From Saathiya To Rang De Basanti: Melodious Madhushree’s Magical 'Music' Journey...

LehrenDotCom

In an exclusive interview with Lehren, enchanting Bollywood singer Madhushree Bhattacharya opens about her career.It reflects on her early days, learning classical music from Pt. Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay and 'Thumri' from Pt. A.T. Kanan.This not only earned her expertise but also made her a classical music teacher. A turning point happened when she was found by Kumar Sanu and her captivating voice led her to enter the Bollywood music industry. Further, lending voice for AR Rahman hit songs 'Kabhi Neem Neem’, ‘Hum Hain Is Pal Yahan’, ‘Tu Bin Bataaye’ and many others made her muse of him for numerous movies. But despite having a successful career, what is she very regretful about that links with her father? Find out in the interview above.

Transcript

00:00Kabhi khud pe, kabhi haalaat pe, ro na aaya

00:12Kaali Megha, Kaali Megha, paani to barsa o

00:17Sabhi log ne yeh kaha ki inko singer banna hai, to bas singer ban gayi

00:22Hala ki main bahut acha khelti thi, playing me I was very good athlete, very good swimmer

00:26Lekin humein kaha gaya ki nahi tumhe singer hi banna hai

00:28Jagu mein saarey reyna balma, rasiya man lagna mora

00:39Dekhi Rehman ji se milna ek mere zindagiye ke ek turning point aap kahe sakti hain

00:44Aur jiske badalat main Bombay mein hoon, nahi to main phir South America chale jaati

00:49Tu bin bataaye mujhe le chal kahin jahaan tu muskuraaye

01:11Mere manzil wahi

01:17I am coming from a musical family

01:20Mere peeta ji bahut acha gaana gaate the, mere behne ho sabhi behne bahut acha gaana gaate the

01:27Abhi bhi gaate hain

01:29Toh bachpan se hi gaana sunte sunte aur gaate gaate badhi hui

01:35Aur sabhi log ne yeh kaha ki inko singer banna hai

01:40Toh bach singer ban gayi, hala ki main bahut acha khelti thi

01:45Playing main I was a very good athlete, very good swimmer

01:48Lekin humein kaha gaya ki nahi tumhe singer hi banna hai

01:51So that was that

01:54Major feedback kiska means, jaise ek profession hota hai, singing mein aana hai

01:58Toh ek ghal par hi saari subheda hone ke bauchood bhi

02:01Dad ke saath mein, dad hi guru rahe, kaisa wo ek daur kaisa na seekhne ka, wo thoda describe karenge hai

02:09Initially maini apne peeta ji se seekhe

02:12Uske baad Haria Shukla ji aur Amir Ranjan Banerji

02:20Ki Rana Gharana ke mashoor singer hai, unse maini kareem 9 saal classical seekhi

02:28Uske baad Thumri mein kuch din seekhi Pandit Dedi Kanan ji se

02:33Phir South America, Holland, phir Bombay

02:39Jaise aapne kaha seekhne ke baad mein aapne straight jump kiya South mein

02:44South America

02:46Toh what was that experience, what made you to get into that South and all like, why not Bollywood first

02:52Actually Bollywood aur playback singing ke liye maine kabhi socha hi nahi tha

02:57Hamesha yeh tha ki classical singer hi banungi aur classical gaati thi

03:03Toh classical ki hisap se mujhe job mila tha South America mein

03:06Gaana seekhana aur program perform karna

03:09Toh South America mein Surinaam mein, I was a music teacher cum performer

03:14Toh hua par mein seekhane ke liye gayi thi

03:17Lekin hua par kuch alagi experience tha

03:20Hua par log seekhne aate the hobby ki hisap se

03:23Seekh ke mujhe sangi yeh banna hai wo aisa nahi

03:26Chalo time pass, bahot sare log yeh hi tha

03:30Aur hua par Caribbean, South America jo hai neighbours country of Trinidad

03:36Gaana, toh hua par jo Caribbean beats aur Caribbean gaana bahot popular tha

03:41Toh hamesha suna hi padhta tha

03:44Toh mujhe, I was very young

03:46Matlab, college complete karne ke baad hi mai chali gayi thi South America mein

03:50Toh us time mein wo Caribbean beats mujhe bahot ache lagta tha

03:53Aur Hindi gaana

03:55Aur khaas baat toh yeh thi log aate thi seekhne classical

03:58Lekin kehte the ki mujhe wo Lata ji ko wo Rasik Balma gaana mujhe seekhna hai

04:02Ravi sahab ko wo gaana seekhna hai

04:04Toh kuch hattak mujhe compromise karna padhta tha

04:08Matlab, filmi gaana seekhne unko seekhna padhta tha

04:11Phir classical

04:13Toh yeh sab jis silsila mein kya

04:15Mera mann mein playback singing

04:17Aur light music ke liye bahot ache laga

04:20Toh maine kaha, mai bhi start karo

04:32Dekhiye aise Lata ji ka toh jawab nahi hai

04:34Lekin main Rafi sahab ko bahot pasand karti hu

04:36Kyuki, ek jo tone hota hai

04:39Singing, jo playback singing ke tone plus feelings

04:42Bahot saare log ko tone bahot ache aata hai

04:44Kuch log ka feelings bahot ache aata hai

04:46Lekin jo combination Rafi sahab mein hai

04:50Wo bahot hi kam

04:52Matlab, mujhe itna ache lagta tha

04:54Hara ki aap kahe sakte male singer hai

04:56But, mujhe bahot ache lagta tha

04:58Koi ek example Rafi sahab ka

05:00Jo aapko wakhi mein gaana bahot pasand hai

05:02Jo shayad aapko lunati mein rahenge

05:05Just tone ki baat karte hain

05:07Ek gaana hai Lata ji ne bhi gaya

05:09Rafi sahab ne bhi gaya

05:11Ek gaana hai na

05:13Kabhi khud pe

05:15Kabhi haalaat pe

05:18Ro na aaya

05:22Kabhi khud pe

05:25Yeh jo hai

05:27Lata ji ne bahot ache kaam kiya

05:29Lekin Rafi sahab bhi itna acha gaya

05:32Matlab, mujhe aur bhi zyada bhaav usme ache lagta hai

05:36Bollywood ki shirwaat kaise hai?

05:41Kumar Shanu

05:45Main yeh baat kar rahe hoon

05:471995-1996 ki

05:49Kumar Shanu uss time

05:50Abhi bhi Kumar Shanudar

05:51Toh bahoti mahan artist hai

05:53Lekin uss time dada number one

05:56Main ek recording ke silsile mein gayi thi Calcutta mein

06:00Main uss time Holland rehti thi

06:03Toh dada ne mere gaana suna studio mein

06:06Mujhe bulaya

06:08Kaun gaya yeh gaana, isko bulao

06:10Toh mujhe ghar se bulaya gaya

06:12Acha, tumne bahot acha gaya

06:14Tum Bombay mein try karo

06:16Main dada, main Holland mein bahot acha settle nahi hoon

06:19Ab Bollywood mein pata nahi, kisi ko nahi jaanti, pata nahi kya hoga

06:22Aur acha naukri kar rahi hoon waha par

06:24Wale, nahi nahi, ek baar koshish karke dekho

06:26Baad mein nahi raha ke toh dekho

06:28Toh uss time mein kya hai

06:30Dada itne bade artist aur number one singer

06:32Woh mujhe keh rahe hai ki tum ek baar try karo

06:34Tumhaar acha hoga

06:36Toh yeh baat mein, zahin mein yeh baat

06:38Munne laga hai, chalo try kare

06:40Mere poore family naras the

06:42Daddy, mummy, sab log kaha

06:44Kya karo, itna acha naukri chod ke

06:46Tum waha par jaoge

06:48Kya khaoge, kya kuch karoge

06:50Kuch tika nahi

06:52Lekin maine, Holland toh chali gayi thi baad mein

06:54Lekin uss, jo cheez mera dimaag mein

06:56Leti hai, nahi hoga toh phir chale jaayenge

06:58Phir woh try, try hogaya

07:00Phir main aagey aur god grace

07:02Kuch na kuch rasta mil gaya

07:04Kaise, Sanu dada ka support raha shuruwaadi daur

07:06Unhone jab aapko itna content nahi kaha

07:08Yahaan aane ke liye

07:10Kya support aane ke baad raha unke

07:12Dekhi, yeh toh main yeh maanti ho

07:14Ek kismat jab saath dete hai

07:16Aur jab time aata hai tabhi hota hai

07:18Usse pehle kuch nahi hota hai

07:20Dada ne apne level mein koshish kiya tha

07:22Lekin uss time mein kuch nahi hua

07:24Unhone ne jitna music director se mujhe milaya

07:26Aur ek album ke liye bhi unhone mujhe

07:28Mera naam unhone deya

07:30Aur phir unke saath kaafi duets bhi tha

07:32Uss gaane mein, uss album mein

07:36Yeh 96

07:3895-96 ki baad

07:40Jab main shuru shuru mein aayi thi

07:42Toh unhone mujhe sabhi music director paas le gaya

07:44Kaha bahot accha gaati isko dekho

07:46Aur phir unhone ne ek album tha

07:48Jo Vatsa Cassette Company

07:50Aapko shayad malum hoga

07:52Yeh Cassette Company mein khula tha

07:54Vatsa

07:56Usmein mere ek gaana tha

07:58Pyaarisi Ek Larki

08:00Phir uss cassette ka naam hi tha Pyaarisi Ek Larki

08:02Toh phir Jaane Man

08:04Kuch gaana tha bahot accha

08:06Yeh dada ke liye hua tha

08:08Unhone mujhe uss album mein

08:10Mera naam refer kya tha

08:12Jaane Man

08:14Tum ho kaha

08:16Tanha

08:18Aur main ho yaha

08:20Aur main ho yaha

08:22Toh apne

08:24Se unhone ne bahot koshish kiya

08:26Dekhin uss time mein kuch khaas nahi ho paya

08:28Yeh main yeh maante ho

08:30Mera uss time mein time nahi tha

08:40Yeh toh Bhagwan ki

08:42Ashirbaad hai

08:44Jo bhi thora bahot mai karni hu

08:46Yeh maante ho shuruaat meri hai

08:48Abhi bhi bahot kuch karna hai

08:50Toh yeh

08:522004 mein

08:54Film Yuba

08:56Mani Ratnam ji ke film

08:58Aur Yaar Rehman ji ka music

09:00Usse gaane se kabhi Neem Neem kabhi

09:02Sheh Shehd

09:04Usse gaane se mujhe log

09:06Aap log nahi pehchane

09:08Aur uss gaane mein Abhishek Bachchan, Rane Mukherjee

09:10I think Abhishek kabhi usse film se

09:12Bahoti kismat kul gaye

09:14Rehman saab ke saath pehli mulaqat

09:16Aak chemistry hona bohot zaroori hai

09:18Yaar pehli narration hona bohot zaroori hai

09:20Toh

09:22What was

09:24His view

09:26Jab aapne awaaz di yaar pehli narration tha

09:28Dekhi Rehman ji se milna

09:30Ek

09:32Mere zindagiye ke ek turning point aap kahe sakti hain

09:34Aur jiske

09:36Badolat main Bombay mein hu

09:38Nahi toh main phir South America

09:40Chale jaati

09:42Bridge Bhushan ji hai

09:44Jo voicing ki duniya mein bohot mashoor hai

09:46Unhe ne mujhe Rehman ji se milaya

09:48Aur

09:50Us din kya tha

09:52Bombay mein Rehman ji aaye the

09:54Bahoti studio mein kuch mixing karne ke

09:56Lagaan film ke

09:58Mixing karne ke liye

10:00Toh us din mera ek

10:02Jingle maine gaya us studio mein

10:04Aur mujhe pata chala ki Rehman ji aayenge

10:06Toh maine Bridge ji ko phone kiya

10:08Aap please mujhe mila dijiye

10:10And so nice of him that he came

10:1212 baje raat ko aaye

10:14Aur 3 baje Rehman ji mujhe

10:16Kaha haan aap thoda sunao

10:18Aur Alka ji ka gaana hai na

10:20Kali migha

10:22Kali migha paani toh

10:24Barsao

10:26Toh ye gaana mixing karne the

10:28Toh kaha achha ye gaana aap suno

10:30Aur ye gaana gaake mujhe sunao tumhari aawaz mein kaise aata hai

10:32Toh maine kiya

10:34Toh maine kuch hargate kiya

10:36Paani toh barsao

10:38Toh

10:40You know classical?

10:42Toh maine kaha yes

10:44Toh kuch sunao classical

10:46Toh maine khaali aawaz mein jitna classical jaan de thi

10:48Taan, sargam, thumdi mumdi sab kuch kar diya

10:50Aur kaha

10:522-3 lines sunaana

10:54Main aadha gaanta gaana gaya

10:56Toh sunte rahe aur sab record kiya

10:58Aapne 2-3 lines suna dijiye

11:00Ek raag hai Maru Bihag

11:02Its my favourite raag

11:04Aapne 2-3 lines suna dijiye

11:06Ek raag hai Maru Bihag

11:08Its my favourite raag

11:10Its my favourite raag

11:12Its my favourite raag

11:14Its my favourite raag

11:16Its my favourite raag

11:18Its my favourite raag

11:20Its my favourite raag

11:22Its my favourite raag

11:24Its my favourite raag

11:26Its my favourite raag

11:28Its my favourite raag

11:30Its my favourite raag

11:32Upar, neech, jaake

11:34Matlab sab jitna

11:36Laga tha kuch sunaana chahiye, dikhana chahiye

11:38Toh

11:40Phir maine unse puchha

11:42Kaise laga?

11:44Zyada reaction nahi tha

11:46Toh uske baad

11:48Maine ek saal tak laga tha

11:50Koshish kar unko office mein contact karne ke liye

11:52Un toh kabhi phone pe aate hi nahi

11:54Kabhi yaha bhi hai nahi, wo nahi, wo nahi

11:56Toh maine kaha, meri aawaz unko basant nahi aaya

11:58Forget it

12:00Ek saal baad, Saathiya film ke liye unno ji bula hai

12:04Sadhna Sargam ke saath ek gaana

12:06Bahut popular tha

12:08Thumri

12:10Jhoot kapat chalkini

12:12Jhoot kapat chalkini

12:14Jhoot kapat chalkini

12:16Jhoot kapat chalkini

12:18Moose naina

12:20Moose naina

12:22Milaay ke palikon mein

12:24Milaay ke palikon mein

12:26Rang bhar dini

12:28Toh unke mann mein yeh tha

12:30Jeh classical gaati hai, toh classical style ke gaana hona chahiye

12:32Yeh Thumri jo maine gaya

12:34Teen ho raag bhi unhone yeh banaya

12:36Yeh gaana

12:38Toh yeh bhashan

12:40Jhoot kapat chalkini

12:42Yeh unko basant aaya

12:44Unne rakha

12:46Toh us time unko laga tha yeh classical gaati hai

12:48Toh Thumri se shurwaat kare

12:50Toh phir maine unko kuch ghazal suna

12:52Then he called me for Tehzeeb

12:54Usme teen ho ghazal

12:56Toh ghazal maine gaya

12:58Yuva ki baat kar rahein

13:00Toh aapko Yuva ke liye

13:02First reward bhi mila tha

13:04What was that like?

13:06Getting a reward, like first time

13:08What was your reaction?

13:10Especially from Bollywood

13:12Bollywood ki tarab se aapko achievement thi

13:14Kabhi neem, kabhi shahid

13:16Dekhiye Yuva mein jo gaana tha

13:18Yeh toh ek

13:20Bahot hi badiya gaana ban gaya

13:22Main toh yeh kaungi koi bhi singer yeh gaana gaye

13:24Toh accha hi gayega

13:26Maine bahot mehnat ki isme

13:28Rehman ji ne bahot mehnat ki

13:30Mujhe karwaya

13:32Khaas karke Mani ji

13:34Toh bahot hi musical hai

13:36Aur sabse baad Rani Mukherjee ne jo acting kiya

13:38Kamal kar diya

13:40Kabhi kabhi jab log mujhe kahete

13:42Rani ne yeh gaana gaya

13:44Lagta hai ki Rani ne khud gaya

13:46Toh that is the biggest compliment for me

13:48Aur jab mujhe award mila tha

13:50Toh mujhe yakin nahi waha

13:52Ho gaya hai

13:54Har nomination mein mera naam tha

13:56Yeh gaana nominate hua tha

13:58Aur uske baad jab announce kiya

14:00Toh I couldn't believe

14:02Us din toh main bahot bheemaar thi

14:04Toh jab naam...

14:06Mujhe jab kuch kahiye

14:08Toh maine kya kaho kuch mujhe samajh bhi nahi

14:10I'm just thankful to you

14:12Baad mein log mujhe kahete hai

14:14Tum yeh kahna chahiye toh

14:16Isko thanks dena chahiye

14:18Mujhe toh suddenly ho gaya

14:20Ki mujhe yeh kahna chahiye

14:22Inko thanks dena chahiye

14:24Aur gharwale jo manakarte the

14:26Na manay ho

14:28Mere pitaji

14:30Hamesha chahate the main classical singer bano

14:32Toh jab Bollywood mein main aayi aur

14:34Try, koshish karna shuru gaya

14:36Struggle karna shuru gaya

14:38Bahot hi naraz the mere upar

14:40Doh saal toh mujhe se thik se baat nahi kiya

14:42Ki itna chahe na operate itna chahe

14:44Paisa chhod ke yahan par Bollywood mein tum kya kar rahe ho

14:46Aur kuch...

14:48Ek bahot kam log honge

14:50Jo aate hi star ban gaya

14:52Toh aate hi unka gaana hit ho gaya

14:54Maximum 99.5% log toh aise hi hota hai

14:56Ki struggle karo, mehnat karte karte kuch hota hai

14:58Toh yeh time comes in ke baat hai na

15:00Jo 2-3 saal, 4 saal

15:02Maine mehnat kiya, struggle kiya

15:04Us time mein roj mai phone karti thi

15:06Kya hua, kuch nahi hua, ab kya hoga

15:08Kab tumhara gaana aayega, kab tum filme gaana gaogi

15:10Toh yeh jab cheez

15:12Mujhe aur bhi yeh karta tha

15:14Toh...

15:16Jab award mila toh uske baad

15:18Daddy ne bahot khush ho gaye

15:20Phir theek se baat kiya

15:22Akhir pitamata ho apne santan ko jo hai

15:24Bache ko toh maafi kar dete hai aur pyar karte hai

15:26Toh bahot khush hua

15:28Aur...

15:30Kisna ka gaana unko bahot ache laga

15:32Hum hai ise pal yahan

15:36Jaane hu kal kahan

15:40Hum mile na mile

15:44Hum rahe na rahe

15:48Rahegi sada yahan

15:52Pyaar ki yeh daasta

15:56Sunenge sadao jise

16:00Yeh zameen asmaan

16:06End din tak unhone yeh gaana pasand kiya tha

16:10Suddenly unko heart attack aa gaya tha aur

16:12Heart attack aa gaya toh within 4 hours

16:14Unka dihant ho gaya

16:16Main unse mil bhi nahi payi

16:18Aur usse din 26 July

16:20Jab Bombay dugg gaya tha

16:22Main jaake mil bhi nahi payi

16:24Toh bahot hi

16:26Bahot hi apsus hai

16:28Lekin jab bhi yeh gaana gaati ho

16:30Hum hai ise pal yahan

16:32Tabhi daddy yaad aate

16:34Kyunki hamse ho yeh gaana gun ganaate the

16:42Thank you for watching

Category

Transcript

Recommended