music videos for marketing his music."It's important to shoot a proper music video since it represents your song. The singer also gets attention because of the video," he says.
And if it's videos one needs to be featured in, he better look presentable , feels Sawant. "I'm not saying one needs to be good-looking in order to be a singer. But today singers are treated like stars. And one needs to look presentable for all this," he says.
So was he one up against his competitor Amit Sana because he was more presentable ? "The other contestants were all better looking than me. But that didn't get them the trophy. So, looks can't be the deciding factor. I know some people felt it was my looks that gave me an edge over Sana, but that's not true." And isn't he seeing someone or is she too his "good friend" ? "Unfortunately, I'm single. Those are rumours. I wasn't seeing anyone," he says.
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