Apart from the promotional videos for my films, I haven’t featured in any other music videos. That’s because I felt it should be relevant and more than just a party or love song, says Richa
The latest to join the singles and music videos bandwagon is Richa Chadha, who is set to feature in Shibani Kashyap’s new single Wanna Be Free, which raises a voice against the addiction to social media.
“Apart from the promotional videos for my films, I haven’t featured in any other music videos. That’s because I felt it should be relevant and more than just a party or love song. So, when Shibani came to me with the idea of doing something around technology, I liked it. Human interaction has lessened because people are addicted to social media and this video speaks against it,” she says.
Though Richa also has a social page through which she interacts with her fans, she knows where to draw a line. “When I like something I’ve read, I can tweet it or put my thoughts on my blog directly. I like that it connects people directly and is intimate, but I don’t like the obsession with it,” she says.
TURNING SINGER
Besides the music video, Richa is turning a singer with a Punjabi single, in collaboration with the UK-based musician Dr Zeus. She says, “I am a Punjabi but I’ve always felt that I haven’t explored my Punjabiyat. I was born in Amritsar and grew up in Delhi and there is a strong cultural connect. I was visiting a friend who has started a music label and it was his idea that I sing. Zeus was in India at that time and we met through this common friend. That’s how the idea for the single came about; it wasn’t planned.”
The duo has already done a scratch but are yet to take a call on where they will record it. “It will mostly be in India. I’m exploring different facets and having fun because one can’t experiment much in films,” she signs off.
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "Richa Chadha")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}