I AM NOT SINGING JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT: MADHURI
For Madhuri Dixit Nene, singing is not a whim or career expansion, bu a way to express her emotions
AI took vocal training from Ron Anderson, who has trained the likes of late Whitney Houston and Ariana Grande. MADHURI DIXIT NENE, Actor
fter dancing and acting, actor Madhuri Dixit Nene is busy finding the right notes for singing. She shares that she doesn’t look at it as a career expansion, but a way to express her emotions and connect with fans. “After spending over 35 years in the industry, I am still looking for new challenges, and playing it to the best of my ability, like singing,” Nene tells us.
She forayed into the world of singing with Candle in 2020. And her second song, Tu Hai Mera, was released on her 55th birthday earlier this month. She calls the latest song a “love letter” to her fans, as her way of giving back to those who have supported her.
The actor, who recently starred in The Fame Game, adds that exploring music is not a whim for her, and she has put in the work to get it right. “Whenever I do something, I work hard on it. I don’t just do it for the heck of it. It’s not a lark for me, thinking, ‘Okay, let’s sing’. I prepared for it. I took vocal training from Ron Anderson, who has trained everyone from singers Whitney Houston to Ariana Grande. We went into the studio and recorded the songs. I put a lot of thought into it,” she elaborates.
Talking about how “singing has always been a part” of her, she recalls, “I used to sing when I was in school. My mother is a trained classical singer. I’d sit with her and sing... My husband used to ask why I don’t sing as I have a good voice. But I was too busy (with acting) to devote time to it.”
Now, Nene is diving deep into her emotions to find the rhythm, and enjoying the process. “To me, it is not just singing, but also putting down my thoughts and feelings. I’m not singing somebody else’s song. I wrote the words, it’s from my heart. That’s why, for me, it is an outlet, another extension of me. Just like dance and acting, singing is a form of expression, and so is writing. For me, it is a part of who I am,” she concludes.