Top 60 Neha Bhasin Quotes

You cannot just keep doing one thing for the rest of your life.

I started out as a pop singer, then pop died down, and I had to dig my feet into Bollywood which is not something I wanted actually.

I don’t think band culture exists in India.

I don’t think winning an award changes things. It makes you feel happy.

In Bollywood you are constantly singing someone else’s feelings and someone else’s vision.

Weight is a number you can change but shaming one self is damaging and toxic.

Our music industry is male-driven. There are fewer opportunities for female singers.

I have been shamed by people for being unabashed about my choices in life.

I have understood that there is a huge fan following of ‘Bigg Boss,’ it’s a huge platform and everyone in the country connects to it… and all those who go to ‘Bigg Boss’ and come out, have had positive changes only in their lives.

I am not saying that the world is all bad but sometimes, you have to go through it all.

There are some artists who are doing some good music, especially those who are independent, but with labels, I say that I get the feeling of selling soaps.

‘Kehnde Rehnde’ is my way of highlighting the biasness and shaming that takes place every day, every minute, online and offline, in our society.

I feel like folk music is almost like an old recipe that is passed on from generation to generation.

‘Meri Odhe Naal’ is a traditional Punjabi song and our constant endeavor is to traditionally urbanize the folk sound and bring it to the masses.

There are a lot of duets happening, but very few songs which are sung by only one woman.

While red carpets always existed, the importance given to fashionable appearances wasn’t that much in the mainstream music space. And now, even though everyone walks the red carpet, singers are expected to just walk down without waiting to be clicked or celebrated.

I am all for confrontation but not baseless.

Only a few singles off an album really work, and the rest of the songs feel like such a waste.

I believe tobacco is a slow poison and it’s unfortunate that a lot of youngsters are hooked to it.

Prayrit Seth, my director, has worked with me on most of my songs and videos. It’s a very organic process for him and me to conceptualize and brainstorm on how to present our work.

Charlie Puth. I love his song writing style – modern but classic production style with catchy hooklines.

I’m not playing the woman card. But especially being a woman who is not afraid of her mindset and her body. You know people don’t like it when you are happy. And that’s the easiest target.

Reality shows are a beginning for people but I don’t think it’s a good platform because if you see any of the reality show winners… We really had to crawl our way up and find an opportunity in the industry to become famous but a reality show can’t give you that.

Of course, my stomach was circled on the television in a meeting and I was told that this video is not being released because I am fat. And this was when I was like 49 kg.

For me, awards are a validation of my work.

When you’re doing your own music, it’s just you and your team. But when you go to sing someone else’s song – Bollywood or ad or even collaboration – they’ve lived with the tune for so long you have to go by their vision.

‘Tu ki jaane’ is a melancholic song about a love unfulfilled, about a road block in a once happy relationship also embodies the evolution of a woman of today.

My husband calls me an uncorrupted soul, as I believe completely in the things I do.

I mean… yes, I have sung some really nice songs in Bollywood, and I have been lucky to sing them, but I am happy with the independent music space that I have created so far.

I love doing my music videos. I have grown up loving independent music and I am more of a performer than a playback singer and hence I want that if it’s my voice, then it should be my face too.

When I was in school, the first song I learned was of Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles. I couldn’t even pronounce their names but I was singing ‘Hello Darkness my old friend’ and ‘Yellow Submarine.’

I did feel the pain of leaving the house and separating from the friends that I had made. But yes, I also wanted to meet my family. So it was a mixed feeling when I came out of the ‘BB OTT’ house.

I think Bollywood stars should stay away from independent music videos because this is our most personal and direct way of connecting with our listeners.

I have watched ‘La La Land’… it’s a beautiful, magical film and I think Ryan Gosling sang like an angel and Emma Stone sounded like a goddess.

‘Paani ravi da’ is a very difficult song to sing.

I love Delhi as it has always been a very good mix of cultures and when I was growing up, it was a city full of opportunities.

I am selective with my Bollywood career.

I always keep doing things that I want to do… As an artist you need to keep growing.

I am one of the few singers who has reinvented oneself with every song.

Because I grew up listening to and watching loads of pop/pop rock videos, I’m very influenced by the 1990s.

What I want to know is that why we, as a nation, we are telling women that it’s okay if a man is power tripping on her through either verbal advances or whatever. Why are we normalizing this kind of behavior?

There is a part of me which is aggressive and demure, the other side being bright, sexy and lively.

The problem is we never had a separate music industry, we always had film music industry. The west has it and that’s why musicians are stars and icons there.

There cannot be anybody who can be better than Karan Johar.

I am very confrontational by nature but only when egged on.

I feel the need to keep bettering myself.

I was 49 kgs in ‘Viva’ and I was fat shamed everyday.

There is a section of people who love fast food kind of music but there is also a sizable number of people who love the good old music of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

It is not just women walking up to me and telling me that they danced to my songs at their weddings, but even men have many stories to share.

I would love to do something with Mohit Chauhan and other folk artists.

As a musician, I can conquer a lot of hearts through my voice, but as a personality, especially in India, there’s little visibility.

In 2010 I came out with my own album, I was 10 years younger, going through breakups, so it was still raw.

In India, however good your western vocals are, you have to have that Indianess in your singing if you want to become a mainstream artiste.

I have stayed away from my family since I was 19-year-old because of my career in music.

I love the concept of albums, and I love owning albums.

I also feel I have always been targeted just because I am a singer and I like to look sexy. I like to wear a certain clothing, and targeted for that a lot. You see 18-19 year olds walking around in shorter clothes, nobody says anything.

In the Bigg Boss house a lot of instigation happens.

If you are interesting as a person, as I believe I am, I don’t think I have to grab the attention. It automatically will be there.

I feel India thrives on playback singing and Bollywood music. It does not understand the culture of non-film music.

Singing well is a talent, which many people may not have.