Despite a string of chartbusters to her credit including Dil Ka Telephone (Dream Girl; 2019), Sau Tarah Ke (Dishoom; 2016), Main Tumhara (Dil Bechara; 2020), it’s interesting to see that singer Jonita Gandhi chooses her less popular songs as her favourites.

“I always pick the underdogs, that were not chartbusters. A lot of times what happens is, the song which is the most special ends up being least heard. So, whenever I am asked my favourite song, I think of the lesser known ones,” she tells us, adding that Kahaan Hoon Main from Highway (2012), her first song for music composer A R Rahman, “will always remain closest to my heart”. And what about some good songs that don’t get their due, because of the whole number game on streaming platforms?

The 31-year-old explains, “Under the umbrella of commercial music, there is music which majority of people remember. Then there are songs which only musicians can connect with more, or people who are well versed and technically sound. Others don’t appreciate it much. At the end of the day, it’s about how music makes you feel.”

Talking about her latest single Main Janoon Na, Gandhi says that the song was created a year ago during a jam session with music composer Arjuna Harjai. “I’ve been working with him (Arjuna) for years now. We liked the vibe of the song, it was different then. It was sitting around for a while, and then we realised we needed to make it, and we recorded the vocals,”she shares.