Sri Lankan singer Yohani’s skilled rise in Bollywood was happening at a time when her nation was going through its worst financial disaster and the irony has not fallen on the singer, who she says was coping with incidents whereas in a overseas land. It was particularly heartbreaking.
Earlier this yr, Sri Lanka was reeling from the worst financial disaster in its historical past and plunged into an unprecedented turmoil with extreme shortages of important commodities corresponding to gasoline and medication. This triggered large protests, which compelled Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the nation and resign from the presidency, a place taken by Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Yohani, who grew to become a viral sensation together with her chartbuster observe Manike Mage Hithe, advised indianexpress.com that the one approach to rebuild after the disaster is thru hope. “Of course it was heartbreaking. My family, my parents, my team are all there and I am in Mumbai, I am not with them. It is heartbreaking. But the only way to face it and keep moving forward is the way.”
The singer has been within the nation for some time and has already sung two Hindi songs- the romantic ballad Shiddat, composed by Manan Bhardwaj and Manik’s remix for the upcoming Ajay Devgn-Siddharth Malhotra starrer Thank God. Edition.
Asked if she feels responsible for not being together with her household throughout the disaster, the 29-year-old singer stated, “I didn’t feel guilty, I was sad I wasn’t there. There are a lot of people. I can’t bring everyone to India! But my music can reach them.”
For the Hindi model of Manike Yohani, he has collaborated with singers Jubin Nautiyal and Surya Ragunathan. The video of the track options Sidharth Malhotra and Nora Fatei.
The singer stated that she felt “amazing” when she noticed the video of the observe, which had accomplished an actual journey beginning as a house cowl solely to be part of a Bollywood function.
“The song has traveled a lot, it felt amazing. I am really grateful for this. It sounds like a dream, but what keeps me grounded is my music and being true to my art,” she stated. The track consists by Tanishk Bagchi and Chamath Sangeet.
Directed by Inder Kumar, Thank God additionally stars Rakul Preet Singh and Seema Pahwa. The movie is scheduled to launch on October 25.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
