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I do not want to be an icon: Sonu Nigam
The singer, regarded one of the best crooners in Bollywood, says he still has much to learn.
Top Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, who's belted out tunes featured in numerous Hindi movies, says he still has much to learn, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Nigam, 33, is regarded by many filmmakers as one of the best male singers in Bollywood, where nearly every film has a handful of song-and-dance numbers, and the singles released along with the movie provide a crucial source of revenue.
Nigam has had dozens of hits since he began singing as a teenager, but said he doesn't feel like he's reached the height of his career.
"I was very ambitious in my late teens and early 20s to establish myself as a singer, but I feel I have much more to learn," Nigam was quoted as saying by a daily newspaper. "If I feel that I have reached the pinnacle, then I will lose everything I have achieved so far."
Niigaam's range is wide _ he has sung Hindu religious songs that resonate in homes and temples; hip-hop numbers, children's songs and soft romantic melodies.
The biggest hit albums of the year so far - Fanaa, or Self Destruction, and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, or Never Say Goodbye feature his work.
Niigaam recently changed his name from "Nigam," - an increasingly common practice in Bollywood where astrologers are advising stars to adopt new spellings, saying the move will bring them luck.
