Simple and gentle Sadhana Sargam happens to be one of the most sought after singers in Bollywood.
Acting high and mighty may be the rule-of-the-game in Indian film industry, but Sadhana Sargam, certainly doesn’t believe in that. “I am a musician and I don’t think carrying an attitude would help my music,” explains Sadhana. And, probably, it’s her “simple middle-class background” that inspires such thoughts.
A disciple of eminent classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, Sadhana received her first lesson of music from her mother. “As a child I told my mother that I want to learn Aaa aaa music, and what I meant was classical music,” she fondly remembers.
Born as Sadhana Ghanekar, she becomes Sadhana Sargam with the beginning of her playback career. The present generation of singers may have a problem in giving due credit to seniors. But Sadhana feels no hesitation in admitting that it’s the influence of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle that made her a better singer.
Of late, Sadhana has come out with her new album “Oh My Love”, which is an eight-track collection of love songs. “There are various kinds of songs in the album – peppy love songs, piano-oriented soft romantic songs and songs which are influenced by Rajasthani and Punjabi folk music,” she says. So what does love mean to her? “Love is everything. Love is life and life is an echo, what you do to it returns to you,” she answers. And what makes her happy? “When people listen to my songs and say that they like it,” says the singer. No wonder, she is called the most humble singer of her generation.
