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Shilpa Rao: I am sure even if logistics work out, we will take some time to warm up to live shows

Singer Shilpa Rao talks about why it will take time for both spectators and artistes to be confident about live shows in the Covid 19 era.

Published on: Mar 10, 2021, 19:58:28 IST
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As the music industry gets back on it’s feet in the Covid era, there’s one sector that is still yet to get revived properly: live shows, which are the major source of earnings for almost every performer. We ask Shilpa Rao, who herself used to do a lot of them before the pandemic took over, and she says it will take time.

Singer Shilpa Rao has crooned several Bollywood chartbusters such as Manmarziyaan and Bulleya.
Singer Shilpa Rao has crooned several Bollywood chartbusters such as Manmarziyaan and Bulleya.

“I am sure even if logistics work out, we will take some time to warm up because there’s been such a gap that we have not been on stage. Suddenly, seeing more than three people, you freak out. No matter how chill you are, at the back of my mind, I always have this thing that more number of people is not safe,” she says.

The 36-year-old, who has crooned chartbusters such as Bulleya and Ghungroo, adds that everyone wants a solution to it indeed. “Human beings are capable of change, that’s the one thing which sets us apart from other species. I hope the change is for good, we can mend those mistakes we have done over the years, and learn from this crisis. Atleast we could get over it and become empathetic, I really hope that. I am looking forward to concerts, and dying to be on stage! More than that, just going to a concert is like a new accomplishment (in this pandemic), if you come to think of it now!,” says Rao, who also got married recently to Ritesh Krishnan.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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