I realised how rarely women are involved in all aspects of the music making, how rarely I've worked with female engineers. That became something that I started looking at as well. How many women can I bring into the project across the board.
The kind of love people in India shower on me is overwhelming.
Writing for a film means the music has to serve the film, the narrative.
My shows have room for a bit of improvisation. In a film, you can't have that risk; you can't have someone taking 10 seconds longer.
My father taught me to play the sitar when I was seven years old. He and his elder disciples oversaw my teaching from the beginning, looking after my scale work, the poor things.
My father had a sitar made for me that was half the size of a normal one.
As a child I'd sit at dinner parties with artists, authors and musicians, some of the best people in their fields. I couldn't avoid the path I took having grown up in such an artistic environment.
I've worked hard and tried to approach my career with as much honesty and integrity as possible. I've also had many blessings along the way and feel very fortunate to have a career that speaks so much to my soul.
I've been to the Grammy's several times for my past nominations and it has always a fun experience.
Shiraz' is an important part of our filmmaking and cultural history.
But when culture becomes a baggage, things don't work. What is good about anything that feels like a baggage? I think we should let go when it feels like a burden. Hold on to the things you love. Then it will be a natural process.
Everybody gets opportunities; what you do with them is up to you.
I have that typical girly aspect to me and those domestic ideals. When I cook in my kitchen it's like playing a game because it's not real for me; room service is.
