At a time when Kannadigas are literally facing criticism, including being called ‘racist’, on the other hand a new love story was in the making between a Sikh and a Kannadiga. This is the bond between singer Jaskaran Singh of Ludhiana and the people of Karnataka.

Jaskaran became a household name in Karnataka with the famous song “Dwapar” from his hit film. Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi, Written by Arjunjanya, The song not only brought Golden Star Ganesh back into the limelight from the sidelines of the shadows, but also made Jaskaran a household name.

He is a Sikh, trained in Hindustani music, who sings romantic tunes in Kannada effortlessly and fluently, with perfect intonation and pronunciation! The singer, today, is one of the most sought-after playback singers in the Kannada film industry and is all set for his next release. Anshu On 21 November, Jaskaran sang the song “Neenu Nambo Nale”, composed and arranged by KC Balasarangan. The film is written and directed by MC Channakeshava, while the song is picturized on the lead character Nisha Ravikrishnan.Gattimela fame).

This song has also gone viral like “Dwapar” and has cemented Jaskaran’s place in the land of Karnataka and its cinematic empire. The actor, who is busy promoting the film with the team, talks to us about his love for music, films and Kannada from his residence in Banashankari.

Anshu With Nisha, Jaskaran says: “It feels great, because a few years ago we performed together sa re ga ma pa kannadaI was a contestant and Nisha was a celebrity artiste. Together, we sang the famous song, “Ondu Mallebillu”. Our duet went viral at that time, and now, years later, again, singing the song filmed on Nisha, feels great,” says Jaskaran, who was spotted on the same show by composer Arjun Janya, who was involved in the reality show. The judge was on the show and offered him the song “Dwapar” and the rest is history.

The director had also given the offer of ‘Neenu Nambo Nale’ Anshu After this he saw my same performance and contacted me in January this year. “Neenu Nambo Nale” is very different from “Dwapar” when it comes to the moon and the execution of the song. “Dwapar” is a romantic-fun song, while “Neenu Nambo Nale” is intense and full of emotions. It talks about the moment when the person feels betrayed by everyone and feels very lonely. As the mood on screen is intense, I had to sing with equal intensity. this was the challenge Anshu,says the singer, who is a fan of Diljit Dosanjh and Arjun Janya. “I have been a huge fan of Diljit since childhood and believe that he is a great artiste, whereas Arjun sir fascinates me with his musical style and he creates the kind of songs that I have always dreamed of singing. Apart from this, he also gave me my first break in ‘Dwapar’, so he will always be special.

Jaskaran has sung songs in Tamil and Telugu and “singing in a new language has its own challenges. I listen to the words, melody and lyrics several times to understand the feeling and plot of the song. I sit with someone and learn the pronunciation and only then get into the singing part. If I sing a song in Hindi or Punjabi in minutes, singing in Kannada, Tamil or Telugu takes me a lot more time with all the pre-preparations,” says Jaskaran, who is trained in Hindustani classical music and has never dreamed of singing in Hindi. Didn’t even think that he would become one. Famous playback singer of Kannada films.

“It all started with my stepping into Tamil Saregaamapa, Which got a very good response and inspired me to do stage shows abroad. I was doing well, then Covid came and my singing took a back seat.” After this, he sang Telugu songs, but nothing prepared him for the fame that awaited him after “Dwapar”. Was.

Actor Ganesh is celebrating the success of the film Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi
Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The song did well even beyond the borders of Karnataka with influencers and TikTokers in India and abroad, making the song go viral with Ganesh’s signature dance steps in the reels and film! Earlier, the singer used to travel between his home in Ludhiana and Bengaluru, but in May this year, he shifted to Bengaluru and now lives in Banashankari. Although he is doing well in Punjabi, Hindi and other languages, “I want to focus 100% on Kannada music because I have got a lot of love here. I am also learning to speak Kannada and I think this is my way of respecting the love I have received from the people here. I have been across the country, but I have never seen the love and passion that the people of Karnataka have for their language and culture. It’s really special and makes me feel good.”

In fact, Jaskaran has become such a big celebrity in Karnataka that people have given him the title of Jas Kannada. “I am feeling overwhelmed and am also currently making a music album named ‘Jaas Kannada’, which I am planning to release in the near future.” He also says: “We Indians are lucky to have so many languages ​​and cultures to discover and live. I believe that instead of feeling threatened we should love diversity because we are the only country which has so much diversity. And there is no harm in learning the language of the place where you live. I don’t see any problem with it because it just respects the place where we live. Every language in India is beautiful, and knowledge of speaking more than one language becomes just one language. Plus point for us.”