Updated On: 01 November, 2022 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Letty Mariam Abraham
Only a year into exploring rap, Hustle 2.0 star Srushti Tawade discusses finding her voice and her calling through music

Srushti Tawade
After being over-exposed to hip-hop music thanks to Gully Boy (2019), I had little interest in the genre until a quirky artiste found her way on my Instagram feed. Her voice was fresh, her rhyme scheme unconventional. That was how I was introduced to Srushti Tawade, 23, who has been nothing short of a marvel on MTV Hustle 2.0. The reality show has no dearth of talent, but Tawade brings a unique flavour that has caught the attention of everyone — from co-contestants to squad bosses, and Badshah. While it takes aspiring artistes years to excel in the field, she says she picked up the art form in a year. Guess that’s what you call something of a natural.
Joining the reality show too happened organically. Tawade claims the idea was suggested to her by a Tinder match. “From participating in dances to elocution, I have been a stage person since childhood. Luckily, I don’t suffer from stage fright. Even my physical audition was quite smooth,” she says, recounting her first audition for the show. “Being a full-time writer or lyricist has always been my dream. My goal was to write in whatever form I could, without maintaining a boundary. I also wrote a Hindi screenplay for a director, but the project didn’t materialise.”