Love the idea of playing a musician in a film, says Aparshakti
sugandha.rawal@hindustantimes.com
Actor Aparshakti Khurana is working on expanding his musical horizons, but is certain to not let that come at the cost of his acting career. “I am still very new to music. I’m only three songs old [as a singer]. And the love I’ve received for all three is overwhelming... I do see myself taking more playback singing opportunities in the future, but only while having a dedicated acting career, which is something I am the most passionate about,” Khurana tells us.
In fact, he has the perfect idea of bringing the two skill sets together. “Who knows? Maybe one day, a filmmaker might want to consider me as the face of a project where the protagonist is a musician. I love the idea of it,” the Helmet (2021) actor says.
As a playback singer, the year has brought in some great music for Khurana, with the success of his songs Balle Ni Balle and Choti Choti Gal — and two more tracks in the pipeline. Opening up about his love for music, the father of one shares, “I like to jam with my musician friends in my spare time, catching up on the latest playlists. Getting the opportunity to work on such a varied line-up of entertainment projects like web shows, movies and music videos, where I even get to sing, is a blessing for someone [like me].”
The actor lauds the changing tides of the music industry, which he says is “welcoming of newer people, skill sets and originality”. “Today, musicians are given the freedom to do their thing. A major credit for the same also goes to the audience of today, which is open to different genres of music,” says the 34year-old, who is working on acting projects such as
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