Achievement Quote by Lata Mangeshkar

The success of Indian music at the Oscars is a great achievement.

— Gulzar

My biggest inspiration was the music of Slumdog Millionaire.' The music that Rahman tried had such an Indian sound, but that didn't stop it…

— Santhosh Narayanan

Singing for Bollywood films has an altogether different approach, as the industry has a wider reach. It has helped me reach parts of India…

— Guru Randhawa

Eventually, I began singing in various shows. It was then that I started appreciating the breadth and depth of Hindi film music.

— Javed Ali

I entered Bollywood with a huge hit, but things didn't really materialize like I wanted them to be.

— Sonu Kakkar

When I was a child, the idea of coming to Mumbai and becoming a singer was a far-fetched one.

— Neeti Mohan

By the time I was 14, I had seen only three Tamil films - 'Anjali,' 'Bombay,' and 'Puthiya Mugam.' And I loved the music…

— Chinmayi

It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.

— Mohit Chauhan

I'm a proud mainstream musician, but having said that, I do firmly believe there's more to musical talent in India than just Bollywood.

— Shankar Mahadevan

Hindi film music has always been completely driven by the plot. We singers never had any say in compositions.

— Asha Bhosle

When K. Vishwanath made the film 'Shankarabharanam,' he wanted to bring back Carnatic classical music to mainstream. It's popularity was waning in those days.

— Hamsalekha

My debut performance was on the railway tracks where I was asked to sing some Hindi songs in front of a mafia gang and…

— Kumar Sanu