Women are no longer singing solo dance numbers, says Mamta

Singer Mamta Sharma had made a name for herself in the Indian music industry with hit dance tracks such as Munni Badnaam Hui (Dabangg; 2010), Tinku Jiya (Yamla Pagla Deewana; 2011), Anarkali Disco Chali (Housefull 2; 2012) and Fevicol Se (Dabangg 2; 2013), among several other. But lately, Sharma has started to focus on different genres other than just dance tracks.

“I want to sing more soulful songs which I have been doing for a couple of years now. This year, I want to experiment with a lot more genres and am hoping to make 2021 filled with music. This year started well as I performed on December 31 night in Goa, for the first time in eight months. So, I want to keep the momentum going,” she says.

While Sharma is thankful for the opportunities she got in her career in the form of dance tracks, she feels that even though the genre is thriving today, less and less female led tracks are getting released nowadays. “The genre hasn’t gone anywhere but instead of female-led dance numbers, there are more and more male vocals led dance numbers. I don’t think the genre is getting neglected but women are not singing solo tracks anymore in this genre,” says the Tooh (Gori Tere Pyaar Mein; 2013) singer.

Sharma has been focusing a lot on her independent music and last year was indeed a good time for that she says.

“I released two songs which were very well received. It is a great time for indie music and indie artistes now,” she says adding that digital platforms have aided to that growth in a big way.

“Of course, these platforms are quote democratic at least, as of now, because that’s the only place where an artiste can truly showcase their talent in the way that they really want to. Number games on streaming platforms have nothing to do with quality of music. It is up to the artiste’s capability of producing the music,” says Sharma.