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Darshan Raval on reality shows: I got recognition with no sob story, no background

Singer Darshan Raval talks about starting off his musical journey with a reality show, which are being accused of only peddling sob stories.

Updated on: Aug 7, 2021, 22:01:19 IST
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Darshan Raval started his journey with a singing reality show, and he fully credits it for getting him noticed. Ask the singer, who has come a long way since then, his take on such shows being called all about sob stories and drama, and he says his show was pretty normal that way.

Singer Darshan Raval recently released his latest song Jannat Ve.
Singer Darshan Raval recently released his latest song Jannat Ve.

“There was nothing of this sort, it was very musical. I had not faced anything. It was a great show, I personally got a lot of recognition through it, with no sob story, no background. I think nothing happened with me, I had no back story, but people saw me as a singer and supported me,” says the 26-year-old, who has sung chartbusters such as Chogada (Loveyatri) and Mehrama (Love Aaj Kal).

But amid so many people, getting noticed by music composers and being picked for songs isn’t the case with every contestant, and hence most of them disappear from the public eye when the shows gets over. Raval insists it’s all about hard work.

“Even if you sing in a Bollywood film for anybody, and there’s no constant hard work after that to make music and entertain people, of course they’ll forget you. It can be a reality show or independent music, an artiste has to keep making what he’s good at, people would also want to connect with him. Also, reality shows are a great platform, ghar pe baithe ho talent ke saath, use better hai you have lakhs of people watching you,” he explains.

 
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Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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