Atif Aslam can't sing: Sunidhi Chauhan

CANDID CROONER: Sunidhi thinks Atif Aslam is one of the most overrated singers today.

        

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Keywords: Atif Aslam, Dhoom Machale

Rajeev Masand: Lata Mangeshkar has always said that Sunidhi is one of the finest young singers...

Sunidhi Chauhan: That makes me feel so good.

Rajeev Masand: You were also discovered as an artist on a show that she was involved with. The show was called Meri Awaaz Suno.

Sunidhi Chauhan: About 12 years ago, I was in this competition. I participated because I wanted to see Lataji once. I wanted to touch her. So I took a chance hoping that if I win, I'll get to see her very close. And it happened. She announced my name and she wiped my tears. I was crying. I couldn't believe that I was standing in front of her. My dream had come true. It was the most memorable moment of my life.

Rajeev Masand: Sunidhi, this is the Rapid Fire round. This is the one where I ask you a couple of quick questions and you give me some quick answers. We don’t give you lots of time to think about them and we expect some clever answers. So the first question: which is the song that you least expected to become a hit?

Sunidhi Chauhan: Dhoom Machale.

Rajeev Masand: Seriously?

Sunidhi Chauhan: When I sang it, it was the most ordinary song. Even Pritam thinks the same way. We thought it was a nice song but it became such a huge hit. We never expected that.

Rajeev Masand: The one song whose picturisation you were embarrassed by?

Sunidhi Chauhan: Oh this is a difficult one. Aag!

Rajeev Masand: The one composer you don't want to left alone in a music room with?

Sunidhi Chauhan: Uh, okay. Anu Malikji because he is so innovative. It takes him no time to compose a song. So if we sit together, he will come up with something or the other new.

Rajeev Masand: Himesh Reshammiya — genius or delusional?

Sunidhi Chauhan: He is somewhere in between.

Rajeev Masand: Your favourite between Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle?

Sunidhi Chauhan: Lataji, Lataji…