Updated on: 26 July, 2021 11:32 AM IST |
5 Interesting Facts about Sneha Khanwalkar you must know
She doesnt believe in a particular style. She says, Why do I need to have a favourite style? But now I find this helps me in my career. I am not a puritan where my music is concerned. I enjoy Dubstep as much as I love Hip Hop and as much as I appreciate classical music. This makes me displaced in the music community where most people have a particular preference.
Sneha likes to team up with local musicians, delve into the rustic and research a music genre before she serves it up to her audiences. That explains her travels to Punjab for the music of Dibakar Banerjees Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. Infact during her travels to Punjab for the film, did she discover the Nooran sisters, famous for Tung Tung and Patakha Guddi.
Like every other child, she was once clueless about life. So much that when she took animation, she had no idea where she was heading until music came to her rescue. And she took to it like the fish takes to the pond.
She reasons a lot. She never understood why lovers of classical Indian music hated those who loved Bollywood music.
She was a very self-conscious teenager who hated singing in front of people, even though she belongs to a family of trained singers. Also did you know that she does not play any musical instrument.
Born in the Gwalior gharana of Indian classical music in Indore, Sneha Khanwalkars roots are earthy and contemporary. Juggling the choice between animation and art direction, she finally found her calling in music direction. Her unpretentious tunes in Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, Love Sex aur Dhokha, Gangs of Wasseypur and Khoobsurat reflect the hybrid between traditional and modern India. As the young female musician turns a year older, we give you five interesting facts that make her an exceptional musician in this day and age.
