Sunidhi: Prepared to be linked with Anu Malik

It feels great when people acknowledge my efforts and appreciate mefor my hard work. But I don’t get scared of the responsibilities that comealong with the trust that people have in my abilities. Instead, I take it as achallenge. It helps me give my best and live up to other people’sexpectations. As the judge of Sony’s Indian Idol 5, my efforts would be toget the most deserving candidate win the title.I have worked hard to become aprofessional. I’m quite a funny person, let’s say different at home.But I’m also aware of the fact that such an attitude doesn’t work inthe professional realm. I like being professional when it comes to work becauseit helps me perform better. It helps me concentrate more. I’m a kind ofperson who treats my personal and work life separately. That’s what keepsme going. You can call it an addiction. I’m totallypassionate about my work. For, playback singing is what I simply love. I’mfortunate that God has given me the talent and all I have to do is sing.Like any other girl. I watch movies, meet my friends, plan outings with my family, make fun of other people and love to gossip. I want to learn cooking. Just that I don’t get to spend much time with my mom. But I know once I learn those culinary skills I will be a great cook. I’m also dying to start reading a book. The sad part is I don’t read at all. But I have heard so much positive about reading that I can’t wait any longer. I was in London a few months ago and I bought a lot of books. My first pick was Michael Jackson’s autobiography. He is my God. I read the first two chapters and had tears in my eyes. My school was in new Rajinder Nagar and we used to stay inAzad Market, we had a huge house – three bedrooms, a hall and a hugeverandah. Yes, it was beautiful. I so enjoyed those scooter rides with myfather. Destiny plays a decent role but ultimately,it all boils down to the talent one has. You might get an opportunity in life– just as I got – because of your destiny. But to say thateverything depends only on destiny is a mistaken belief. A lot depends onone’s approach and the hard work one is willing to put in. But I firmlybelieve it is your talent that takes you ahead in life.Oh yeah, we are underpaid all the time. It is unfortunate that inIndia it is all about cricket and the film industry. There is nothing like musicindustry here. I mean, it exists but on a very small level and we all know aboutit. But it is getting better now. Stars have begun to respect singers. We areseen in the same league as the big stars. This wasn’t the case earlierbecause the producers and directors’ perception about the singers was,‘Haan ek singer hai unse gawan lo.’ I respect Aamir Khan for he is one of the best talentswe have ever had in India. Unka yeh point of view ho sakta hai. I’m notchallenging that. However, as a singer mujhe yeh baat thodi samajh nahi aai. Wehave had songs which despite being picturised on not so popular actors have beena hit with the masses. Doosri baat yeh hai ki pehle gaana banta hai. Yeh baatalag hai ki log ab pehle gaana hi dekhte hain kyunki publicity hi aise hoti hai.But people hum the tune. It is all about team work. As a singer I can’tsay it is just the composer’s song. I can’t work without composerwho further can’t work without the lyricist. We all, including the actors,have to work hard to make songs successful. I don’t know Aamir personally.He is free to have his point of view. From what I have heard, it is maybe not soright. I would be lying if I say I’m happy all the time.That’s fake. I agree there have been times when I felt, ‘Why thehell did this happen?’ But that doesn’t mean I regret anything thathappened. I’m glad that a particular incident happened because it helpedme emerge as a stronger person and allowed me to see things differently. I havegot to know a lot about people I thought were close and not so close to me. Itis that clarity of thought I treasure. I believe everything happens for good.Now I know only good things will happen.Yes. But I have had my share of link ups. All those stories only make me laugh. I have enjoyed reading them and I’m absolutely ok now. Let people have their share of fun. It was quite funny and shocking to hear that I was linked up with Anu Malik once. I wanted to meet the person who thought of it. I’m all prepared for that. Follow us on Twitter for more stories