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| Sunday Herald catches up with Abhijeet Bhattacharya while he gushes about his latest baby... Lamhe, that he launched at the beginning of the month. If you had to sum up your life in a song, which one would it be? Chaand Tare (Yes Boss)... especially the beginning part: 'Jo bhi chaahoon vo main paoon, zindagi mein jeet jaoon... bas itna sa khwab hai.' Out of all the actors that have sung for a movie or two, which one do you feel has a nice voice? I would say, none of them. They are not singers at all! If they put on a lady's garb and act as women tomorrow, they don't become actresses, right? (laughs) Who do you consider as your rivals in the industry today? How do you plan to beat the competition? My biggest rival is myself. My previous album Tere Bina is still doing so well, and believe it or not, it is proving to be a rival for my latest album Lamhe. None of the new entrants on the song scene seem to pose any kind of a threat for me. I have created a niche for myself and am very comfortable with my position. At this stage, it's not about which song I'm singing or for which film or which actor it is picturised on. People who like my work buy my albums in any case. Projects you are looking forward to. Lamhe and only that!! (laughs) What are the phases in a singer's career? These days, singers are supplied with an oxygen tank that lasts just about a year, and their music contracts expire after that. During our days, the standards in music were very high and only the best survived. Today, a good voice is not even a criterion for a singer to become famous. Any ordinary man can make it to being a 'singer' thanks to the music competitions around, and the whole business has become commercialised. What is your opinion on the wars that reputed singers and music directors take on against each other in an attempt to defend the 'shishyas' under them in music competitions? They are all gimmicks in the end. That's what I believe. What about participants who win through sympathy votes? Even the SMS process is only something that poor people are conned into wasting their hard earned money on. These competitions play with the common man's sentiment. If there were no mobile phones and SMS, singers who are really talented could come up. And none of it would be on the basis of regions or religions. What is playing on your CD player right now? Lamha Lamha from Gangster. I mostly listen to my own songs so I can find out what mistakes I have made and try to improve my singing. I like listening to the Kishore Kumar- R D Burman combination of tracks. When you're not singing... I'm singing some other song. (Laughs) Source : http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/may282006/enter1434 552006527.asp |
