Renowned singer and not RJ Sona Mohapatra, famous for her songs like Ambarsariya, Bedardi Raja and so many more spoke about her choice of songs and how she has walked out of several recordings because there was not much to sing.
“I have been called up for such songs and I have walked out of studios because I don’t want to sing a song where a mukhra-antara, mukhra-antara is Arijit and I sing the last four lines. It is almost like a man wants to make love to himself in a song. Even in a romantic duet, if the female gets a part only in the end, it is very bizarre and this is in a country where we couldn’t put out a sound track without a (Lata) Mangeshkar voice!,” she was heard saying.
She continued, ““As an audience we always had evolved taste but right now the industry is in a very regressive state. Recently, someone did an extensive research and analysis and came up with an article which reveals that out of 10, every 8 songs have a male voice and the solos are even lesser.”
She also knows her importance in the life of her fans. Narrating an incident she said – “I might sound immodest but I will tell you about an incident. I went and performed in Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) where I met this waiter who told me, ‘Madam! Aap jo saree ke sath shirt pehnte ho aur saath me belt lagate ho na, maine apne behen ko bola hai ki tu bhi pehen. Cool bhi lagta hai aur asaani bhi….chadhta nahi hai kaam karne ya chalne pe.’ He was so detailed in his observation, I was overwhelmed, it was so rewarding.”
Read her complete conversation with Hindustan Times at – https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-don-t-want-to-sing-the-last-four-lines-in-a-song-that-mainly-has-arijit-singh-s-voice-sona-mohapatra/story-bgNoLGKekAnqTpuGoOj9RJ.html