With the release of Nachle Na in Dil Juunglee, Guru Randhawa talks about why making music is more hard work for him today than it was when he was struggling
Guru Randhawa is no longer just the high-rated gabru of Punjabi music. The singer and independent artiste is fast becoming much sought after in B-Town as well. So, while he has an out-and-out dance number Nachle Na in Dil Juunglee, he was the only Indian to make it to Billboard Top 25 songs on YouTube with his single
Lahore last week. After debuting in Bollywood with Suit Suit (Hindi Medium) in May 2017, Guru has had four tracks already in a span of six odd months. “Bollywood has welcomed me with open arms,” he says, as he talks about his latest offering, Nachle Na from the romcom starring Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem.
Another Bollywood song
After Suit Suit, Lagdi Ha Thaai (Simran), and Ban Ja Rani (Tumhari Sulu), Guru is out with Nachle Na, which he has co-composed with Rajat Nagpal and sung with Neeti Mohan. “I have a good equation with Jackky Bhagnani, so when he told me that he needed a song for a film he was producing, I got to work and composed the song,” he tells us. The video also stars the singer. Guru says, “The idea was to give the film a push among audiences in different markets of the country. So, we have Saqib, Jackky and Taapsee (who also has a following in South) from Bollywood and me from North.”
Busy in B-Town this year, too
2018 has begun well for Guru and the year ahead looks great for him, too. “I have a song in Luv Ranjan’s film, Irrfan sir’s new film. I have remixed High-Rated Gabru for Remo D’Souza’s Nawabzaade starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor apart from another single in the same movie,” he informs. “I hope to have a song in every film in Bollywood,” he laughs.
An independent artiste first
In spite of the great start in Bollywood, Guru won’t compromise his independent career for films. “I am and will always be an independent artiste first,” he emphasises. “I am more comfortable in that space because of the creative freedom it gives me as an artiste whether writing, composing or making videos. Of course, Bollywood has also given me the freedom but I have to keep the filmmaker’s vision and the film’s theme in mind,” he adds. Hence, when it came to creative inputs for the video of Nachle Na, Guru took the backseat. “It turned out quite well and I’m portrayed the way I am in my own videos,” he says.
Making it big
The 26-year-old singer from Gurdaspur, Punjab, released his first album Page One in 2013. His singles Patola, Fashion, and Khat over the next couple of years made him a household name. “These three songs will always be very close to my heart. I still enjoy listening to them and remembering how they helped my voice to reach people when I was struggling,” Guru says. Though he didn’t have Bollywood on his mind then, he was sure that his career would take off. “I wrote the songs with a lot of love and passion,” he adds.
Happy with his career graph
From his initial days of obscurity to now, Guru is pleased with his career graph. “I love the life I’m living... travelling to different places for performances,” he says. However, he adds that continuing to score hit music is more hard work than it was when he was a newcomer. “It’s four times the work now because of the responsibility towards fans. Now, I cannot make a bad song,” he says. As far as work in Bollywood goes, no film is too small for him. “I only believe that the music should be good... film choti ho ya badi,” he signs off.
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