HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE

CANDID CHAT WITH PLAYBACK SINGER SHASHWAT SINGH, WHO HAS LENT HIS DYNAMIC VOICE TO THE SASSY NEW NUMBER "SUGAR BABY" COMPOSED BY A.R. RAHMAN, FROM THE RECENT TAMIL BLOCKBUSTER 'THUG LIFE', DIRECTED BY MANI RATNAM, STARRING KAMAL HAASAN, SIMBU AND TRISHA

- BY NAMITA GUPTA

In Thug Life, cinematic and musical powerhouses Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, and A.R. Rahman join forces, as Shashwat's energetic vocals add a bold and exciting edge to the cinematic experience. In addition to Thug Life, Shashwat has also sung the title track for the highly anticipated Bollywood film Metro... In Dino, a followup to Anurag Basu's acclaimed Life in a... Metro (2007). Titled "Zamaana Lage", the track is currently trending across platforms. The film stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Sara Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Saswata Chatterjee, and Konkona Sen Sharma. An alumnus of A.R. Rahman's KM Music Conservatory in Chennai. He has previously worked with Rahman on Tamasha, Sanju, and Mohenjo Daro making Thug Life their fourth collaboration. Though he has contributed vocals to several South Indian films, Thug Life marks his first collaboration with Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam. With hit tracks from Tamasha to Love Aaj Kal, Brahmastra, Sanju, Shehzada, and now Metro... In Dino, Shashwat is quickly becoming one of the most exciting rising voices in Indian playback singing. Shashwat is back with his soulful romantic track for Hrithik Roshan, Kiara Advani, Jr. NTR Starrer 'War 2'. The beautifully composed song titled "Oopiri Ooyalaga" in Telugu and "Ulagena Uruveduthaay" in Tamil features the sizzling onscreen chemistry of Hrithik Roshan and Kiara Advani and is already generating massive buzz across platforms. Sung by Shashwat Singh and Nikhita Gandhi, with music composed by Pritam, the song is an evocative blend of sensuality and elegance. Shashwat's rich and expressive vocals bring depth to both language versions, once again showcasing his versatility as a multilingual playback singer. Speaking about the experience, Shashwat shared, "Lending my voice to the Tamil and Telugu versions of Aavan Javan earlier was a thrilling experience. It pushed me out of my comfort zone, both linguistically and musically, and that cha