Rahman has taught me a lot: Tanvi 20 May 2009, 0000 hrs IST, ANJALI
MUTHANNA, TNN
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Life hasn’t been the same since January, says Tanvi Shah. [image: Tanvi
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Tanvi Shah
Hardly surprising, considering she was one of the vocalists on the
Oscar-winning Jai Ho! The
singer<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rahman-has-taught-me-a-lot-Tanvi--/articleshow/4551935.cms#>was
even in the US at the time of the Oscars, but didn’t attend the
ceremony. She wasn’t even in the country for the film’s promotions. “Singing
isn’t the only thing I do. I also do jewellery and interior design; that
aspect of my professional career took me to the US,” says Tanvi.
Tanvi’s family has been in the jewellery business for “the past couple of
centuries”. “Once my mother got into the business, we started designing and
working with diamonds and precious stones,” she explains, adding that her
background as an arts student got her interested in interior design. Where
does she get the time to squeeze everything in? “Twenty-four hours are not
enough!” she laughs, “but life is short and if you don’t do all you want to
now, when are you going to?”
This philosophy seems to have paid off. When Tanvi was in the US, she was
invited to lend her voice to the Snoop Doggy Dogg track, Snoop Dogg
<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rahman-has-taught-me-a-lot-Tanvi--/articleshow/4551935.cms#>Millionaire.
“They hunted me down,” recalls Tanvi, “I went into the studio and the next
thing I knew, I was singing with Snoop Dogg. And as they say, ‘It’s all
dope, ya’ll!’”
But the person she really enjoys working with is AR Rahman, evident from the
number of
films<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rahman-has-taught-me-a-lot-Tanvi--/articleshow/4551935.cms#>she’s
done with him already — Yuva, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, Sivaji, Jaane Tu...
Ya Jaane Na, Delhi-6, and Slumdog Millionaire. “I learn something different
every time I walk into the studio to work with Rahman sir. I would never
have thought that I could sing that way or modulate my voice that way,”
explains Tanvi. She isn’t kidding when she says that Rahman’s got her to
push the boundaries of her voice. “For Pappu Can’t Dance, I sang for three
characters; for Jillendru Oru Kaadhal, it was five. I’ve been lucky because
I sound different in every
song<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rahman-has-taught-me-a-lot-Tanvi--/articleshow/4551935.cms#>I’ve
sung for him,” she says.
Tanvi’s got some more singing done too. “I’ve done a song for Muthirai with
Yuvan Shankar Raja. I’ve done other work, but I’m superstitious when it
comes to talking about it. You never know how the song will change and
who’ll sing over your voice. I just work without any expectations. Rahman
sir has taught me that if you reach for the sky, you’ll fall on the roof,”
she says.
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regards,
Vithur
