When I see parents trying to groom a child for stardom, sometimes it's a bit too much. But there's also an innocence lost, the beauty of naivety has gone as the current generation is fed on reality TV, which didn't exist when I was growing up. Even while still in their teens they know how to win over an audience. The amount of intel- ligence and presence on stage now is incredible. The main difference I notice between youngsters of today and from when I was an aspiring singer is the level of confidence. I still practise, but not every day with concerts, recordings and shooting for the TV show, I'm happily but constantly busy. I think learning is a constant process, even if I don't go to one particular guru anymore. The belief that Mumbai is all about pop songs and Bollywood is wrong- there are many incredible teachers in the city. In Mumbai, I took lessons from legendary musical director Kalyanji and also learned about classical Indian music. I had no aspirations to be in cinema and I still don't. I wasn't looking for fame or glamour, unlike millions who come to Mumbai to make it in the film industry. My family values education and academic achievement above all, so when I got to Mumbai, in 1997, I focused on learning. To him, this was more important than fame and fortune. My father wanted me to be properly trained as a singer. I'll never forget that moment - it was like the first experience of love, but from an audience. I sang Aur Iss Dil Mein Kya Rakha Hai and the entire audience burst into applause after just two lines. My teacher took me to this boring concert and asked me to sing a song from a film. One of my earliest memories is singing in a hall when I was about five. We had no connections to show business - my family is full of scientists and engineers- but my parents were very encouraging about my interest in music. It's in a remote area and cut off from the township, so I was surrounded by a lot of traditional and cultural activities.
Though our family is Bengali, my childhood memories are of growing up in Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. I learned from my parents - we are a very musically and culturally aware family. Ramakrishnan ahead of her scheduled performance last night at PolyU.Īlthough I first became known as a singer through Sa Re Ga Ma as an 11-year-old, I'd been singing since I started talking. One of Bollywood's most recognisable voices talks to P.
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