Vasundhara Das couldn’t have asked for more from life.
For a girl who actually wanted to pursue a career in singing, getting a break opposite Kamal Hassan (in Hey Ram) and following it with another finely etched role in Mira Nair's A Monsoon Wedding, life couldn't have taken more pleasant a turn.
Unlike the other newcomers of her age, Vasundhara did not take the obvious route to Bollywood. Of course, working with the likes of Kamal Hassan and Mira Nair has honed her acting skills and groomed her into a mature actress, but Vasundhara is more inclined toward shaping her singing career.
Lest you mistake her as a tyro with mike Vasundhara has already lent her voice to many Tamil and Hindi songs and has to her credit last year's Filmfare award for the best playback singer for her song 'Shakalaka Baby'.
Presently she is all gung-ho about her music album 'Mera Nishaan' released under Magnasound. The eight-song album has music by the Canada-based music composer Pravin Mani, who is quite deft in blending the western style of instrumentation with an eastern sense of melody. He also seems to have penchant for Spanish music.
Vasundhara's command at the vocal chords is quite apparent in the song 'Meri Jaan' which is one of the highlights of the album. Its video, sleekly shot around the idyllic locations in Agra and at Taj Mahal is doing frequent rounds on the music channels.
At a tender age of 23, Vasundhara has already set the ball rolling to realize her ambitions. Describing her style as the one about "experimentation and breaking all boundaries" her words certainly doesn't come from a big mouth. She deserves every bit of praise she has got so far.
Vasundhara Das couldn’t have asked for more from life. 