Exceprts from Sunidhi Chauhan's interview in SARGAM KE SITARE

SC: Sunidhi Chauhan
YK: Yunus Khan

YK: kuchh baras pehle meri Lata-ji se 'telephone' par baat huyi thi,
aur maine unse poochha tha ki 'aaj ke zamaane ke kaun si aisi
gaayikaaen hain jo achchha gaa rahi hain', aur unhone aapka naam liya
tha aur bahut bahut bahut taareef kee theen. Lata-ji se kitni aapki
mulaaqaaten aapki huyi hain aur kis tarah se woh aapki taareef karti
hain aur kaisa lagtaa hai aapko jab Lata-ji aapki taareef karti hain?

SC: Lata-ji to bhagwaan hain. to unke munh se sirf itna hi nikalna,
sirf mera naam nikalnaa bahut baDi baat hai, to agar woh meri taareef
karti hain to isse baDi baat mere liye aur koi ho naheen sakti. unko
to main shukriya adaa bhi naheen kar sakti. yehi boloongi ki agar woh
mujhe chaahti hain to bas unkaa aashirvaad rahe aur main apni taraf
se main unko niraash naheen karoongi. unki agar ummeeden hain mujhpe
to main zaroor, aur baaki unse ek ajeb sa rishtaa raha hai.

YK: shuru se hi

SC: shuru se hi, Meri Awaaz Suno ke 'time' se jab maine woh 'trophy'
unke haath se lee thi. 'competition' mein hisaa hi isliye liya tha ki
ek din Lata-ji ke darshan ho jaaye, Delhi se thi to mere liye to
sapnaa saa hi tha ki unko chhoo ke dekhoon ki woh kaisi dikhti hain
saamne se, aur sochaa bhi naheen tha ki jeetoongi, bas yeh koshish
thi ki kaafi 'rounds clear' kar loon aur 'megal finals' tak pahunch
jaayun taaki Lata-ji se mil sakoon.

YK: waah waah!

SC: jeetee to Khushi ka koi andaaza hi naheen tha, phir unkaa
mujhe 'trophy' denaa, mere aansoo ponchhkar mujhse bolnaa ki 'agar
tumko kisi cheez ki zaroorat ho to main hoon', mere liye to usse
baDaa din hi naheen tha, sabse baDaa zindagi ka din woh tha, aur uske
baad, woh sab ho jaane ke baawjood meri unse itnaa 'respect' hai, ham
sabhi ka hai unke liye, lekin meri himmat bhi naheen hoti hai ki
unko 'phone' karoon, baat karoon, to didi se aaj tak itne saalon mein
mere Khayaal se 3 yaa 4 baar baat kee hogi.

YK: aur mulaaqaaten?

SC: mulaaqaat shaayad do baar, us din ke baad. do yaa teen
baar 'maximum' itne saalon mein. unke liye mere andar ek Dar jaisa
hai, matlab, itni baDi hasti hain woh, unke saamne khaDaa honaa
lagtaa hai ki pataa naheen main is laayak hoon ki naheen. to aaj bhi
wohi 'feeling' hai, isliye, haalaanki woh bahut 'comfortable feel'
karaati hain, saamne dikhengi to kahengi ki 'aayo, mere paas baiTho',
itna pyaar karti hain didi, to unkaa main shukriyaa adaa naheen kar
sakti, mere paas shabd hi naheen hai. bas yahi kahoongi ki unkaa
bahut baDaa 'matter' hai meri 'life' mein, unke do shabd bahut baDi
baat hai mere liye, meri poori zindagi ke liye.

YK: sur-saamraagyee Lata Mangeshkar ke liye Sunidhi Chauhan Vividh
Bharati ke Sargam Ke Sitaare kaaryakram mein ek gaana nazar karna
chaahengi.

SC: didi ke liye to unkaa hi gaana 'dedicate' karna chaahoongi, mera
sabse 'favourite' hai, Hanste Zakhm se, "aaj sochaa to aansoo bhar
aaye".

YK: waah!

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Song: aaj sochaa to aansoo bhar aaye (Hanste Zakhm)
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