Singer Udit Narayan is on cloud nine. Why? Because he’s loving his life as a grandfather. Ever since his son, singer Aditya Narayan and daughter-in-law, actor Shweta Agarwal, were blessed with a baby girl last month, Narayan has been quite busy. “Being a grandpa is a great feeling. I’ve never felt like this before! I can’t believe Tvisha (Narayan Jha; granddaughter) is almost a month old now. I always wanted Adi to have a baby girl. Humein bahut khushi hai ki humare ghar Lakshmi aayi. Adi ke hone par mujhe khushi hui thi, par Tvisha jab aayi, tab zyada khushi hui,” says the 66-year-old. 

The Padma Bhushan recipient has a feeling that the baby has an inclination towards music. He explains, “I sing a lot for her. She sleeps instantly when I sing Choti Si Pyari Si Nanhi Si Aayi Koi Pari (Anari; 1993). Music sunkar woh bahut khush ho jaati hai.”

Does that encourage him to think that she might take up music professionally when she grows up? “I feel music is something you are born with. Aditya mein mujhse aaya and I feel Tvisha will take our lineage forward. She has a very energetic vibe and I have a feeling that woh bahut honhar bacchi hogi,” the singer says.

Meanwhile, amid his busy personal life, Narayan has also started travelling for live shows. The fact that things have started to open up again after two years makes him feel relieved: “Last Sunday, maine Khurai (Madhya Pradesh) mein perform kiya tha. Close to two-three lakh people turned up. I have a busy international travel schedule coming up with Australia in April and the USA in July. I am so glad things are getting better.”

Ask if there’s a difference in the way the audience turns up at his shows, and the Jaadu Teri Nazar (Darr; 1993) singer says, “I haven’t felt any difference... I’ve only seen excited music lovers.”