Kailash Kher is in a happy state of mind right now. The singer has just launched his next album, Kailasa Rangeele, well in time for Valentine’s Day. In the city to judge a contest at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies’ annual college youth festival, Sympulse, he exuded utmost confidence about his music.

Tell us about Kailasa Rangeele and its music?

We have composed 11 songs for it and each one is a love song. The album is an interpretation of love and has many interesting and unique elements. Amitabh Bachchan, Selva Ganesh and my two-year-old son, Kabir Kher, have lent their voices for it. I have worked on the album with my band members, Naresh and Paresh.

Private albums are not doing much business now and we see very few musicians pursuing them. But you seem excited.

When one works on a piece of art, one cannot think about business. It’s not necessary that your passion will be commercially exciting. Moreover, my previous album has done well and this one is also getting a positive response on Youtube and with the sale of CDs. I am sure we will get about a million hits in the next two or three months. 

You and your music are very spiritual. Are the youth able to connect with spiritualism?

You would be surprised to know that most of my listeners are youngsters. They do enjoy this kind of music, but won’t accept it because supposedly it is not a cool thing to like. I spread the message of love, romance and spiritualism whenever I meet youngsters. I am not spiritual, but simply believe in love and love is spiritual.

Why do the emotions of women play a pivotal role in your songs?

A woman is janani and can mould herself in any form at any age. She can easily change herself according to her surrounding. I find women very innocent.

If we look at film music today, only two kinds of songs work – item numbers and love songs. The other songs remain unnoticed and music directors don’t even put too much of an effort in them. What’s your take on that?

To be honest, I don’t know what sells in Bollywood because I come from a non-film background. It’s all very technical and I don’t understand technicalities. I feel sad to see music directors forgetting that they have a social responsibility while composing music that will cater to the youth. Why not make meaningful music instead of shallow numbers? However, I choose to look at the positive side where people like Prasoon Joshi, Gulzar and Vishal Bharadwaj provide soulful lyrics for songs.

Your son Kabir is part of your album –  it’s like the beginning of the next generation. How proud do you feel?

Kabir is not singing any song, but is humming a few notes. We were not able to hum that part as beautifully as he has done. It also feels good to see that your genes have been passed on to the next generation. He is a great kid who is sharp and observes a lot. 

What’s next on the Bollywood front?

I have sung songs in Gali Gali Chor Hai, Tere Naal Pyaar Ho Gaya and Jeena Hai Toh Thok Dal.

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