How did Luck happen?
The few scripts I had read earlier were not to my taste. When Imran suggested to director Soham Shah that I do a song for Luck, he had also asked me to read the script. And when I did, I felt the film was commercial Hindi cinema—the kind that my father acted in and I grew up on.

Did you take your father’s advice?
When I was a bit nervous, I had asked dad whether he had any advice for me. He told me that acting was not something one could teach. It has to come from within. He made me realise early on that I was big enough to take responsibility for my decisions. So, I was not apprehensive about taking up this project.

Was acting tough?
Not as tough as I had expected. Since I had studied cinema, I knew the technical aspects of being on a film set. Besides, seeing my father all these years had given me a fair understanding of what cinema is. But reading books on Hollywood and acting in Bollywood is a whole new ball game.

How do you plan to balance your acting and singing careers?
That’s like asking a mother to choose between her two children. I hope such a situation never arises. But I definitely want to continue acting in Bollywood. There’s no point making plans. I will make my decisions on what I feel at that moment. Now, I feel good about acting.

Tell us about your singing.
I was a bathroom singer. Then, my parents told me to take up professional training. My mother was fond of Hindustani classical singing. So, I learnt it for four years, improving my voice. In the ninth grade, I dropped math for music. My father encouraged me too and since he is a perfectionist, he wanted me to be serious in whatever I pursued. So, with time, I became good at it.

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