Adnan Sami returning to Bollywood playback after 9 years
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After a nine-year hiatus, veteran Pakistani singer Adnan Sami will be a part of not one but two films.
His fans will hear him give playback in two Hindi films 'Kasoor' and 'Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video'.
Talking to media, he opened up about his comeback to playback singing after a nine-year gap saying, "It was not a calculated move but something that sort of happened. I primarily needed a bit of time to myself to recuperate, rejuvenate, and be receptive while listening to some new stuff that has come my way. You don't actually realize that it's been such a gap because time flies at a ferocious space.
"It seems like only yesterday that 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' happened and I sang 'Bhar Do Jholi'. When you look back, you feel that it's been long. I'm excited about the new song."
He is in “work mode from the recording point of view”.
“I am currently touring a lot with concerts around the world. But I am happy to be getting back into the recording phase and I am doing a lot of new stuff and recording for films as well as independent music, which has been a very important part of my life.”
Adnan rues the breaks and says he just "got a bit lazy". “But jokes apart, I've never released songs for the sake of releasing. I have been in the business now for 35 years and my discography and body of work have tremendous variety. Right from classical to indie pop to instrumental music as I am a pianist and then there's the independent singing and then film songs and there's variety in genres. But you might not find that much quantity that would be expected in 35 years. The reason is that my approach to music is emotional. I don't look at it as a business. It is a passion for me,” he says.
The singer adds, "If you think business, then, you have to keep churning. I am not saying that this is not my bread and butter but I feel blessed that God has been so kind to make my passion my profession. I am not in that zone where I sort of boast that I have sung 5000 songs. And don't get me wrong, I am not judging anybody who does that as that in itself is a talent but it's not my goal. I chose music despite being a qualified lawyer because it is my passion. And I'm the only one in my family who was a musician or in the entertainment business. Everybody else are aristocrat, in bureaucracy and politics. Therefore, I tend to do things which are very close to my heart."
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