Singer Ravi Tripathi Shared Interesting Experiences of the Industry | Singer Ravi Tripathi told interesting stories of the industry: Bole-6000 live shows, new identity from ‘Sant Tukaram’

Singer Ravi Tripathi, who was the mega finalist of the Indian Idol-2 ‘singing show, is not only included in the Jury of Madhya Pradesh Government, Lata Mangeshkar Award and Kishore Kumar Award, but has done more than 6000 live shows. As a musician and singer is his recent release film ‘Sant Tukaram’. Apart from this, he has sung songs from famous singers like Shan, Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar in three Hindi and one Marathi film as a musician. In a conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, he shared some special stories about his life.

The film is of ‘rebellion’ before ‘Sant Tukaram’

The film directed by Aditya Om is of ‘Rebellion’. I am associated with it as a musician and singer. ‘Rebellion’ has two songs as a musician, one is sung by himself and the other from Malini Awasthi. Aditya Om is also acting in it. Aditya Om and Shiv Sagar Singh said that the film ‘Sant Tukaram’ is being made. We want you to sing ‘Mouli Mouli …’ in it. Now the challenge has been that many songs have come on ‘Mowli …’. How to do those songs separately. But read the song, then the blessings of God became a tune in just three to four minutes.

I have been four films before ‘Sant Tukaram’

As a musician, I have done three Hindi and a Marathi film before ‘Sant Tukaram’. ‘Sant Tukaram’ was the last film, which was released earlier. These films have sung by Kailash Kher, Guru Suresh Wadekar, Sonu Nigam, Shaan and me and Palak Muchhal. Since Suresh has been with Wadekar for 25 years besides Guru-Shishya, the people of the industry know.

Sonu Nigam sang songs with plaster climbing on foot

As a music director, I approached the said singers, then all were surprised. Kailash approached Kher, then he said that I will sing exactly. Asked his manager about the fees, then he said that Ravi’s music is, I will not take anything. Give them what they feel, I will not speak. The same sentiment was also with Sonu Nigam, Shan and Suresh Wadkar. Nobody spoke about the payment. At that time, Sonu Nigam’s foot was under operation and at the same time I had to sing. I called and told that you have to sing, because you have to go to the shoot. They came to sing with plaster climbing on the feet. Sitting on one chair and sang a song by placing feet on the other chair. If your relationship in the industry is good, then people go out of them and co-operate here. Whereas these people take a lot of money to sing each song and sing after the song.

Suresh Wadkar did not even take payment

After coming from the village (in 1997), Guru went to learn singing near Suresh Wadkar. After some time he said to come to my house. Then lived together, getting up and sitting and going. He was very happy when he approached him to sing. While singing, he did not let it realize that I was a Guru and you are a disciple, but sang like a novice. This is the sign of big people. Suresh Wadkar has sung in a Hindi and a Marathi film, but did not even take payment. He said that this is your first film, I will not take anything.

My eyes became humble after listening to Dadu

Ravindra Jain also got a lot of love. I kept coming to Dadu from the beginning. He listened to me in the serial ‘Ramayana’ starring Gurmeet Chaudhary including Saibaba’s Aarti ‘Om Jai Sainath ..’. Dadu’s sense of humor was so good that many times people used to get rid of listening to him. Once he was taking them somewhere, then he stumbled in his leg. I said to handle Dadu, then he said that son! Since childhood, there has been so many times that it has become a habit. My eyes became moist after listening to his yearning. Dadu was the only one who used to write, also made tunes, singers were also good. They used to arrange both Hindi and English players together.

Reality show is no longer real

The reality show was real in the early stages. I came to Indian Idol-2, when I did not forget the line again. Today, there are something else singing on stage, after that go to the studio and dub on the mike, bring tuning in the tune and shows that they are singing live on stage. It sees that we are singing very sweet, but sing in real, then it is not fun. Today such singers are not able to walk, because they started with deception. You have started with lies, then how will you be able to walk. Yes, there are some singers, who sing well. The second reality show got fame without preparation in four-six months, while there is no trend for songs and shows. A new song is found, then you fail, otherwise you get a lot of popularity. Reality shows are unique and too much sheeping is a problem of discomfort. But the work that will continue to work, it will definitely be successful.

Suddenly the fuse flew, then sang on the applause of the audience

Live show experience is amazing. Once he went to do the show in Lucknow. There, the fuse of music suddenly flew between the song ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Nain …’. The voice stopped reaching the public, then I put my mind and said that you stop playing now. Now I will sing on the audience applause. Sometimes the applause of the audience sitting on the right or sometimes the left side. There was a lot of competition between them. In this way, the song was sung on the applause of the entire 10 to 15 minutes and the fuse was corrected here. When everything went well, the organizers stood up with folded hands. They started saying that brother! Saved or else the audience would break our stage.