Kavita Seth's 'Jeete Hai Chal' mantra never fails to amaze her fans

After winning millions of hearts with her hit numbers like Iktara Tumhi Ho Bandhu Rangi Saari the renowned Bollywood singer Kavita Seth continues to enthrall the audience with her independent songs and albums Her experience in the music industry of over 15 years shows what kind of a talented musician she is Starting her journey with the Ameesha Patel starrer Vaada in 2005 she is still in the books as her recent single Rangi Saari hit the blockbuster charts The singer as one of the last standing Bollywood sufi singers is all set to release her new music in the independent music circuitEdited excerpts from the interviewYouve worked with many music directors be it Amit Trivedi Pritam or anyone what is difference in their approach while recording the songEvery music director have their own style and approach while recording a song for a film Like Amit Trivedi most of the time he records the vocals while making of the song is in process He basically does that to ensure what scale youre in and how comfortable you are with the song Whereas Pritam Da is always accompanied with his assistants in the recording studio who help him to reduce his burden There is a lot of difference between these composersWhen you were an aspiring singer who inspired you to become a musician Apart from the musical part who were your idolsIn my childhood when I used to sing with closed eyes I always imagined myself singing in front of thousands So somewhere in my mind I had a dream to become a musician I used to follow Jagjit Singh Lata Mangeshkar Abida Parveen Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan a lot while practicing music Other than these I always follow the the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda MiraBai and Kabirdas when it comes to spiritualityThe songs which were made in the era of 70s and 80s and the songs which are made nowadays focusing more on the independent music scenario what is difference between the two periods as Indie circuit is taking over the scenario very rapidlyIm very much happy to see that Independent musicians are getting platform to showcase their talent nowadays and it is very much necessary because it is very important to change with time Obviously the music which was made back in 70s or 80s is very much different from the music which is made today In todays time the use of computers is more there are heavily produced tracks It is also very important to have various kinds of music so that you can recognize what is good and what is badFolk Music is sort of declining nowadays in the country There is very less recognition which folk music gets in todays time Fusion can be a good option which can help the original folk music to go to the ears of new generations as well so what is your say on thisFusion is always a very possible option which can help in reviving the culture of Folk music in our country but it should be a proper fusion not a confusion Soul and authenticity should not be hampered at all Like Rangi Saari which we did its all like Ive sung and Kanishk has produced else all credit goes to the original singer and composer of this traditional thumri Shobha Gurtu ji Its always the beauty of the composition which takes the front seat and it goes to Shobha ji And it is the quality of folk music that if you create it with a proper andaaz it will create a huge impact on the audienceAny upcoming projects of yours on which you could update us any other KavitaKanishk projectA lot of music is coming your way in the coming few months Kanishk and I are continuously working on various other projects as well DayaarERooh is one of my album fully based on ghazals which I have composed The first song of this album was released on 21st April and every week Im releasing one song which goes to this album DayaarERooh is a Ghazal album written by some of my favourite poets across the country it has a very good poetic collection Available everywhere on all digital platforms We have tried not to compromise on the quality at allTo the singers and musicians of new generation any message you would like to give or share any tipsThe first thing I want to say is never run away from hard work one of my songs says Jeete Hain Chal which has always been my motivation mantra There is no replacement for hard work Every situation in life is your exam When I came to Mumbai I never thought Ill receive two Filmfare so hard work and honesty are two of the most important factors which one must follow If you fail never lose hope because Jo hota hai achhe ke liye hota hai Just focus on yourselfThere always two sides of a coin similarly in music having bad music is also equally important as having good music so that we can differentiate between the two