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Sukhvinder laments lack of work despite Jai Ho
Playback singer Sukhvinder Singh who lent his voice to the Oscar winning song Jai Ho in Slumdog Millionaire says that despite the international recognition gained by the song, he does not get enough work.
Playback singer Sukhvinder Singh who lent his voice to the Oscar winning song
Jai Ho
in Slumdog Millionaire says that despite the international recognition gained by the song, he does not get enough work.
"In the last five years, I have had only 17 songs and it is not a proud thing to say that I get very few projects, " Sukhvinder told PTI.
The singer who made a mark in Bollywood with
Chhaiya Chhaiya
in Mani Ratnam's
Dil Se
, says he likes to work with people who appreciate music rather than just concentrating on delivering a "hit number".
"I don't work with people who tell me that they want me to sing and ask me my price. I am happy if people come up to me and convince me of the wonderful song that has been composed," he said.
Sukhvinder, whose last successful numbers were
Jalwa
(
Fashion
) and
Dhan de dhan
(
Kaminey
) apart from
Jai Ho
, said before recording of any song, he likes to understand the poetry and composition of the song which he will sing.
Sukhvinder said after the success of
Jai Ho
, he was quietly working on
Dhan de dhan
in Kaminey. "I don't sing with any expectations. I had not done
Jai Ho
with any expectation. If the song is good, I believe I need to give my heart and time to it," he said.
