‘There are camps in Bollywood, they have their set of singers’ Says Shibani Kashyap

Singer-composer Shibani Kashyap recalls the time when she was cornered in the film industry, and had to find a way to keep creating music.

It’s been nearly five years since Shibani Kashyap lent her voice to a Bollywood song. The singer-composer, who has been keeping busy with live shows and concerts, says she knows better than to ask for work from the “camps” of the industry.

While Kashyap is open to singing for films, she doesn’t “believe in knocking on a door that won’t open”. “There are camps [in Bollywood] and they have their set of singers and musicians. Wahan par kisi aur ki entry nahin hai. So, I think, there is no point trying to tread that path. I need my music to be followed and loved by people, and that’s happening anyway,” says the 44-year-old, who recently represented India in Uzbekistan with a performance during a diplomatic event.

The Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa (Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II; 2003) singer says she had to learn the hard way that “music giants” control the industry and decide who can enter. Asked if she ever felt cornered, and pat comes the response: “Always! My very first song, “Hogai Hai Mohabbat”, was a big hit and I thought nothing can stop me now. I expected a smooth sail thereon, but I was so wrong because I faced bigger hindrances and challenges. It felt like you have to be part of some camp to go ahead.” (Agencies)

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