Siddhant Chaturvedi: Want my audience to grow with me, share my taste

He rose to fame playing rapper MC Sher in Gully Boy and is currently enjoying the success of his debut attempt as a singer Dhoop Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi says his goal was not to establish himself as an established singer but to bring happiness and a feeling of hope among people during the lockdown Siddhants track dropped on June 4 and currently it has over 206414 views on YouTubeMy goal was not to showcase myself as an established singer My goal was that this is my vibe My taste in music or whatever my taste is as a personality The films I have chosen or the career graph I have chosen So I want the audience to understand me as a person and my taste is whatever I doI want my audience to grow with me and share my taste Everything should be inspiring and contributing into their lives as well Siddhant told IANSHe stressed that he wants to make a difference in other peoples lives with his work Thats why I am here and not because I want to be famous a goodlooking guy who made it Those things dont interest me I really like it if people listen to my song and are feeling happy and hopeful he addedSiddhant himself penned and sung the number The music was composed and produced by DAWgeek whom he met during an audio session for Bunty Aur Babli 2The songs purpose is that sitting in home you can do something I am bored a lot of people were having mental issues A lot of them felt low and disconnected Even I did initially because it has just been a year for me that I have been on the run and suddenly everything stops he told IANSThe actor said he has not been checking the views for his song because they had no marketing planned for it He was not even sure of releasing the track The actor shared that he did not want to do a rap number as he is not into the genreTo be honest I was trying to stay away Coming out of a musical film if I dropped a rap or anything then people would think I am a rapper which is not true It is a skill set acquired in the film I am not into rap The music that I like is John Mayer Ed Sheeran Armaan Malik or Arijit Singh type mellow is my vibe and rap is not I never enjoyed rap he saidBut he was always very passionate about singing and would keep practicing I was just doing all this thinking that someday I will get a role in a good musical So I might get to sing my own song because I want to do that I was just preparing for thatI was consciously trying to stay away from rap because a lot of people who dont know me still think I am a rapper said the actorHe recalls how it all started DAWgeek said I am sending you something just hear it Using these fourfive lines he made this cool musical version of this song I just had the first four lines and then I wrote the whole song Then I tried it I have a very basic mic setup at home and even record myself at timesBut recording the songs came with a lot of challenges Siddhant shared that to cut out the other sounds like the dishes clinking or people talking he set up a curfew at homeI had a different curfew set at my home while recording this at home There was a lot of comedy too for half an hour I used to impose a proper curfew at home Thats how I recorded it he recalled describing Dhoop as a zerobudget number involving only three people DAWgeek his father and himCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever