Image: Edward Maya and Priyanka Chopra.
Bengaluru:
Romanian DJ Edward Maya, who enjoys watching Bollywood films, hopes to collaborate with Indian actress-singer Priyanka Chopra in the near future.
The musician said that he likes Hindi films because of Raj Kapoor's emotionally-charged performances and Shah Rukh Khan's versatility.
"What I like about Raj Kapoor is his movies. His films have an emotional impact. Shah Rukh, on the other hand, has an ability to play different characters which is a rare talent," he said.
"Apart from Indian spirituality and Bollywood music, I like beautiful Indian women. I would like to have collaboration and meet with her (Priyanka Chopra)," Edward Maya told PTI.
"The main difference between Bollywood and Hollywood music is the lyrics and the story behind them. In Europe, USA and other countries the lyrics are very short and meaningless, but in Bollywood they have a whole story behind, and this is what I love. You can tell a lot of things in melody through lyrics," he said.
When asked if he understands Hindi lyrics, the Romanian singer said, "I feel the lyrics and I have the translation."
Edward Maya also expressed a desire to work with the double Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman.
"I would like to work with A R Rahman. He is very talented and a very good professional artist," he said.
The Romanian singer also wants to act in romantic-action films as it suits his personality.
"I had been an actor but this is another kind of an art. I would like to act if somebody offers me a film. It would be great. I like romance combined with action films because I myself make music mostly on romance. I am a very romantic character," he said.
Speaking on his connect with India, Edward Maya said "My first connection with India was through books on spirituality. I was reading about Yoga, about Yogananda (yoga Guru) 15 years ago."
The musician who is well-read about yoga gurus and was practising yoga since the age of 10 further added, "I am practising Hata Yoga and I learnt about all yoga masters including Shivananda, Yogananda. I also know about Baba Ramdev but haven't met him yet."
The musician said that he likes Hindi films because of Raj Kapoor's emotionally-charged performances and Shah Rukh Khan's versatility.
"What I like about Raj Kapoor is his movies. His films have an emotional impact. Shah Rukh, on the other hand, has an ability to play different characters which is a rare talent," he said.
"Apart from Indian spirituality and Bollywood music, I like beautiful Indian women. I would like to have collaboration and meet with her (Priyanka Chopra)," Edward Maya told PTI.
"The main difference between Bollywood and Hollywood music is the lyrics and the story behind them. In Europe, USA and other countries the lyrics are very short and meaningless, but in Bollywood they have a whole story behind, and this is what I love. You can tell a lot of things in melody through lyrics," he said.
When asked if he understands Hindi lyrics, the Romanian singer said, "I feel the lyrics and I have the translation."
Edward Maya also expressed a desire to work with the double Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman.
"I would like to work with A R Rahman. He is very talented and a very good professional artist," he said.
The Romanian singer also wants to act in romantic-action films as it suits his personality.
"I had been an actor but this is another kind of an art. I would like to act if somebody offers me a film. It would be great. I like romance combined with action films because I myself make music mostly on romance. I am a very romantic character," he said.
Speaking on his connect with India, Edward Maya said "My first connection with India was through books on spirituality. I was reading about Yoga, about Yogananda (yoga Guru) 15 years ago."
The musician who is well-read about yoga gurus and was practising yoga since the age of 10 further added, "I am practising Hata Yoga and I learnt about all yoga masters including Shivananda, Yogananda. I also know about Baba Ramdev but haven't met him yet."
