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Siddharth Mahadevan: We had the best institution at home
Updated On: 19 September, 2022 08:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Having composed the garba track, Boom padi, for Madhuri’s film, Siddharth, and cousin Souumil, on learning from father Shankar Mahadevan
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Souumil Shringarpure with Siddharth Mahadevan
Siddharth Mahadevan minces no words when acknowledging that he had front row seats when it came to receiving an education in the world of music-making, from an early age. Shankar Mahadevan’s son aptly admits that with the doors to his father’s studio always being ajar, his music sensibilities developed while watching the veteran, and his equally established colleagues, at work. “It was a blessing. I went to Boston to study, and could have got a degree [from there], but what better institute could there be than my dad?” asks the singer-composer, who joined hands with his cousin Souumil Shringarpure to create Boom padi for Madhuri Dixit Nene’s next, Maja Ma.
While this isn’t the duo’s first collaboration, it is an important one. “Everyone we desired to have onboard this project readily agreed to do so,” gushes Shringarpure of the track that has been penned by Priya Saraiya, and rendered by Shreya Ghoshal and Osman Mir, with Sivamani joining to help create the rhythm. Mahadevan adds, “We both felt that there couldn’t be anyone better than Siva uncle, who is known for his world music approach, to collaborate with. He was recording another song at Yash Raj [Studios], and recorded for [a full day] with us. Singer Osman Mir brings out the Gujarati flavour that we needed. We needed that [power] in his voice because the song opens with his vocals. Finally, Priya has done a fantastic job. Souumil and I are not from a Gujarati background. She particularly helped us with the verses in the language.”
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