“Sonu is a combination of extreme talent, hard work and intelligence,” says Shantanu Moitra, music director of films such as Parineeta (2002) and PK. Though he has consciously cut down on playback over the last few years, the few songs he does, like ‘ Love is a waste of time’ ( PK, 2014) and ‘ Sapna jahan’ ( Brothers, 2015), become chartbusters. Regarded as one of the most versatile and soulful singers since his debut in the early 1990s, Nigam’s voice has enthralled people across age groups and geographies. When I get off, I am just a bundle of energy… the high is so great that I find it tough to get back to normal,” he says. “When I am on the stage, I feel like there is nobody. The stage and Nigam have been inseparable since. “I sang that song with him,” says Nigam, now 42, every detail fresh in his mind. Seated with him in the audience was his mother who relented eventually. “He was singing ‘Kya hua tera vaada…’ and I was desperate to join him,” recalls the playback singer. Even his four-year-self knew that, which is why he started bawling while watching his father Agam Kumar Nigam perform in the late ’70s. Sonu Nigam was always meant for the stage.
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