Nothing wrong with Naushad's lisp - Page 3

Originally posted by: debayon

Guys, I have seen many people complaining about Naushad's lisp,but I think that that is the least that he should be concerned about. It is something natural,and it doesn't affect his singing at all. In fact, if you can make it big in the industry by being nasal, this is nothing. TakeVishal Dadlani,for example, he has done tremendously well in the industry with his singing. I mean, it's not bad singing(although it's not very, very good) I hope you get my point here

I feel his lisp is a huge distraction.

And Vishal Dadlani is an awesome singer 😕

Well honestly I feel thats Indian Idol 5 singers are quite overrated....
Will mention the details when I get a lil time...
Maybe in the afternoon....

Here is the Bol Naa Halke Halke performance. Audio is very bad though.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApWEW6m6cAc&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

^Thanks Sahil! :-) I used the date from your video to find this one:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVH1XGY5e8&feature=PlayList&p=0EF7E4E97598E679&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=6[/YOUTUBE]

I think in this song, Naushad's lisp prevents him from correctly saying words like "sau", "lafz", 'qaidain'. He pronounces 'ghoonghat' as 'ghoooonghatttt'. And 'aaGHosh' as 'aaGosh'. Things like that bother me. And these have more to do with his lisp than just regional language.

I also think he enunciates the wrong words in the line sometimes. Too much emphasis on the wrong word also strikes out in a performance.

I should go now before all of Naushad's fans strike. 😆

guys i don't think any singer is perfect on there, they all have some sort of problems. but these problems over come with practice (reyaaz).

Originally posted by: xobile

I feel his lisp is a huge distraction.

And Vishal Dadlani is an awesome singer 😕

A lisp is a speech impediment. Lisps can be anything from mild to extreme. Some people get over lips and some people find it challenging. I don't have a problem with Naushad's lisp. I personally cannot hold someone's natural impediment against them. It is also a mild case. However, I think if he wants to become a singer; he should seriously consider training to eliminate his lisp. Singing is an art where pronunciation and sound of words matter to create the impact, the true feel can be lost when words are not said right - so it is an area that must be worked on.

What bothers me most is mispronunciation. If it was a genuine accent that caused mispronunciation, it is acceptable. However, with his accent he should be able to pronounce words correctly. Moreover, not all his mispronunciations are lisp related - so he has no excuse in this aspect and must seriously work on it.

Speaking of lisps, I remember Miley Cyrus had a terrible lisp in her younger days. Used to drive me nuts, but for some reason I started growing fond of her silly lisp. Retainers and braces also tend to give lisps. Then there is also the gay lisp, which is a handy dar tool. Although Adam Lambert never had one (nor does Ricky Martin, Clay Aiken, or Lance Bass). But OMG Perez Hilton has such a heavy one.

I want to share one video. Its really worth watching. If you watch this video around 2:40 Asha ji makes a point regarding Sukhwinder's singing. My question is whether it somewhat relates to Naushad's issue being discussed here?

Then again around 8:12 she lays stress on usage of Hindi and Urdu words.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD08bRf40Sk&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

BTW I had watched this video before but today only I noticed that the female singer there is Manisha.

This particular video also shows how differently the new age composers think. Sorry guys, you all have to bear tantrums of Himesh for few mins. 😊

Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*

Being nasally and lacking clarity are two VERY different things. Nasal singing is one's style of singing, a part of one's voice ... you can choose to like someone's voice or not. But with all due respect, lisping is a defect - which CAN be remedied.

Kumar Sanu is a nasal singer ... but he does not lack clarity in his words. Vishal Dadlani comes from the rock genre .... the way he sings is also associated with that background, I think.

What?😕Where did that come from?

Originally posted by: sunandshine

I dont know who else has been talking about Naushad's lisping except me. So if this post is directed towards me, then well my answer is that I have a problem with it. Simply because none is correcting him and its highly distracting to me. Not just that, his diction is bad.He says 'Mosam' for 'Mausam", 'MarGee' for 'MarZi' and when words are not pronounced well, the essence of the song is lost. I do not like his singing. Lisping can be corrected but someone should help him with that. I am sure Javed Akhtar would have pointed that out.