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A lot of young singers come up to me saying that they are not able to sing a particular song or in a certain rang. These vocal exercises help you get your voice in control or keep it healthy for a long time. I have learnt light-classical music also. You are made to do vocal exercises when you learn classical music. Even a basic foundation course or a few years of learning will lay the foundation for their future. I do not understand why youngsters today are dismissing it off as something that is not important. Formal training is the backbone of a singer’s career. Yes, training is very important for a singer. In an interview you stated that training lays the foundation for any skill which you wish to practice in life. In the last couple of years, a lot of singers who have come into the industry have not had any formal training. I also trained briefly in ghazal gaayki from Pandit Govind Prasad Jaipurwale. And, then I learnt from Pandit Ratan Mohan Sharma. My parents thought it would be prudent to make us learn Hindustani classical music. We were born and brought up in Mumbai, so there was a heavy influence of Hindustani classical, Marathi and Hindi music. I was born and brought up in a very healthy musical atmosphere at home. My second sister Padmini would listen to a lot of ghazals.
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My elder sister listened to a lot of Bollywood music and Ghazals. Since we were living in Mumbai, I ended up listening to a lot of Marathi bhaav-geet as well. Shobha Iyer, your third sister, made you listen to religious Marathi songs. Another sister Padmini Iyer used to listen to a lot of western music. Your elder sister Kalpana Iyer was drawn to ghazals. Your father used to listen to a lot of classical music. Your mother Vijaya Iyer was trained in Carnatic Classical Music. You had varied musical influences while growing up. In this elaborate interview, Mahalakshmi talks about her long and eventful journey in the field of music, important milestones, some of her most memorable songs, ones that deserved more attention, why she would not like to associate herself with a remixed song, the importance of training for a singer, collaboration with leading composers from the music industry and a lot more. In a career spanning more than two decades, Mahalakshmi has given her voice to songs which have been etched in the history of Hindi film music. While the singer has numerous super-hit songs to her credit, the vocal prowess and command over her craft can be gauged by the fact that she left an indelible mark even in some of her earlier songs like ‘Ae Ajnabi’ (‘Dil Se’) and ‘Woh Ladki Yaad Aati Hai’ (album of the same name by Pankaj Udhas) where she had very brief portions to sing. Some of her most memorable songs in Hindi include ‘Des Rangeela’ (‘Fanaa’), ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ (‘Don’), ‘Bol Na Halke Halke’ (‘Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom’), ‘Kabhi Shaam Dhale’ (Sur The Melody Of Life’) and ‘Jai Ho’ (Slumdog Millionaire’), among others. Xavier's College, Mumbai, where she took up classes in Urdu language to perfect her all-essential pronunciation and hide any traces of a Southern accent.Those who follow Hindi film music, would vouch for the fact that Mahalakshmi Iyer has been one of the greatest musical talents in this country. Iyer grew up in Mumbai and is a graduate of St. She began learning Hindustani music at an early age as did her three sisters, Arpana, Padmini and Shobha.
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Her mother is a Carnatic classical singer. She also sang the Academy Award winning song "Jai Ho" for A R Rahman in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). She has also sung for all of the Yash Raj Productions' biggest hits like Dhoom 2, Bunty Aur Babli, Salaam Namaste and Fanaa and most recent successful albums like Ta Ra Rum Pum and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.ĭuring her career, she was known for her performances in songs like Kabhi Sham Dhale from Sur: The Melody of Life (2002), Har Taraf from Rishtey (2002) and for hit songs like Chup Chup Ke from Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Aaj Ki Raat from Don (2006) and Bol Na Halke Halke from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. She was part of several successful soundtracks such as Mission Kashmir, Yaadein and Saathiya and worked with some of the biggest music composers like A R Rahman, Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit and more. Since then she has sung over thousand songs in films, Serials jingles and original albums. Later, she went on to work frequently with them.
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She also recorded for the movie Dus, which was Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's debut as music directors. Mahalakshmi made her singing debut with A R Rahman in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se (1998). She has sung over a thousand songs in many Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada and Malayalam Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian Tamil playback singer, best known for her Hindi and Tamil songs.