EXCLUSIVE: Anu Malik fought for me to sing the Ajnabee song; other composers felt I can’t sing a soft number: Sunidhi Chauhan

Sunidhi Chauhan is an immensely talented singer of Bollywood. The diva dabbled in the industry at the Age of 12. In her career spanning over 2 decades, she has delivered numerous hits be it in peppy numbers or romantic ballads. The Sheila Ki Jawani singer is known to have a high-octave voice. While she is been praised and recognized for it, initially she faced rejection because of it. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, the actress opened up about the rejection she faced. Sunidhi Chauhan also revealed how Anu Malik trusted her for romantic numbers and fought with the makers of Ajnabee.

Sunidhi Chauhan on facing rejections

The talented singer got her big Bollywood break with the song Main Mast from the movie Mast in 1999. Talking about rejections she faced before that, Sunidhi recalled, “I face a lot of rejections. I never counted but 3 to 4 times as far as I know. There were times when I reached the recording studio and there was a part for me to sing. I would sing just some alapas and chorus lines but they were either too high or low for me so it was difficult to manage so I was even asked to leave.”

Sunidhi Chauhan on facing rejections

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The singer shared what she learned from it and stated, “ Rejections really happened but I learned a lot because of these experiences. I only kept brushing myself up into something better. So I am only thankful to all those people who also said pack your bags and this kind of voice won’t work.”

Sunidhi Chauhan on Anu Malik fighting with the makers of Ajnabee

Sunidhi further revealed how Anu Malik trusted her with romantic ballads when no one else did. She told, “People insisted me to start following the industry trend which was high pitch and thin voice. I said I can sing softly it’s just that it is not the real me.  After I sang for so many films and all was going well, it was still that one person Anu Malik who knew this side of me of singing soft numbers. Till then everybody thought that I could only sing these item numbers and fast-paced songs. I had worked with him so much, he had heard me sing in a softer voice and romantic songs of Lata ji. He fought with the directors of Ajnabee and insisted that he only wanted me to sing Meri Zindagi Mein. It was not supposed to be sung by me. It was some big singer song. But he fought for me. Once that happened I started getting romantic numbers. So it is always that one person who takes charge and decides. “

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