January 17, 2018
Benny Dayal, known for hit tracks like "Badtameez dil"
and "Let's nacho", says he was confident about becoming a singer.
During
his visit to the Hungama office here on Monday for a meet-and-greet session, he
spoke about his latest single "Sunwai", his musical journey and more, read a
statement.
"I was always confident about becoming a singer since right
from my childhood, I could only think of music. That is how much I loved and
continue to love music. I was only 22 years old when I got my break and I sang
'Kaise mujhe' from 'Ghajini'," he said.
"To get the break and sing the
song, it was definitely a dream come true, but I was completely unaware that I
would reach where I am today," he added.
About "Sunwai", he said it is a
ballet song.
"I have always wanted to sing a ballet song," he added.
On music maestro A.R. Rahman, Benny said: "I haven't conversed a lot with
him but I can say with absolute certainty that it is because of him that a lot
of aspiring singers get the opportunity to showcase their talent and become a
part of the music industry."
While talking about the independent music
scene in India, he said: "I think India is the only country where we
differentiate between independent music and other commercial music. In other
countries, people are doing much better in the independent space."