Like most young Indians, he likes playing football and cricket, besides chilling with friends and checking out the latest in gadgets. We also try out new recipes and enjoy cooking steamed fish, Thai curry and Indian food,” says Siddharth.
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“Dad cooks every single day as that really helps him destress. The two of them watch movies, swim at their farm house and even cook together. And when I am singing for him, I do exactly as he says and give my 100 per cent to the song.”įather, guru and best friend – that’s how Siddharth perceives Shankar. “He advised me to learn Western classical music as well, and I’m truly indebted to him for that because it helps me when I compose.
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(In fact – and this may seem hard to believe – the then three-year-old Siddharth recorded a mouth percussion segment for the track.) “He is a musician of the highest calibre, and his song Breathless is the most amazing song ever sung,” says Siddharth. Naturally, Siddharth is inspired by his father in every possible way.
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But a few months later, when the movie was about to be released, both Shankar and his wife Sangeeta were thrilled when director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra called them to say how much everyone loved Siddharth’s voice. “After the recording, Siddharth was proud of his effort in Zinda, but I advised him to let the audience decide the fate of the song,” says Shankar. Although Shankar and Siddharth learn from each other – Indian classical music from father to son, and the latest in music and music technology from son to father – Shankar ensures his growing fame does not go to Siddharth’s head. “He sings not just in Hindi but in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam, purely due to his own talent and not because he is my son,” says the veteran music director. The father is naturally proud of his son. You may be an ace musician, but if you have a bad temperament, no one will tolerate you for long.” “Siddharth’s temperament will take him places.
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So we just consciously gave him a free environment to make his own choices,” says Shankar Mahadevan. “If we had forced him, he would have rebelled.
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They just surrounded him with music exposed him to it. Perhaps this penchant for music grew because Siddharth’s parents never explicitly pushed him towards it. “While singing is challenging, composing is like an ocean with no limit to creativity.” Comparing the creative process of singing with composing, Siddharth says they are quite distinct. Now, Siddharth is also composing for Hindi films, with The Perfect Girl, which released last year, being his latest score. Since then, Siddharth and Soumil have been composing for Marathi films. At that time, Siddharth was a student of class 10. He created his first composition in 2010 with his cousin Soumil Shringarpure for Neeta Lulla’s show at the Lakme Fashion Week. “In fact, at the time of my board exams, I was composing music for a Marathi film and my father knew about it,” says Siddharth. And even as his parents, like most parents, insisted that he pay attention to his studies, they were also cool about him working in the music industry at the same time.
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Mumbai-born Siddharth trained in Hindustani and Carnatic music, and also did well at school. “At that time, I didn’t know whether I would become a singer, drummer or a composer, but I absolutely wanted to convert my passion for music into my profession.” “I still remember mehfils happening through the night at our house – great musicians coming home and spending time with us,” says Siddharth. And he sings as naturally as he breathes – not surprising since he is the son of Shankar Mahadevan, who gave up engineering to sing. He made his playback singing debut 10 years ago (when he was 12) in 2005 with the film Bunty Aur Babli, singing the title track along with other singers. Having said that, the 22-year-old singer and composer is not exactly inexperienced. “I need to create my own identity rather than be told that I sing just like my father.” “Of course it makes me happy to hear that, but as far as my musical journey is concerned, I still have a long way to go,” says Siddharth. But he does wonder why, when the media reports his achievements, one statement is always used: ‘Like father, like son’. Any singer in India would be pleased by honours like these: a best male playback singer award and the RD Burman Award for new music talent for the song Zinda from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013).Īnd it isn’t that Siddharth Mahadevan, the recipient of these awards, doesn’t appreciate them.