New Delhi: Sachin Gupta's mother had decided his fate at the age of seven when she introduced him to guitar. Born and brought up in a family of doctors, Sachin left IIT and joined Delhi University to pursue a career in music. His band Mrigya's visit to London fetched him a chance to meet the Vice President of Tips Music. 'Doorie', 'Dunali' and 'Shut Up N Kiss Me' paved way to the big hit 'Prince'. The composer has again hit the right cord with his latest album 'Jo Hum Chahein'. IBNLive talks to Sachin about his future endeavours and musical journey so far.
Q: You got selected for IIT and then you left it for studying Physics. Why?
A: I had given several entrance examinations at that time and had cleared some of them too. I was good in Physics and that had helped me in getting seats in prestigious engineering colleges but I wanted a seat in Computer Science. When I didn't get a place in the Computer Science department, I decided to do graduation in Physics and thus I took admission in Sri Venkateswara College of Delhi University.
Q: But you did not stay there either.
A: (Laughs) I moved to Shahid Bhagat Singh College to study B.Com after one year. Actually I shifted to Bhagat Singh College because I was not getting time for music.
Q: Wasn't it interesting to start career with someone like Mika Singh?
A: One day I was sitting with my friend in Delhi. We were still not very matured. I tagged along when he said he is going to Mika's house. Mika himself is a good guitar player and he appreciated me when he heard me playing guitar. He said let's make a song and then 'Dunali' happened.
Q: But I guess the success of 'Doorie' made the struggle easy for you?
A: I was in London with my band 'Mrigya' when I got a chance to meet Kumar Taurani of Tips. I called him the moment I returned to Delhi. He called me to his office. There I played my first song 'Doorie'.
Q: What was your age at that time?
A: I was hardly 24 when my first song became a superhit.
Q: That also helped Atif Aslam and other Pakistani singers to get established in India?
A: There is a very wrong notion about Pakistani sound. People think that 'Doorie' has Pakistani sound but I had created that song. It's purely Indian, totally made in Mumbai. Atif Aslam again sang for me in 'Prince', which became a big hit. The success of 'Prince' opened some new gates for me.
Q: Then came 'Strangers'?
A: It was a promotional track for 'Strangers'. The film had a different theme.
Q: Your next 'Dil Kabbadi' had a very Delhi feel to it?
A: In fact 'Ehsaan', which was sung by me only, became very popular in Delhi. FM radios played that song regularly. It was specially liked in North India.
Q: Don't you think that lack of promotion hampered 'Jugaad'?
A: A musician can't do anything about the promotion of a song. Whosoever listened to the songs of 'Jugaad', appreciated them. A little bit of promotion could have really helped. The producers also need to understand that good songs help the film. No other film than 'A Wednesday' has worked well without any song in the recent past. The same problem affected 'Bolo Raam' also.
Q: How was the experience of working with Himesh Reshammiya in 'Damadamm'? Himesh Reshammiya doesn't work with many people.
A: It's always good to work with seniors. You can learn a lot from them. Further Himesh is a very livewire kind of a man. It became more special to me because he doesn't work with any other singer, leave aside any other musician. (Laughs) This was the first time when Himesh acted on someone else's voice.
Q: You have also made a track for 'Dilli Chalo'?
A: I had a meeting with makers and Mahesh Bhupati was also there. He quite liked the song and finally the song was used in the film.
Q: It seems that the songs will fetch initial eyeballs for 'Jo Hum Chahein'. How was the experience of working with first timers?
A: The experience was really good. You are bound to have fresh ideas while working with new people. Nobody pressurized me to work in a particular manner. In fact I had the freedom to work the way I like. Established singers like Shreya, KK, Sunidhi and Neeraj Sridhar have sung for me in the film. Basically, the music of 'Jo Hum Chahein' was made with today's youth in mind. I am glad that people are liking it.
Q: Two songs 'Aaj Bhi Party' and 'Peepni' are already hit but don't you think that Shreya Ghosal's 'Ishq Hothon Se' can also become a hit if promoted well.
A: The ultimate decision is of the producer. We can suggest about any particular song but the highest authority rests with the makers. As far as people like my songs, I am satisfied.
Q: What are your future projects?
A: The producer of 'Tanu Weds Manu' is coming up with another film 'Isaaq' which has Prateik Babbar in the lead; I am making the title track in the film. I have collaborated with Rahul Ram of Indian Ocean in that film. We have created a fusion of 'Ganga Aarti' for the film. Fusion is the highlight of 'Isaaq'. Then I am preparing tracks for another film 'Will You Marry Me' with Rajeev Khandelwal as the lead. Some more projects are also in the pipeline.
Q: Any private album?
A: (Laughs) No. I have stopped doing private albums because I had enough of them in the beginning of career only. I want to do something on the lines of western concept of 'Woodstock', let's see when it happens.####
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