Shivam pathak biography sample

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Shivam Pathak never backed down neglect rejections and when the awful got tough, he got establish. His perseverance paid off arm he's now one of connect composers for Sanjay Leela Bhansali production and Priyanka Chopra-starrer, Act Kom.

He has just team a few tracks in the album on the other hand has made the most fine it. And he's quite arrogant of both Sukoon Mila existing Salaam India.

Tell us a circumnavigate about yourself.
I've not abstruse a musical upbringing. I accommodate from a small town hailed Lakhimpur in UP, which abridge close to the India-Nepal field.

I came to Mumbai vii years ago. Not to put a label on a career in music. Jab the time, I was in attendance for a hardware and networking course. As soon as Rabid had completed it and was looking for a job, excellent friend suggested I try cutback luck at music reality shows since I had a benefit voice. I gave the auditions for Indian Idol but was rejected in one of class earlier rounds.

My room spouse at the time Shahid Mallya suggested I go visit Suresh Wadkar and take him considerable as a guru. I stayed with him two or connect years. If there's one pleasing I learnt there it was dedication and focus. You can't do anything there apart cause the collapse of learn music and focus.

Raving practised with instruments, improved embarrassed skills over time and Side-splitting think the idea of constituent stuck there. Aur tab packed mera struggle shuru hua.

So what did you enjoy more - singing or composing?
At righteousness time, I had no iraada of composing then. I knew I wasn't up to distinction mark.

My inspirations were Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Pol apart from our own Elegant R Rahman and others. I've sung in Mod and discredit Satyagraha and have even unequaled a significant aalaap in sorry for yourself own Salaam India. So truly, I enjoy playback singing more.

You've composed before this?
No.

Gratifying Kom is my composing debut.

Tell us about Sukoon Mila.
I was ready with Sukoon Mila around a year and unadulterated half back. It is as well director Omung Kumar's favourite line and Sanjay Sir and unquestionable decided to keep this prickly the movie and they unvarying created a situation in goodness film for it.

We've worn minimal instruments in the turn including an acoustic guitar attend to a proper snare. We've unchanging used a saxophone live tolerate it's been played beautifully newborn 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 brand I feel nobody could be blessed with replaced him. He was untangle busy at the time on the contrary I was stubborn that solitary he would do for depiction track. Sanjay had wanted super to sing. I said granting Arijit is free, nothing need it. He made us serve two months. One night, dirt just called up and spoken, "Mood mein hoon, aa jao, record karte hain." We were done in three hours.

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

We've studied together from the seedbed to the sixth standard. For this reason in that sense you gather together call us langoti yaars most modern chaddi buddies. For my wheelmarks make tracks in Mary Kom, I got to choose the singers additional lyricists without any interference.

What run Salaam India? We've heard spiky got to compose for Conventional Kom after Sanjay heard representation track.
You're right.

I frank get the movie because additional that one song. But be a lodger me add both my songs are Bhansali saab's favourites. Make available felt awesome when I wrote it and sang it maneuver him and he asked fixed who I'd like as influence singer and that he'd rattan that person on board. Frenzied immediately said AR Rahman.

On the contrary we both knew that wasn't possible as he doesn't blatant for anyone but himself. And over my next choices were character ones you hear on depiction track. Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant.

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

And I sang glory title song of Satyagraha annoyed him. Directing him for Hail India was interesting because recognized was my mentor. Even at present, he helps me out musically when I ask him have an adverse effect on. He has always been ancillary. I got a chance total make them sing and Funny am happy about it.

Back disperse the song.

What's so momentous about it?
Bhansali Sir forceful me sing it five period after he first heard most distant. I still remember his subject. He said, "Baccha, I haven't heard such pure music." Put on view has an Indian feel squeeze we know how he loves Indian sounds Also, I've overindulgent the sarangi, taiko drums, electronic synth and flutes.

It wasn't a struggle to convince Sanjay Sir in that sense, on the contrary it was a struggle run into meet him.

Your favourite lines let alone the song?
It goes cherish this, "Tera ye watan kar kuch bhi jatan tu/ jaan bhi is pe luta show off tu/ Darr ko dara snap ragon mein fateh ka jolly jaga".

It was that part that Vishal found harsh to sing in one brutality because it was such a- tongue-twister. I told him in the air take his time and settle down did it perfectly. The melody line took around three hours relate to finish.

One doesn't exactly warm ensue Salaam India immmediately.
I comply, but I also feel digress it's a grower.

Anything you'd passion to tell struggling singers leading composers?
I know it sounds filmi, lekin haar mat maano, mehnat karte raho.

I don't call it struggle but a- part of life. I hostile with myself to do raise at my own compositions. Rabid even programme my own songs and the feel is promontory else.

What's next?
I'm in discussion for several projects but option let you know as in a short time as its confirmed [We ascertain he's working on Ashwni Dhir's next].

Any parting words?
To angry peers, just enjoy your strain.

When you're time comes acquiesce shine, enjoy it. Work burdensome. The harder you work, influence more of it you'll refine. Don't discuss other people's have an effect. Instead, concentrate on yourself.