I adore AR Rehman: Mohit

Fitoor is my first solo album afterSilk Route. The album chronicles the experiences of my life, my travels, myphysical and mental experiences. The album comprises of ten compositions, all ofwhich are expressions, a collage of my experiences in life so far.I’m working on both. I haverecorded songs for some upcoming movies including, like Once upon a time inMumbai, Lafangey Parindey, a Deepti Naval film titled Do Paise Ki Dhoop andChaar Aane ki Baarish. I have also started working on my next album. I actuallystarted working on it as soon as I wrapped my latest solo album – Fitoor.But, it’s too early to talk about it.Honestly speaking, there is no one particular genreof music I listen to. I don’t listen to too much music, and I’m notreally into looking out for who is singing what. I just listen to whatever thatpleases my ears, and lyrics which connects to my heart. Coming to inspiration, Iseek inspiration from nature, life, and folk music. I’m basically anature’s guy. I was born and brought up in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, amidstthe lap of nature, and that is what I turn to when seeking inspiration for mycreations. It’s notreally like that. Most of the songs that I’ve sung are romantic becauseromantic songs tend to flow into the storyline of Bollywood films. ButI’ve also sung Khoon Chala for Rang De Basanti and Masakalli for Delhi-6which are not the quintessential romantic songs.(Smiles) Italways feels nice to be awarded. It’s nice to know that people appreciateyour work. But I haven’t set any targets as such. If awards happen, thenit’s beautiful. Ironically, my band Silk Route was awarded the best band,best debut and best video for Dooba Dooba in 1998, at the Channel [V] MusicAwards. Sadly, no other award followed after that. It’s a sad thing thattoday Indian music channels have become a base for airing reality shows andsitcoms, rather than music. Yes. The people who come on these reality shows are from small villages who won’t get noticed otherwise. There is a lot of talent hidden in our country which is not acknowledged. So it’s a good thing if these talent shows help you to get noticed. But then, there is as much that these shows can do. At the end of the day, it depends on the person’s talent, originality, dedication to music, and commitment which will take the singer forward. It is up to the contestants to use the opportunity given to them in the best possible manner. I’m a great fan of Kishore Kumar, RD Burman, SDBurman, and the likes. Among contemporary artists, I adore ARRehman.Follow us on Twitter for more stories