"' I m not sure which emotion was stronger: my disappointment when my five-year old self discovered that my favourite Bollywood hero was miming the songs on screen, not singing them himself, or my amazement at watching my first Broadway performance as a teenager-Mamma Mia! no less and knowing that every performer on stage could act, dance and sing.
Don't these multi-talented entertainers deserve to be bigger stars than those in our movies back home, I wondered.
Which is why I've always had utmost respect for entertainers who push the envelope and break out of their box.
Ayushmann Khurrana's Pani Da Rang, from his first big hit, Vicky Donor, is still a haunting hit song, even though he hasn't pursued singing with as much commitment as he has with his acting. In older times, Kishore Kumar was the multi-faceted star, composing music, singing, acting and even making his own movies. And my mother can name several actors from her times who had similar talents.
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