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HIT SONGS LIST: 1) Kochadaiiyaan (2014)- Vaada Vaada 2) OK Kanmani (2015) - Paranthu Sella Vaa 3) Mohenjo Daro (2016) - Sarsariya 4) OK Jaanu (2017) - Humma Humma 5) Kaatru Veliyidai (2017) - Vaan Varuvaan 6) Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017)- The Kanha Song 7) Tumhari Sulu (2017) - Hawa Hawai with Kavita Krishnamurthy 8) Gold (2018) - Mono Beena You’ve trained under two phenomenal female musicians- Late Girija Devi and Late Kamala Bose. Could you share what distinct learnings you received from both these masters? I feel that the backbone of what I sing today is purely Kama Bose Ji’s training. She was the one who taught me what Hindustani classical music was all about and she helped me ignite what that form of music was all about. For me, it was all Kamala Ji. Afterwards, I went on to learn from Girija Devi Ji from whom I understood what the entire Guru-Shishya Parampara was. HAA RUPATI 9) Lust Stories (2018) (Webseries) - Motorcycle 10) MOM (2017)- Chal Kahin Door Do you remember any instances that has stuck with you from your training days with them? I think it’s the stage exposure. Kamala Ji made it a point that I was very comfortable on stage and performed extensively especially for competitions. That really helped to motivate me. I have about 102 trophies at home and every time I won a competition, it really set a parameter for me wherein I knew that if I won, I did not have the right to lose but then if I lose, she would make it a point to tell me why I lost. All that helped me and keeps me grounded at the end of the day. Once you have got so much stage exposure and have so many people who appreciate your work, it doesn’t get to your head. The Score Magazine highonscore.com 13