Saturday, August 13, 2011

I am a girl next door: Shreya Ghoshal

Singer Shreya Ghoshal's fame is not their family's dinner table conversation, but her marriage is, she says, as she speaks to us about things close to her heart

Despite being a successful playback singer you've managed to maintain the girl next door image...

I don't believe in pretending to be someone else. I'm what I actually am in real life. For instance, like any normal girl, I fight with my mother. I mean, it is just fine. In fact, I fight daily with my mother. You know, how mothers are – both caring and complaining. Toh yeh sab har subah chalta hai. She scolds me if I don't take care of my hair, or get a bit non-serious about my diet. There are occasions when she even draws a comparison between me and my friends. So statements like, 'See how different your friend looks!' are expected (laughs). I know she has a point when she says that; her concerns are genuine.

Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas awards for Lata Mangeshkar, Shreya Ghoshal

Lata Mangeshkar has been chosen for the Special Award instituted by the Kairali-Swaralaya-Yesudas trust. Shreya Ghoshal, one of the best-known female voices in the film industry, was selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award for the year 2011. The awards were announced by Jury chairman M A Baby and Kairali TV executive director P R Ajayan at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on August 2.

Mangeshkar is being presented with the honour for her overall contribution in a career spanning nearly seven decades, rendering songs in 36 regional languages besides Hindi. Ghoshal has also sung in regional languages including Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Assamese, Marathi and Punjabi.

Mangeshkar’s award comprises a cash component of Rs 2 lakh, memento and citation, the ‘Swaralaya’ award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, memento and citation. The awards would be presented at a function in Thiruvananthapuram in September.