MUMBAI: The year 2014 came with a lot of accolades for singer/composer Mithoon. Collecting awards became a habit for this 29 year old, but it did not stop him from creating other chartbusters. ‘Baarish’, ‘Banjaara’ and ‘Humdard’ were amongst a few of the popular Bollywood tracks.
Looking back at the year 2014, Mithoon said to Radioandmusic.com’s Dhairya Ingle, “The year has been really good; not only because of the accolades but also in terms of the music I made. The listeners have connected with my songs. Also my MTV Unplugged episode received some amazing response so I would say that it was a great year.” Mithoon does not really like emphasising on the low points of the year.
When asked about his New Year resolution for the upcoming year, he said, “I prefer checking myself each day rather than waiting for the last day of the year. Life gets much better if you keep improving yourself each day. Even the bible says that every ‘day’ Gods grace is new for us.”
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Recently he composed the song ‘Awara’ for the film ‘Alone’. Initially Mithoon did not want to take up this project as his hands were full, but then finally agreed to compose one song. Talking about the brief of the same, he said, “My song comes in at a point, where a relationship is about to crumble and a couple says rather than parting ways, let us start from the scratch and make it work.” It took him 22-24 days to complete the song. The track is sung by Altamash Faridi and Saim Bhatt.
According to him, honesty in a singer’s approach is very important. “I do not always look for perfection but it is very important to be yourself behind the mic,” he elaborated.
The pressure of expectations from listeners does not bother him. “It is all about surpassing the benchmark that has been created by me. So it is all about competing with myself, every time I take up a project,” he stated.
Mithoon made his debut as a composer at the age of 19. At the time, not many were aware of the background he came from, which is why he did not face too much scrutiny. “Not many were aware of my family background and I never felt the need to talk about it either,” he explained. His father, Naresh Sharma worked as a music arranger for more than 200 films and even composed music for a few.
When asked about his opinion on camps in Bollywood, he said, “Honestly working in camps is not bad. Two people work with each other, when they are on the same page and are well versed with each other’s working style.”
