The versatile singer further said, ‘I am easy with any type of songs though I think classical song is the base of all music, and, to sing well, one has to practice the genre with heart and soul.’Īs an artiste of West Bengal, Haimanti Shukla is greatly influenced by legendary singer Manna Dey. ‘During next Durga Puja, the music lovers will get the album which will contain some very soothing songs which sound like Kirtton songs,’ said the artiste in commenting about her album release. A new album named Mon-e Ki Pore featuring some modern songs composed and lyrics by Buddhudev Ganguly and Chirenjib Bashu respectively, will be released during next Durga Puja festival,’ said Haimanti Shukla. ‘I release new albums during Durga Puja only. The endowed artiste generally releases musical albums every year during Durga Puja festival. May be it is the generation gap that should be blamed,’ added the humble artiste. ‘I often think that I don’t understand their music. Moreover, the excessively loud application of musical instruments sometimes torments my ears,’ Shukla expressed her opinion about contemporary music. ‘I think, nowadays, the songs are less appealing where instrumental music often gets more attention than the voice comparing to the songs of our time. However, Haimanti Shukla considers the recent period is restless and the agitation is reflected in the songs that are being produced these days. She has presented numerous timeless songs like Ogo brishti amar, Amar bolar kichhu chhilona, Ogo swapno tumi chole jeyona, among many others. The endowed singer got her training from her father eminent artiste Harihar Shukla, and, as a singer by instinct, she took part and won the first position in a music competition at the age of only three. ‘I love to visit Bangladesh as the people of this country are devoted to Bangla songs, and I can’t remember exactly how many times I have visited to this country since my first visit in 1989 for playback of a feature film,’ expressed Haimoti Shukla.Ī classically trained and very experienced singer, Haimanti has a solid reputation in Bengal. She has shared her feelings and opinions of music in an exclusive interview with New Age.
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Haimanti Shukla is now in Bangladesh to perform in a musical programme on a private TV channel. Popular Indian singer Haimanti Shukla in an interview with New Age highly admires Bangladeshi listeners for their love for Bangla songs.