
I have never experienced anything like this, but I have heard the experiences of other younger artistes. What’s your take on the ongoing debate about nepotism and favouritism in the film industry? He had given me a cassette of Romanian musician Gheorghe Zamfir, who played the pan flute. He was the one who introduced me to world music. In another incident, he had gifted me and Poornima saris during our visit to Agartala. After a month, I got a call from him saying that he had prepared the soup at home, and that it turned out better than what we had in Bangkok.

So, he quietly requested me to ask the chef for the recipe. He used to love the Tom Yum Soup, but didn’t know how to make it. I remember, once when we had gone to Bangkok, we were taken to a restaurant for a Thai meal. So, this year, on Panchamĭa’s birth anniversary, I am singing that song again for him, as a tribute.Īny fond memories of working of Pancham da?Įven when he was going through a rough phase in his life, Panchamĭa ensured that everyone enjoyed the concert tours.

Recently, I reached out to Javed Akhtar saab for those lyrics and he sent those to me. But later, Vidhu said, “ĭada, this won’t work out I cannot make another track.” That unrecorded bit of the song, however, stayed with me. Tell us about it…īack in 1992, I had recorded a version ofġ942: A Love Story in front of Vidhu Vinod Chopra, because PanchamĪntarā of the song was sung by a female singer. You are singing a never-before-heard rendition of Kuch Na Kaho for RD Burman’s birth anniversary today.

In a video call with us, the singer spoke about her special tribute to RD Burman on his birth anniversary today, favouritism in the music industry and more.

A resident of Bengaluru now, Kavita, however, has been busy of late with online performances, and has even been learning the ropes of recording. But today when you ask Padma Shri awardee Kavita Krishnamurti if she wants to sing for Hindi cinema again, she says, “I do not feel the need to be part of the rat race.” It’s been 16 years since the legendary artiste last sang for a Hindi film. She once ruled Bollywood’s female playback singing with superhit numbers likeĪaj Main Upar and many more.
