Personality - City boy Sreeram Chandra who's racing to the top on Indian Idol-5 tells Prabalika M. Borah that he'll continue his hard work
Given a chance to be in the company of film stars or Shankar Mahadevan, Indian Idol 5 contestant, Sreeram Chandra says his choice would be Shankar Mahadevan."He is somebody I secretly wanted to meet. As a musician, singer and as a person he is beyond compare. His down-to-earth nature is what floors me," says Sreeram.
With praises heaped on the chap by all composers, singers and actors who visited the sets of Indian Idol 5 Sreeram says he feels blessed.
"It will be a hard choice to decide between hotties like Lara Dutta, Kangana Ranaut, Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor, so the safest bet would be to stick to my all-time idol Shankar Mahadevan," says Sreeram.
For Sreeram who has been singing and training from the age of eight, performing on a stage isn't new, but the boy says "each time the results are declared, my hands and legs shiver."
Currently he is pursuing fifth year in Carnatic vocal from Haripriya (Hyderabad sisters) and a diploma course from Sri Bhakta Ramadasa Music and Dance College, Marredpally, Secunderabad.
"I have been performing in the regional stage and TV shows and abroad but those were the guiding steps for me. But like all actors and singers, Bollywood was my dream and I see the dream turning into a reality," says the boy.