Shreya Ghoshal: I don't want any of my songs to be recreated

Versatile and renowned Indian playback singer Shreya Ghoshal who is known for countless hit tracks in her kitty like lsquoBairi Piyarsquo lsquoSilsila Ye Chahat Karsquo among numerous others says she doesnrsquot want her any of the songs to be recreated as she has lsquostrong memoriesrsquo attached to themShreya has sung professionally in over 20 languages including Hindi Bengali Kannada Telugu Tamil Malayalam among many other languages She sang more than 2405 songs in 20 plus languages and especially in Hindi she sang 1100 plus songsTalking about the trend where original compositions often clash with recreations and remixes Shreya told IANS ldquoI cannot see a lot of recreations happening off late It was happening a lot 34 years ago I was the same person who was upset with that a few years ago But now I donrsquot see that much happeningrdquoldquoPeople have also become quite bored because of the repetition of the same song The moment you see the song is not good or not done well people immediately reject it The song has to ultimately be loved by the people And artists are responding to the frustration of the audience and there is I think a lot of original work that is happeningrdquo said ShreyaShreya who is also known for her ghazal album lsquoHumnasheenrsquo that released in 2014 said ldquoI think we should also celebrate the amazing independent music that is happening in todayrsquos time Itrsquos not only film music but new artists which I get to hear that was not happening threefour years ago This is new and a very different time we are in Now underground artists are making waves The generation today is listening to music differently and they have a very strong choice Times are changing and music has to be relevant to thatrdquoIf she wants her songs to be recreatedThe 39yearold singer said ldquoI donrsquot want any of my songs to be recreated none of my songs Even if it is asked to me to recreate I would probably say no There are so many of my songs which I have very strong memories with Those are sentimentalrdquoldquoI may have those certain sentiments but other audience members may not have But I do have a personal memory of that song the process that song was made So probably it would be hard for me to say okay for the recreation of my own songrdquo she sharedShreya has recently teamed up with Alexandrian rapper and songwriter Afroto for a new single lsquoSunn Beliyarsquo which is a part of the impressive Coke Studio 2023 lineup of releases This unlikely combination brings together Shreyarsquos globally renowned vocals and phrasing with Afrotorsquos boundarypushing sense of melody and beatsTalking about the same she said ldquothe blend of two genres and so many different kinds of musicians coming together from rock pop classical everything happening at the same time But I never thought that artists of two countries would collaborate this time completely unexpected from a completely different subcontinent all together that is newrdquoCalling Afroto a wonderful team player Shreya said he was a very interesting artist for me ldquoI was very happy to see his excitement enthusiasm and the communication which happened between the two of us the two teams It was seamless felt so organic in every sense Also I got to represent not just Hindi which is my national language but also Bangla which is my mother language I got to do two things in one songrdquoldquoThere was a very strong message in the song lsquoSunn Beliyarsquo about harmony people Itrsquos almost like an anthem a movement So I feel it is a very positive optimistic energy driving song I can see people are already giving so much love for thisrdquo she saidShreya has a glorious and successful two decades of career span What belief system you followed throughoutldquoI started at a very young age of 16 when I did my film songs I never planned even my parents who are the engines of this train which is going forwardmdash none of us planned And also there was no given route ahead I am a very impulsive person so is my dad and we make decisions about what is right at this momentrdquo she saidldquoEven when I got this Coke Studio song I thought it was the need of the moment This is what I need to do as an artist now If I didnrsquot do it I would have been doing the same thing that I was doing in the last 20 years I need to do something different So every moment calls for an action and that kind of paves the path ahead so whether there are successes or failures thatrsquos a secondary thing You can not plan those things none of the things you can plan for your future God has planned everything for you and you just need to be truthful for your actionsrdquo she addedShreyarsquos last hit track is lsquoTum Kya Milersquo from lsquoRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaanirsquo starring Ranveer Singh and Alia BhattThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability 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