[arr] Semi-ARR. 'Winning talent hunts is not everything'

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          'Winning talent hunts is not everything'
By MIO Team
Aug 28, 2007, 08:54

  
                  Naresh Iyer made his career from scratch! Two years ago he as 
eliminated from the Channel V Super Singer contest and this 22-year-old boy was 
heartbroken. But things lighted up when within a month he has roped in by AR 
Rahman to record for ‘Roobaru’ for Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Rang De Basanti’. 
The song became the anthem of the nation. Further Iyer won the National Award 
for the Best Playback Singer Male in 2006. He also rendered ‘Patshala’ and ‘Tu 
Le Chal Mujhe’. 
  He finds it hard to believe that his debut song has been honoured at the 
national level. He reminisces, "I’m awestruck. I never thought the song would 
make its way to the top. When Rahman sir came in to give his judgement for the 
contest. He said that there is good news and bad news. He told me, I’m out of 
the competition. After some time he came up to me and offered me to sing for 
Rang De Basanti. At that moment, I didn’t know whether to feel happy or 
otherwise. Mr Rahman and I were quite passionate about this number but had 
never thought it would become an anthem.”  He owes his success to A R Rahman 
and Prasoon Joshi. Ever since there has been no looking back for the singer and 
he has flooded with offers from Bollywood and the South movies. He is now a 
regular in Rahman’s group and has also delivered few hits in the south. 
  Achievement is not far away from him. He will receive the Rajat Kamal and a 
cash prize of Rs 10,000 from the President of India in New Delhi soon. He 
asserts, “Winning talent hunts is not everything. If you have it in you, you 
are bound to succeed. I still have a long way to go but the National Award has 
certainly boosted my confidence.” Naresh Iyer will soon render for Hansal 
Mehta’s Woodstock Villa and is also working with Rahman on his next Hindi film. 
seeing his confidence we can see more Roobaru’s coming!
   
  http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top_stories/2345/


       
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