When I had to sing ‘Kajra re’ for ‘Bunty Aur Babli,’ I thought that my voice will not match that of Amitabh Bachchan’s. Javed Ali Read Quote
Your knowledge remains limited if you just listen to your songs but you grow as a singer when you listen to other singers’ work – their style, accent and modulation. You end up absorbing new things. Javed Ali Read Quote
Until I started performing in public, when at the end of the concert people would come to me with teary eyes and say that my performance took them to a trance zone, I had no idea that I can create an impact with my singing. Javed Ali Read Quote
For listeners, the song ‘Kehne ko jashn-e-baharaa hai’ looks a very easy number. In fact, it was a challenge to sing the song as I had to really suppress my voice and make it appear like a casual track. Javed Ali Read Quote
Some of my fans tell me that my voice is more suited for romantic numbers, some others say I do Sufi songs better. But that just goes to say that people are more aware of the different genres now. More people are getting exposed to sufi music because of Bollywood, which is good. Javed Ali Read Quote
To be honest, I hadn’t realised the greatness of film music till I was exposed to film songs after I started living in Mumbai. Javed Ali Read Quote
