Badshah, the rapper, 34, whose recent hits include ‘Munna Badnaam Hua’ (‘Dabangg 3’), ‘Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai’ (‘Khoorbusurat’) and ‘Chandigarh Mein’ (‘Good Newwz’), was in the UAE on December 31 for a concert entitled ‘Race 2020’, organised by Primo Global Events.
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00:00Fair enough. I hope in 2020, you continue to make great music.
00:03Thank you so much.
00:04You did so well this year. I'm very proud of you.
00:09It wouldn't have been possible without the team, of course.
00:12Mritra Jain, Sonakshi was there on set.
00:15Shilpi ma'am, who was the director of the film.
00:17Varun.
00:18It was Sonakshi, she called me.
00:20She was like, you have to do this film.
00:22So, you know, coincidentally,
00:24I was offered a film two years ago.
00:26And she was the one I called.
00:29I've been offered a film.
00:30She was like, dude, you must do it.
00:32I was like, I don't know how to act.
00:33No, I'm sure you can act.
00:35So, but as luck would have it,
00:37I was in a film with her.
00:39That would become my first film.
00:45You've got to be sorted.
00:47If you, like, if you want to be sane.
00:50And, you know, at the end of the day,
00:52I'm a professional.
00:53I mean, I've got to do things the right way.
00:57And I have to be able to strike a balance
00:59between what the public expects out of me
01:03and what I actually want to do.
01:07But I'm also a responsible citizen
01:12and I know my social responsibilities.
01:18See, I think we Ravgoos are always on the edge.
01:25And so that is something that you have to maintain.
01:28And if you're able to do that,
01:30I think you'll, like, walk through.
01:37Why? I mean, I don't see the reason why.
01:39It's been glorified because it's mysterious.
01:42Because a lot of people don't do it, right?
01:44Yeah.
01:45It's unfamiliar to us.
01:46It's unfamiliar.
01:47And, you know, there's this sort of mystery attached to it.
01:50And that is why it's glorified.
01:52No, no, nothing like that.
01:54I'm happy.
01:55I drink Horlicks.
01:57Exactly.
02:03I think it's all hard work.
02:05I mean, you know, a lot of people would say
02:08what is the hard work in making a song like Pagal Hai?
02:13Where is the hard work?
02:14But I think it takes a lot more than that.
02:17I think it takes a lot more than
02:20just writing a hook.
02:23I think it takes...
02:24I think I study my game.
02:27I study my audience.
02:29I study the music scene that's going on.
02:34I think that's why a lot of people probably, you know...
02:39I think that's why I get a lot of hate as well.
02:41Because, you know, every time I come out with a song,
02:44it grows on them, right?
02:47And I think the same.
02:49I know it's funny.
02:51But, you know, there's a method to this madness.
02:55It's not easy.
02:57I mean, if it could have been easy,
02:59everyone would have been here, right?
03:01That's right.
03:02But, like, I'm always on the...
03:07It's all about polishing your skill.
03:10I read all my comments.
03:12And I take note of the ones that matter.
03:17And, yeah.
03:19How long does it last?
03:22Sometimes I can't.
03:24Sometimes it gets to me.
03:25And then that's when I hit the gym.
03:29How long does it last?
03:31Because I'm terrible at it.
03:33My diet lasts three days.
03:34That's it. Same.
03:35We all suffer from the same problems.
03:37Yeah.
03:38Food is very important to me.
03:40And I need to set up on a new life.
03:42To be able to work.
03:44To be able to stay sane.
03:45I need carbs.
03:46I need carbs.
03:47I need carbs to function.
03:49I've got a sweet tooth, so...
03:51But then again, you know, it's...
03:53It's...
03:55My mom taught me when I was a kid
03:57that I shouldn't worry about success.
04:01So, I pretty much try to follow that.
04:03Right.
04:04And...
04:05It's still going on.
04:06Right.
04:07But, you know, you've always got this...
04:11It's so much pressure.
04:14Especially in today's day and age.
04:16When there's...
04:17Everyone has a camera.
04:19Right.
04:20Everyone...
04:21Everyone is a reporter.
04:23Right.
04:24Everyone has a point of view right now.
04:26And...
04:27It's just constant pressure.
04:29So, it becomes difficult at times.
04:31Let's see how long it lasts.
04:33I see.
04:38Of course.
04:39Of course.
04:40How much thought do you get into it?
04:41You know, when you're young,
04:43you've got a different mindset.
04:45World view.
04:47Right.
04:48You don't know...
04:50And, you know, as you become famous,
04:52you don't realize the impact that you're making
04:54on people's lives.
04:57So, of course, I've become more responsible.
05:00But then again, you know,
05:02nothing that I've ever written is...
05:06There has never been a deliberate attempt
05:08towards...
05:10Towards...
05:12You know...
05:14It's...
05:16I've never, like,
05:18never tried to hurt anyone's sentiments.
05:20Or degrading them.
05:21Never.
05:22I've grown up in a family.
05:24I've got a sister.
05:25I've grown up around...
05:26I've got a lot of sisters.
05:28It's all...
05:30And, you know, I think a lot of it
05:32has to do with the...
05:34See, I'm from Punjab.
05:36And we, like, talk a lot about
05:38machismo and the alphabet thing.
05:40So, I think a lot of my lyrics
05:42revolve around that as well.
05:45Even someone from, probably, Srinagar
05:47in Kashmir would write about something else.
05:49So, I think a lot of my content
05:51comes from there, but never have I tried...
05:53Never have I, you know, tried to hurt
05:55anyone's sentiments deliberately.