His breakthrough came when his soundtrack work for the Bollywood film 'Bewafa Sanam' led to the hit radio single 'Accha Sila Diya' in 1995 and Nigam went on to record thousands of tracks in ten different languages for Indian movies and host the popular television variety show 'Sa Re Ga Ma'.
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At a time when there was no real Indian music business, Nigram was desperate to succeed as a playback singer like his idols Kumar Sanu and Lata Mangeshakar, and he continued his traditional music studies with Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan before eventually impressing music and movie producer Gulshan Kumar of T-Series Records. When Nigam was 18, he and his father headed to Mumbai where he would sit outside the offices of movie producers for several hours each day until he had a chance to audition for them. Making his first film appearance as a child star in 1983, he studied classical Hindustani music under the guidance of Ustad Maha Kanjar Naveed and in his teens performed at weddings and in talent competitions held in Delhi. Born in the northern city of Faridabad, Nigam's father was a local singer and during one of his musical theatre shows a four-year-old Sonu joined his father on stage to sing a song by his hero Mohammed Rafi. Sonu has sung the song and admits it wasn't easy as he holds the music and musicians of the past in high esteem and found it challenging to tweak their work.Starting his career as a playback singer performing songs which were used in Bollywood movies, Sonu Nigam has become one of India's biggest and most influential modern pop stars, collaborating with Britney Spears and David Guetta. We plan to partner with other top musicians too,“ says Bickram. “My friend George Brooks, the world renowned composer, arranger and saxophonist who was on a tour of India at the time has collaborated with us on the project. “We have already recorded Noorjehan's evergreen hit ' Jawaan hai mohabbat' from Mehboob Khan's 1948 love triangle, Anmol Ghadi which starred Surendra and Suraiyya.īickram points out that the song is not a mere remix but a recreation of the classic. The first album has songs from the '40s and the '50s. "Anything that connects me to my gurus is exciting and I involved Bickram bhai in it too," says Sonu.īickram adds that this will be a project with multiple installments, with 10-song albums releasing at close intervals. READ: Sonu Nigam does not want to sing chhichhora songs He suggested that the duo picks 50 evergreen gems and reinterpret them in their own way. Meanwhile, a chance meeting with Sanjiv Goenka during a concert in Bali triggered off the idea for a musical series. We're going faster though,“ Bickram laughs. “We have finished four songs but the film is taking time to kick-off. Presently, they are working on Prahlad Kakkar's directorial debut, Happy Anniversary, featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen. And that's the reason The Music Room has been in the making for four years. In between, the duo got distracted by film scores like Jal, Sooper Se Ooper and Chowky, which came with pressing deadlines.
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