At the end of the day, a playback singer has to depend on live shows as their source of income.
It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.
Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend. She has enthralled millions of hearts all over the world with her music.
I always enjoyed singing and working with the late Kishore Kumar. He was a legendary playback singer, an actor, and a producer/director.
I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. What can I say? The man was born to entertain!
I am happy being a playback singer and performer.
I've always maintained that RD Burman and Sanjeev Kumar were my two anchors.
When an actor sings a song, he will be able to bring forth the emotion in it much better than a playback singer.
Institutes should be named after these legendary artistes. Some institute should be named after Lata Mangeshkar.
Lata Mangeshkar is an old friend. I knew her through my father Aparesh Lahiri who was a music director in Calcutta.
I like Arijit Singh and often listen to his tracks.
You can't compare Lata Mangeshkar with anyone.
I did a show called 'Andaz' many years ago which was produced by Himesh Reshammiya.
As I grew older, I realised that I could be versatile. I decided to try out a variety of singing styles by becoming a playback singer.
I really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man's voice, and he was truly versatile.
Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.
