Amit Sana wants to learn Western music

There's lots happening in the life of 22-year-old singer Amit Sana.

The Indian Idol runner-up has released his solo album, in which he worked with Bollywood music director duo Vishal-Shekhar. Vidya Prabhu catches up with Amit to get the latest.

Your first album, Chal Diye has just been released.

Yeah, I've given it my best shot and now I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

What was it like to work with the successful music director duo Vishal-Shekhar?

It was a great experience. We had a blast even as we recorded the songs in the studio. What's more, they always encouraged me to perform better and I cannot thank them enough for that.

The album has only one original composition.

Yeah. I would have loved to have more original tracks on this album, but we had to go with just one, Chal diye, mainly due to time constraints.

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It all depends on the way in which the song has been remixed. A song can be remixed in a good way, provided it enhances the beauty of the song and at the same time, retains its original essence.

How is the song Mohabbatein lutaaunga (popular as Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant's theme song) also a part of your album?

It is an altogether different song, both in terms of the lyrics and the music. That's why it is also called The Amit Sana Story.

Cliched question, but how has Indian Idol changed your life?

To put it in a nutshell, in every possible way. Life will never be the same for me. Life in Bhilai was very simple. But now I have changed a lot, especially in terms of my attitude. In that sense, I have become a very complex person. But some things will never change, such as my love for my hometown, Bhilai. And yes, at times, I myself miss the old, innocent Amit Sana.

So you aren't innocent any more?

(Laughs)

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

I am an 'ambivert'. To put it simply, I love hanging out with my friends, but it does take me a while to break the ice with strangers.

How have you adjusted to this drastic change in your lifestyle?

Initially, it was very difficult for me, but now I am getting used to it. In any case, it is the price of success.

Is another album in the pipeline?

It is too early for me think of another album as my first offering has just released. If all is well and I get a good response for this one, I am certainly going to churn out more albums in the future.

Do you intend to take up playback singing in the future?

While I am certainly not averse to the idea of playback singing, I see myself as more of a pop artiste and seek to establish myself as one.

If not a singer, you would have been….

A computer professional.

You have undergone training in Hindustani classical music.

Yes, I have learned it for a good 12 years now and I also play the tabla and harmonium quite well.

So do you plan to continue your training in music?

Not as far as Hindustani music is concerned. But I would love to learn Western music.

Your inspiration would be… ?

Singer Sonu Nigam for his versatility. Needless to say, he is also my favourite singer.

Your favourite song?

It would be very difficult for me to pin down any one song as my favourite, as there are so many of them that I count as my favourites. But I am absolutely in love with the song Perfect fan by the Backstreet Boys, not to mention the song Dil hai tapta sahra by Bombay Vikings.