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Sunidhi Chauhan and I are besties; we would love to tour together-Shreya Ghoshal
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Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan tell Soumya Vajpayee what makes their friendship so special
Soumya Vajpayee (HINDUSTAN TIMES; October 11, 2024)
They have always been pitted against each other and it makes them “have a good laugh”. Singers Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan have sung multiple film songs in the past, including Imaan Ka Asar (Dor; 2006), Hum To Aise Hain Bhaiya (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag; 2007) and Om Shanti Om title track (Om Shanti Om; 2007), and now the “besties” have come together for an independent number for the first time.
The singers have recorded a single, titled Chhaila, for composer duo Salim-Sulaiman’s independent music initiative Bhoomi 2024, which will see them “in a different avatar”. In a tête-à-tête with HT City, Ghoshal and Chauhan talk about their bond, motherhood and all things music.
You both have been pitted against each other since the beginning. How does it impact you?
Shreya: People somehow derive pleasure from painting an image about women artistes and feeling that they are in competition or in some kind of battlefield (laughs). Sorry to disappoint everyone but Sunidhi and I are besties. I wonder how male artistes are never pitted against each other.
Sunidhi: Our choices may not be alike, but our souls are. That defines our friendship.
Tell us more about your bond...
Sunidhi: We catch up very often over a coffee and chat endlessly. In fact, even when we are in the studio together, we have so much fun that a three-hour session turns into a six-hour one. We also give each other constructive inputs, which helps hone the final product. For instance, Chhaila will see Shreya rap for the first time, and while she was recording, I suggested her to try out a couple of things, which she did. I love Shreya.
Shreya: We always look for excuses to spend time together. Besides music, another commonality between us is that both of us are mothers to boys. I remember when I was pregnant, I would reach out to Sunidhi for anything and everything. I remember calling and asking her: ‘Which diapers should I buy for my baby?’
You both have sung for so many films together, but the song Chhaila is your first indie song together. How liberating was it?
Sunidhi: Oh, we had a blast. We would have so much fun at the studio that Salim-Sulaiman had to wait endlessly for work to happen (laughs). It gave Shreya and me so much time together that when the song was done and the music video was shot, I started missing her from the next day. We had become so used to seeing each other daily. To feel that kind of love and to work on the song that showcases us in such a different avatar was gratifying.
Shreya: I never thought I’d rap in a song ever. But the way the rap jugalbandi unfolds between me and Sunidhi in the song is amazing. We had so much fun doing that. I’m sure it’s the kind of liberty only non-film music can offer. Both of us are also dancing and grooving in the music video. Prepping for it was so fun.
Considering you both love spending time with each other, would you ever tour together?
Sunidhi: Oh, I’d love to. I really hope someone conceptualizes that and reaches out to us.
Shreya: Yes, we really hope to tour together someday. I would jump at the opportunity.
There couldn’t be a better time to talk about motherhood than Navratri/Durga Puja, considering Maa Durga symbolizes multitasking. Both of you record songs, travel for shows and are hands-on mothers too. How hard is it to juggle these roles? Do you ever feel mum guilt?
Shreya: Of course, a lot of times. I often ask myself, ‘Am I doing enough?’ To say goodbye to Devyaan (her son) on days when he wants me around but I’m obligated to step out due to a professional commitment feels excruciating. But I try to balance out each role, from being true and dedicated as a musician to waking up in the morning and making breakfast for my little one before dropping him to school.
Sunidhi: I feel you, Shreya. Tegh is a little older now, but the moment he says, ‘Mumma, mat jaao’, my heart melts. I feel an inexplicable pain of being torn between both my loves — my work and my child. However, motherhood is so empowering, it teaches you a lot. I think Maa Durga helps us understand how we can multitask and fulfil all our responsibilities.
How has becoming a mum impacted you and your work?
Shreya: Motherhood has helped me better my efficiency. I am able to manage my time well and deliver way more than what I used to earlier. Sometimes, I wonder, ‘What was life like before having Devyaan?’ It is unimaginable.
Sunidhi: Having Tegh has made me more grounded. I feel I used to be all over the place earlier, but now I know, no matter what I do or where I go, I need to return home to my son. In fact, as we talk, I remember I need to buy a pair of scissors and glue for his school project (laughs). I love this phase of my life and wouldn’t miss it for the world. I know everything can come around due to the circle of life, but once Tegh grows up, I’ll never have this phase again.
It’s not that kisi ne mujhe bola hai ki ab tum chote kapde pehno-Sunidhi Chauhan
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Debarati S Sen (BOMBAY TIMES; March 10, 2024)
With a career in music spanning around 35 years, Sunidhi Chauhan is one of those few singers who has given some of the biggest chartbusters including Sheila Ki Jawani, Beedi, Show Me The Thumka, Kamli, Mere Haath Mein, Ae Watan and Kyon, among others. In a conversation at a studio in Andheri, Sunidhi spoke about her first recording experience, well-choreographed concerts and her hot new avatar. Excerpts...
You’ve been performing since you were four and you first sang for Bollywood at 11. At what point did you decide this is what you want to do all your life?
For me, singing used to be a hobby, which turned into a passion after I sang my first song. I didn’t realise the gravity of it till I sang Ladki Deewani (Shastra,1996). That was at the age of 11 and before that I was just singing shaukiya and doing shows. I did get popular and I knew I liked doing this, but was it a career? When you are a child, you don’t even know what a career is. But there are people around you who speak to you in a different manner. People would ask me if I want a career in music and I would wonder yeh kya hota hai. After that when I sang my first film song, I realised that this was something that I wouldn’t leave for the world!
Tell us about the new Sunidhi. In recent times, there seems to be a change in your persona, including the way you dress on stage
Once you get comfortable with your body and are fit, things change. You can be comfortable in any size of course, but as a professional singer, as an artiste, when I am on stage, I just want to give my best. That would include what I wear, how I look and how I interact with the audience. The clothes I wear are also my personality, nahi toh main pehenti hi nahi. It’s not that kisi ne mujhe bola hai ki ab tum chote kapde pehno. It’s not about the length of the costume, it’s the fact that I’m comfortable and able to dance better. If I wear a ghagra, how will I perform like this? You need a certain look to perform certain songs. Luckily, I have a vast range of songs, romantic to jazz songs, from Beedi and Sheila Ki Jawani to Bhoot Hoon Main and Disco Deewane. So why won’t I explore different looks? In fact, people are liking the new me (smiles).
Have you taken dance lessons, which help you in your stage performances?
Dancing was always a passion, but I didn’t get a chance to learn it. After my son Tegh was born, the pandemic hit. That’s when I got a chance to spend time with myself and there was enough time to do more. So, I thought why not start learning to dance. Instead of just moving around and jumping on stage, we started incorporating some dance sequences and all of that worked out really well. I started adding more and more choreography into my shows. With the dance, my look and clothes also changed. Everything started moving in a direction that I had not really planned, but I kept going with the flow and I am happy with the way things panned out.
My son Tegh was 28 days old when I took him for the recording of Thugs Of Hindostan-Sunidhi Chauhan
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Soumya Vajpayee (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 28, 2023)
Sunidhi Chauhan is content with the current phase of her life, both personally and professionally. While the singer juggles film and independent music, she also gets to spend quality time with her son, Tegh.
Crediting the five-year-old for making her “a sane person”, Chauhan says, “Motherhood changed me for good. I had a terrible routine until I became a mother. Time management was a huge issue. But thanks to Tegh, I’m a sane person now. I wake up on time, finish my morning routine and do all that I want to do through the day. He has brought a routine and discipline into my life. I have experienced its benefits in terms of my overall mental and physical health.”
The 40-year-old recently came up with a single, Tum Kehte Ho, which revolves around shunning societal beliefs and prioritising one’s emotional and mental health. Speaking of the latter, did she experience mother’s guilt when she returned to the recording room just three weeks after welcoming her son in 2018?
“Maine uss department mein thodi cheating kar li,” she tells us, adding, “I made him travel with me for all my recordings and shows. He was 28 days old when I took him for the recording of Thugs Of Hindostan (2018). I placed Tegh in a room next to the recording room. I’d finish a few lines and check up on him. Phir mujhe iss cheez ki latt lag gayi. Mujhe laga yeh toh best hai. I don’t have to worry about him being at home while I was out for work. I performed my first show when he was five months old, and he travelled with me.”
However, Chauhan stopped doing that almost eight months ago “because I don’t want him to live my life”. She adds, “He’s got school and his friends. But, he wants to be on the stage with me (laughs). My team has a tough time stopping him in the wings. He says, ‘Mumma, mujhe bhi gaana hai’. So I tell him, ‘You have to earn it’.”
Of late, something that has been creating a lot of buzz besides her singing is her physical transformation. During her live shows, Sunidhi Chauhan manages to pull off pacy steps alongside singing uptempo numbers. The singer says it’s her love for dancing that gave impetus to her fitness journey.
“During the pandemic, I decided to learn dancing professionally. It has become a great add-on to my shows, as I always wanted to be a singer and performer. There’s a lot of hard work that goes into it because singing live alongside dancing live isn’t easy. You have to get the right control of your breath. Also, earlier, I couldn’t even stand wearing heels, but now, I dance in them,” Chauhan laughs.
Ask if dancing is the only kind of workout she does and the musician says, “I hit the gym daily. I do cardio for three days and weight training for three days. I try to take it easy on Sundays. But I dance daily.”
Is there any particular diet that she follows? “I eat well, but I don’t deprive myself of anything. I don’t believe in dieting. Yes, I do have cheat days, especially when I feed Tegh,” she signs off.
Sunidhi Chauhan and I are living under the same roof, says Hitesh Sonik as he dismisses separation rumours
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Onkar Kulkarni (BOMBAY TIMES; April 22, 2020)
There were rumours doing the rounds that singer Sunidhi Chauhan and music director Hitesh Sonik’s marriage has hit a rough patch. The two have been married for eight years and have a two-year-old son, Tegh. The buzz was that Sunidhi and Hitesh have been living separately since a few days and have managed to keep the news of their separation under wraps.
When Bombay Times reached out to Sunidhi, she took a “No comments” stand. Meanwhile, her husband, Hitesh, rubbished the reports, and said, “It’s not true.” However, when we told him that his wife had neither confirmed nor denied the rumours, he said, “Maybe she doesn’t want to comment on it because she finds the news too outrageous to even think about it.”
Hitesh further clarified that the duo is living together in the same house. “We are living under the same roof. I am too busy cleaning the house to even read the news. We have divided the household chores in this lockdown period. Well, maybe she isn’t happy with my cleaning, which is why such a story has surfaced (laughs!).”
It's a boy for Sunidhi Chuahan, Hitesh Sonik
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Singer’s father Dushyant reveals the mom and her husband Hitesh were confident it would be a daughter so they don’t have a name yet
Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 3, 2018)
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan and her musician husband Hitesh Sonik became proud parents of a baby boy on Monday. The baby was born in Mumbai’s Surya hospital.
Sunidhi’s father, Dushyant Chauhan, now an ecstatic granddad, told Mirror, “Both Hitesh and Sunidhi were confident it would be a girl so they kept looking for names of girls till the last minute. Their list had no names of boys. My wife and I were the only ones who thought it would be a boy but when we told her that, Sunidhi would say, ‘Papa aise mat bolo, I want my baby girl!’ Now, of course, everyone is ecstatic but the parents still have to pick a name for their son.”
Talking about her pregnancy Sunidhi had recently told Mirror (August 15, 2017), “I’m new to this so I don’t know how to plan. Our families will have a go at it because they know better. Hitesh is really excited like any father-to-be.”
On Tuesday, Dushyant shared that the baby was born at 5.24pm and Sunidhi is expected to be discharged in three days. “The family has gathered here in the hospital. Both Sunidhi and the baby are doing well. We will celebrate once they are back home,” he beamed, going on to reveal the occasion is doubly special for his family because they haven’t had a boy in their home after a long time. “Even I have two daughters, Sunidhi and Suneha, though both are like sons to me and so are my son-in-laws. I can’t wait for my grandson to grow up and take him to the park.”
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