Mumbai: Shreya Ghoshal, the singer known for her melodious voice, criticised singers who prefer lip-synching instead of live singing in concerts. The playback singer opined that such people were doing ‘lazy act’.
Speaking in a podcast with Raj Shamani, Shreya disclosed her views on lip-synching at concerts. “That’s just a lazy act. Apne mehanat nahi kari (You haven’t put in the hard work). In my personal opinion, it’s not a good approach,” said the renowned singer. She then claimed there were another group that performed without consistency.
“I can’t discredit what the audience likes, but I have certain principles as an artist. I have a problem with any performance of mine being played publicly that I myself wouldn’t even be able to listen to. For me, that is extremely humiliating and insulting. An artist should feel uncomfortable if a song or live performance of theirs is being played around that has already failed. You’ll always think, ‘Why did I do that?’ Either you work hard on your craft because you’ve earned that crown or throne — don’t take it lightly thinking you’ve already achieved it. You have to work hard every single day,” said Shreya.
Many artists are known to lip-sync at concerts. Most recently, AP Dhillon was spotted lip-syncing on The Great Indian Kapil Show. Fans of the artist were unhappy and called him out for doing so.
About Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya started her singing career at the age of 16. She first sang in Devdas, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Later, Bairi Piya got her first National Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Over the years, she has sung in different languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. Most recently, the singer sang Maatrubhumi from Salman Khan’s Battle of Galwan.