Kumar Sanu

“Audiences are demanding more movies like 'Slumdog Millionaire.' Poverty in India is a very important issue that we want to highlight.”

“In 2012, I had joined BJP to get some help for my schools for the orphans that are run in Delhi and Kolkata. However, no help came to my school. So, I have not been in any party politics.”

“I made it clear to myself at least 50 times that I am neither associated with any party nor do I have any transaction with any party. I have only one party, which is music party.”

“I feel Arijit Singh is a versatile singer.”

“As soon as you come to Mumbai, get a job, then start your struggle. That's what I did.”

“There are two things that I hold close to my heart. One is that I got the opportunity to playback sing for actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and second was working with playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.”

“I managed to make an identity as a playback singer in the industry; I thought I'll never be able to do that.”

“Frankly, I have no interest in politics.”

“I specially want to work for the poor children and want to provide them with education.”

“The fact that you have contracted Covid-19 isn't an easy thing to deal with. I was anxious and scared too, initially. Since I was alone, the first few days were all the more difficult. I was following instructions given by doctors but somewhere I was worried given how the virus has taken many lives and the kind of damage it has done to others.”

“I really didn't like the songs that were being offered to me. There was no melody and no meaning to them. That's why I have not been singing in Bollywood for a while.”

“My work is such that I can never be in one place for a long duration.”

“Yes, Kishore Kumar inspired me, but there was no pressure. I used to copy his style initially.”

“The standard of music has come down. There is only screaming and shouting in songs today and I don't want to sing such songs.”

“When I am in Calcutta, for instance, I often charge nothing for singing for debutant directors and small producers who cannot afford to pay me.”

“I like the audience to be engaged with the numbers I am singing and do not repeat my songs at any of my concerts. There are thousands of songs that I have lent my voice to with so many other singers, so why bore my audience by singing the same songs?”

“Love can't be just one-sided. It's always two ways.”

“Our music has gotten polluted today. We are straying far from our culture. Other people are trying to grab our culture, but we are very far from our culture.”

“It has always been my dream to open a school for the poor children in the city who drop out of school due to financial problems.”

“I can't even stay with my wife Saloni and my two daughters for a long span of time, as I have to travel all over the world for concerts.”