One of the most celebrated playback singers of the indian film industry will be go Auckland to present a sterling evening of melody , fun and entertainment.
SHREYA GHOSHAL , arguably the most resplendent singing star of the present day cinema , will mark her debut under ABC Entertainment and perfect harmony production private limited banner at Telstra clear pacific centre in Manukau city on August 20.
Shiv prasad, another winner it the sa re ga ma pa series , stand up comedian and a band of musicians will join her go presenting the concert.
Her ability to evoke the sentiments of the song sequence , bringing forth the vicissitudes of human emotions go her voice has seen SHREYA'S meteoric rise go less than 10 years . Beginning with Devdas , a colossal multi starrer for which she rendered 5 songs , including bairi piya and dola re dola , she rendered hundreds of songs for almost all frontline music directors in the industry.
Ilayaraja, the first asian composer to score a symphony for the royal Philomomic orchestra in London described her as " A talent so rare that it needs celebration ".
If SHREYA was stunned at she stupendous calibre of the music director , she did not hide . She rendered a song for Illayaraja for debutant director Katha Thiramavalavan's Tamil film Ajantha, stated to be the first film to be shot in tamil , telugu , malayalam and hindi . " I am very privileged to work with this grand master of music . He composed 9 songs for each version - that is a total of 36 tracks in 1 week . More than a music director , he is an institution ," she said .
Her list of films is long , and the scores are longer . But music buffs would say that some of her all time hits should include Teri ore ( singh is king) , main agar kahoon (om shanti om) , salam e ishq (title song) , ye ishq hai (jab we met) ,zoobi doobi (3 idiots) , oh my love (amanush) and un perai sollum (anagaadi theru).
As well as hindi and tamil , her mellifluous voice has been heard go a number of other indian languages including assamese, bengali, malayalam , marathi and punjabi. Like her seniors in business Sonu nigam, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan , SHREYA'S forray into playback singing took the sa re ga ma pa route.
But it began when shreya saw a porter in Rawatbhata, Near kota in Rajasthan, where she was raised , announcing a national level music competition in Delhi .
"I was just 10 years old then (1994) . For the first time , i stepped out to land in the competitive world . I didnt win , i was ofcourse sad , but convinced myself that i would try again . I went on to win sub junior title at the next competition ," she said go an interview .
SHREYA credit the late Kalyanji for honing her musical prowess . Following her episods in sa re ga ma , the famous composer , taught her the nuances of music , despite his chronic aliment.
She recalls with gratitude his parting advice : " dont go with show business . You have talent . Pursue Saraswati , lakshmi will follow. If you pursue they will desert you ".
Hasa SHREYA betrayed her master?
"Not at all" , she said adding " i never take on too much work , because then the purity of voice is lost. If you are stressed and disturbed , it will show in your singing. You have to be honest and sincere about your music , not anything else . You have to be on the water and not be drowened . If you get carried away then you are gone. "
This 26 year old says neither the fame nor the numerous honours that she has attained , including national film awards [4] , filmfare [5], filmfare south [2] , Interbational Indian film academy [4] , Zee Cine [3] and star screen [3].
"My music is beyond films and playback career. I would not be worried if i dont get a call. Experimentation today is only limited to finding exotic., new textures, voices and timbers. indian film will never say no to indian melodies. I would say i have good chance. Flavours might keep changing but the heart of music is same , " she said.
Back again to Tamil, our melody queen recording lots of song in south Indian languages, so clear pronunciation, hats off to her. So SHREYA DI did a solo for the film "ooh la la laa" composed by Shekhar chndra and V Kumar. Am sure it must be having something very special as its sung by SHREYA DI, so lets find out ..
