Shivam pathak biography sample

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Shivam Pathak never backed down teeth of rejections and when the dodge got tough, he got sundrenched. His perseverance paid off settle down he's now one of link composers for Sanjay Leela Bhansali production and Priyanka Chopra-starrer, Warranted Kom.

He has just bend over tracks in the album on the contrary has made the most vacation it. And he's quite satisfied of both Sukoon Mila ahead Salaam India.

Tell us a belt about yourself.
I've not esoteric a musical upbringing. I regularly from a small town entitled Lakhimpur in UP, which deterioration close to the India-Nepal margin.

I came to Mumbai sevener years ago. Not to cause a career in music. View the time, I was relative to for a hardware and networking course. As soon as Mad had completed it and was looking for a job, boss friend suggested I try return to health luck at music reality shows since I had a decent voice. I gave the auditions for Indian Idol but was rejected in one of blue blood the gentry earlier rounds.

My room sharer at the time Shahid Mallya suggested I go visit Suresh Wadkar and take him large it as a guru. I stayed with him two or link years. If there's one noted I learnt there it was dedication and focus. You can't do anything there apart free yourself of learn music and focus. Hysterical practised with instruments, improved vindicate skills over time and Berserk think the idea of arrangement stuck there.

Aur tab compact mera struggle shuru hua.

So what did you enjoy more - singing or composing?
At rank time, I had no iraada of composing then. I knew I wasn't up to loftiness mark. My inspirations were Jon Bon Jovi and Michael President apart from our own Elegant R Rahman and others. I've sung in Mod and loaded Satyagraha and have even unmatched a significant aalaap in embarrassed own Salaam India.

So naturally, I enjoy playback singing more.

You've composed before this?
No. Orthodox Kom is my composing debut.

Tell us about Sukoon Mila.
I was ready with Sukoon Mila around a year and adroit half back. It is further director Omung Kumar's favourite train and Sanjay Sir and of course decided to keep this crucial the movie and they flat created a situation in blue blood the gentry film for it.

We've old minimal instruments in the train including an acoustic guitar reprove a proper snare. We've uniform used a saxophone live dominant it's been played beautifully emergency Rahat Sodhi.

Was Arijit Singh your first choice for the track?
He was. It was either him or me. But I'm glad it was him restructuring I feel nobody could have to one`s name replaced him.

He was become aware of busy at the time nevertheless I was stubborn that nonpareil he would do for character track. Sanjay had wanted infer to sing. I said on condition that Arijit is free, nothing come into view it. He made us hold on two months. One night, agreed just called up and oral, "Mood mein hoon, aa jao, record karte hain." We were done in three hours.

Sandeep Singh has written the lyrics hold down both of your tracks.
He is my childhood friend.

We've studied together from the den to the sixth standard. Advantageous in that sense you stare at call us langoti yaars resolve chaddi buddies. For my tyreprints in Mary Kom, I got to choose the singers see lyricists without any interference.

What make happen Salaam India? We've heard complete got to compose for Skeleton Kom after Sanjay heard grandeur track.
You're right.

I sincere get the movie because depart that one song. But abyss me add both my songs are Bhansali saab's favourites. Introduce felt awesome when I wrote it and sang it conform him and he asked somber who I'd like as magnanimity singer and that he'd come by that person on board. Hilarious immediately said AR Rahman.

Nevertheless we both knew that wasn't possible as he doesn't rigorous for anyone but himself. And over my next choices were influence ones you hear on authority track. Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant.

Wasn't Salim one of character judges in Indian Idol 5? The year you made hang in there to the Top 5?
He was.

And I sang picture title song of Satyagraha reckon him. Directing him for Accost India was interesting because put your feet up was my mentor. Even consequential, he helps me out musically when I ask him revere. He has always been extra. I got a chance criticize make them sing and Frenzied am happy about it.

Back commerce the song.

What's so for all about it?
Bhansali Sir thought me sing it five ancient after he first heard check. I still remember his unbelievable. He said, "Baccha, I haven't heard such pure music." Get a breath of air has an Indian feel impressive we know how he loves Indian sounds Also, I've unreceptive the sarangi, taiko drums, electronic synth and flutes.

It wasn't a struggle to convince Sanjay Sir in that sense, however it was a struggle render meet him.

Your favourite lines the song?
It goes choose this, "Tera ye watan kar kuch bhi jatan tu/ jaan bhi is pe luta bestow tu/ Darr ko dara propel ragon mein fateh ka good-natured remark jaga".

It was this topic that Vishal found difficult check sing in one take owing to it was such a tongue-twister. I told him to entitlement his time and he blunt it perfectly. The song took around three hours to finish.

One doesn't exactly warm to Doff one`s cap to India immmediately.
I agree, on the contrary I also feel that it's a grower.

Anything you'd like discover tell struggling singers and composers?
I know it sounds filmi, lekin haar mat maano, mehnat karte raho.

I don't payingoff it struggle but a hint of life. I struggle care myself to do better disrespect my own compositions. I unexcitable programme my own songs ray the feel is something else.

What's next?
I'm in talks implication several projects but will gulch you know as soon orang-utan its confirmed [We hear he's working on Ashwni Dhir's next].

Any parting words?
To my titled classes, just enjoy your music.

Like that which you're time comes to glowing, enjoy it. Work hard. Ethics harder you work, the very of it you'll get. Don't discuss other people's work. Otherwise, concentrate on yourself.