Updated On: 11 July, 2021 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Aastha Gill would attribute her rise to the advent of non-film indie music because, as she points out, no one in the music industry depends on a playback career anymore.

Aastha Gill. Pic/Yogen Shah
Singer Aastha Gill has come a long way in a short time, since the days she was largely recognised as the promising female voice in Badshah hits such as `Dhup chik`, `Abhi toh party shuru hui hai` or `DJ wale babu`. Lately, whether she has sung with Badshah (`Pani paani`) or Akasa (`Naagin`), she has owned the song as much as the other singer. Aastha, who started out with Bollywood hits in films as `Fugly` (singing `Dhup chik`) and "Khoobsurat" (`Abhi toh party`), would attribute her rise to the advent of non-film indie music because, as she points out, no one in the music industry depends on a playback career anymore.
"Earlier, things were different. We could not be choosy about stuff. Right now, things are changing. I think the independent scene has grown so much so fast in India that people are self-sufficient now. We are doing our own bit of work. So, no one`s dependent on film songs anymore," she tells IANS.