I keep myself open to singing in different genres like classical dance songs, light classical folk, etc. There's so much to learn and I'm glad I'm on the right path.
I have been one of the fortunate people to work with A R Rahman in a film and also many stage shows. It is always a pleasure.
I'm in touch with musicians Jake Morley, Lewis Watson and Olivia Broadfield, who are extremely talented.
I have sung many songs in Tamil and have been nominated for Filmfare Tamil this year for Neeyum Naanum for Naanum Rowdy Dhaan.
I'm sure that in my last birth, I lived in Chennai because I feel a strong connection with the place and people - because of the music and love I receive here.
Given a choice, I'd love to shift to Chennai!
Visiting Iskcon is a practice for my parents where I observed people involved in dance and music. It left a huge impact on me.
You can never be completely satisfied with your work.
Sometimes I get lazy, I want to get rid of that.
Feminism for me is the freedom to choose, to live the way a woman wants to and to make this world a better place.
My mother used to cook a special brunch for us on Sundays. We used to eat together and watch a film after that.
My problem starts when I see that in a situation when the girl is telling her feeling, say crying or laughing, the song is sung by a male singer.
I think travelling teaches you that there is a change which is constant and you have to develop an adaptive nature to be part of this celebration and to be a part of this journey called life. It gives a great understanding of people and their culture.
When I perform in north India, I have a set of songs, and when I am in the south, I tend to prepare a playlist of Tamil songs along with Bollywood numbers. As a performer, I feel the pulse of the people!
I sing for the joy of music... when I go back home with the satisfaction that today I recorded a good song or the whole crowd was singing along with me when I performed on stage.
Though I used to do a lot of stage shows in my childhood and college, but never thought that it would turn into a career. I had no connection with Bollywood.
I was president of the choreography society.
Not to sound arrogant but I've worked with everyone I've always wanted to work with.
I don't think I was ever cut out for a 9 to 5 white collared profession.
We are four sisters and when we joined the industry we were outsiders and we did not know anyone in the industry. However, singing was something that I loved doing since my childhood.
