Dev Negi doesn’t record songs without knowing the actor he’s singing for

Singer Dev Negi makes it a point to enter a recording studio only after he knows who is he singing for, and what the story behind the song is.

Dev Negi has his own way of ensuring that his songs stand out from the rest of the popular tracks in Bollywood. The 27-year-old who has sung popular hits such as Hai Yehi Zindagi (Kick) and Paro (Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2), keeps the featuring actors in mind before he goes inside the recording studio.

Singer Dev Negi had to sing Coffee Peetey Peetey from the film Gabbar Returns, in a “restrained” way because he was singing for Akshay Kumar, who he feels is a strong personality.

“For me, it is very important to know the star cast of the film, and whom the song is picturised on. If every actor had to sing, they would have had their own style of singing. For instance, I had to sing Coffee Peetey Peetey (Gabbar Is Back) in a restrained fashion yet sound very macho because I was singing for a strong actor like Akshay Kumar. That’s why I always need to know the actor for whom I am giving my voice,” he says.

Talking about his latest song in Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya, Dev adds, “ I knew Varun Dhawan’s character is not from a metro, and from a smaller city in UP. So the song’s character had to reflect the fact that the hero hails from a small town. That’s how I approach a song.”

The Uttarakhand born singer feels that knowing the story and the actor, gives the song a unique flavour. “That’s how a song will stand out. When we record songs, there is a certain character that is around them, and that’s where they get their identity from,” says Dev.

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