Words matter. These are the best Chinmayi Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I love baking.
Apart from using it to spread the word about my translation company Blue Elephant and to talk to fans, I find social media an extremely powerful forum for charity.
I feel blessed that I got an opportunity to work with the likes of A. R. Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar among others.
I like the continuity of singing my lines together instead of going line by line.
At the end of the day, I am singing the composer’s creation, and I follow the instructions given to me. What I feel may be a right take may not work for the composer or his vision on how he thinks the song should sound.
Every time I meet Rahman sir, it’s a fan moment for me. I don’t take the fact that I am working with him lightly. I get excited every time I see and work with him. But I don’t embarrass him.
I’ve been passionate about singing for as long as I can recall.
The MGR Sivaji awards are organised by the PRO stalwarts in the industry whom I actually respect.
By the time I was 14, I had seen only three Tamil films – ‘Anjali,’ ‘Bombay,’ and ‘Puthiya Mugam.’ And I loved the music in the films. When I found out Rahman sir was the man behind the music, I made up my mind that I wanted to sing for him.
The truth is, I have an excellent team, a staff that handles Blue Elephant, my translation company, perfectly. It is like a well-oiled machine.
I don’t really look at dubbing from a singer’s shoes.
The next time you watch a villain or an actor whom you know to be a non-native speaker of the language, watch the lip-sync. You’ll know the amount of work that dubbing artistes have been putting in to elevate the performance of the actors.
I am grateful to Rahman sir. There is no way I can repay the graces he has extended to me by making me sing his compositions.
As for song recordings – well, that’s something that just happens. I’ve been working with music directors like Harris Jeyaraj sir, A. R. Rahman sir, and the experience is great.
A man might actually brush off vulgar tweets that come to him. Women are likely to be affected by it.
I do more singing than dubbing.
I come from a very strenuous, strict, disciplined classical music background. My grandfather, noted Carnatic classical exponent Dr. Sripada Pinakapani, was a Padma Bhushan recipient.
I have been dubbing since 2006.
I’d rather not have to come face to face with predators. I’d rather not be harassed. But no. Those weren’t my choices to make, were they?
I have won many awards for my singing, and I have sung in 8 languages.
Rahman sir keeps pushing himself. He keeps trying new things, whether it is his craft, music or sound… he is always learning. He looks for opportunities to learn, even from children.
I definitely hope women know that abuse/harassment/blackmail on social media is also a crime, and the police definitely help.
It is difficult to have the guts to speak up about any kind of sexual assault.
Rahman sir has a sweet sense of humour. He chuckles a lot and is very friendly.
When I was offered to sing ‘Tere Bina’ in ‘Guru’ by A. R. Rahman sir, it was a surreal experience. The song clicked, and many composers took notice of me and my work then.
I started a company in 2005 for language services called Blue Elephant. We handle translation and interpretation services in over 120 languages.
Music inspires me, and I’m grateful that I’ve been able to make a career out of something that I’m so connected to.
I got recognised for my work in ‘Guru’ as ‘Tere Bina’ became extremely popular, but very few people know that I have sung major lyrical portions of the song ‘Maiyya’ as well.
It was one of the best experiences in my life to work with Director Prem.
I have sung all the songs in ’96,’ and I have dubbed for the film as well.
