A biography for Chinmayihasn’t been written yet.
“Of course making money and being able to live life the way one desires is important.”
“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 was brought up by my mother, and she is my guru in classical singing. I have trained primarily under her.”
“A man might actually brush off vulgar tweets that come to him. Women are likely to be affected by it.”
“Firstly, I'd say that A. R. Rahman sir is one of the biggest influences in my life. He's given me some great numbers, and I've looked at him for inputs many a time with regards to my career.”
“I love baking.”
“I don't really look at dubbing from a singer's shoes.”
“Lekha Washington is a very successful, award-winning product designer, and her company has made some fantastic products in the past few years. Comments from some men calling her 'failure' makes me laugh, really.”
“I am a trained singer in Hindustani and classical music.”
“I started a company in 2005 for language services called Blue Elephant. We handle translation and interpretation services in over 120 languages.”
“A dubbing artiste does a lot of repair work for an artiste who doesn't naturally speak the language they are acting in.”
“A lot of linguists in the market, especially interpreters of foreign languages, do not have a great command over the English language, especially if they are translating into English.”
“Women know when a man touches them inappropriately. Hugging one man doesn't mean it is an invitation. Wearing nail polish isn't an invitation.”
“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.”
“To me 'Varayo' is a special song, not just because it has given me seven awards so far, but the experience of singing with Unnikrishnan ji.”
“I definitely hope women know that abuse/harassment/blackmail on social media is also a crime, and the police definitely help.”
“Rahman sir has a sweet sense of humour. He chuckles a lot and is very friendly.”
“It is quite normal these days to record a song in the absence of the composer.”
“As a teen, I enjoyed Sufi music and ghazals the most. But as my career began, I drifted off to playback and other streams over the years.”
“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.”