Devoted to music

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">Anuradha Paudwal simply cannot resist music. Which is why when she visited Planet M the other day, she picked up a CD and promptly tuned into it at the kiosk. "I''ve been hunting for this collection of spiritual music everywhere and finally I''ve found it here," she says.<br />But she couldn''t keep listening for long.Fans clamoured for her attention and she obliged with autographs and also songs which the crowds requested. One fan wanted her to sing the debut shloka from <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Abhimaan</span> to which she said, "<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aapne achchi track rakhhi hai</span>."<br />In the competitive field of music Anuradha has managed to carve a niche for herself. She says it took a lot to reach where she is today. "After putting in five years of professional singing, my husband told me bluntly: `If you want to sing, sing well, otherwise stop''."<br />Having been in the business for many years, she has seen the whole industry change over time. "Standards were much higher in the past," she says. "Moreover, if things come to you too easily, then it is a challenge to sustain the momentum. But the best will survive."<br />Another thing, she feels, will survive is the spiritual component of music. "It is a privilege to be making spiritual music. Devotion will always last." She says her fans associate her with spiritual music. "Talking about my album Raat, one of my fans said, `If Anuradhaji has sung it then it must be Rath, it cannot be Raat''."<br />Originally from Karwar, Anuradha''s parents speak Kannada but she speaks Marathi. "I have sung Kannada songs, but do not ask me to name the films. I cannot remember them." Besides singing in several languages, Anuradha is also the first established singer to do covers.</div> </div>