What did you learn from Bashir Khan, and Girja Devi?
Bashir was basically a sarangi player– brilliant, eccentric, a great believer in creativity. He taught me how to use my head while singing and the importance of riyaz. Girja Devi was a great believer in the physicality of music because she was a virtuoso. She believed in dazzling — her command over Palta and Taan were unbelievable. I learnt from her on and off, never over a long period of time. Did you have to struggle to be on your own? My first concert was at the Prithvi theatre. It had Shabana Azmi and Kaifi Azmi in the audience. The response was warm. I did struggle for about 3-4 years initially. I have sung all over the world– U.S.A. Canada, Sri Lanka. My first priority was to buy a flat, have a physical niche in the world. Now I am settled. I have enough work. How do people react to a young, good looking singer? Life has been difficult. I belong to Lucknow and Lucknavi tehzeeb teaches politeness. This tehzeeb got me into difficult situations because some people mistook it for
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