Singapore:
Indian pop singer Mika Singh hassaid he is working on a film based on his life charting hisearly days of struggle to emerging as one of the most popularplayback singers in Bollywood.
"The story is being put together," he said, disclosingthat it would be directed by Shashanka Ghosh of the 2009comedy Quick Gun Murugan fame.
Mika, who started as a singer 13 years ago after leavinghis brother Daler Mehndi's band as a guitarist, said the storywould cover his journey to becoming a popular singer over theyears.
The Something Something hitmaker said he was also beingapproached to act in films but currently he is busy with hisscheduled concerts and regular song recordings for films.
Besides singing hit Punjab/Hindi songs for Bollywood,Mika said he has also recorded songs in Telegu, Tamil,Bengali, Bhojpuri and Haryanvi.
He said he was already writing a typical song for actorSunil Shetty's next film.
"On an average, I would like to do two to three hit songsa year to ensure I have created a good life-long singingpiece," said Mika, who was here for his first singing event inSingapore organized by the Charkula Arts Academy and ClubColaba.
"The Singapore concert is a an important start to myAsian tours and I hope to host one every year in the citystate," Mika said.
"It is the mixed community of Indians, Pakistanis andBengalis that give me an opportunity to sing for them andentertain them," he said, adding that he hopes to sign in asmany languages as possible as he progresses with his career.
Mika's next concert would in Hong Kong on February 10while he has already started planning a public concert inPakistan in the coming months.
Mika also talked about his non-governmental organizationDivine Touch which he said has been expanded from simplelanggar services at Gurdwaras to support needy women.
"We take in a batch of 300 girls and women from the ageof 16 to 40 every six months and helping them with some basiceducation as well as training in arts and handicrafts," hesaid.
"The story is being put together," he said, disclosingthat it would be directed by Shashanka Ghosh of the 2009comedy Quick Gun Murugan fame.
Mika, who started as a singer 13 years ago after leavinghis brother Daler Mehndi's band as a guitarist, said the storywould cover his journey to becoming a popular singer over theyears.
The Something Something hitmaker said he was also beingapproached to act in films but currently he is busy with hisscheduled concerts and regular song recordings for films.
Besides singing hit Punjab/Hindi songs for Bollywood,Mika said he has also recorded songs in Telegu, Tamil,Bengali, Bhojpuri and Haryanvi.
He said he was already writing a typical song for actorSunil Shetty's next film.
"On an average, I would like to do two to three hit songsa year to ensure I have created a good life-long singingpiece," said Mika, who was here for his first singing event inSingapore organized by the Charkula Arts Academy and ClubColaba.
"The Singapore concert is a an important start to myAsian tours and I hope to host one every year in the citystate," Mika said.
"It is the mixed community of Indians, Pakistanis andBengalis that give me an opportunity to sing for them andentertain them," he said, adding that he hopes to sign in asmany languages as possible as he progresses with his career.
Mika's next concert would in Hong Kong on February 10while he has already started planning a public concert inPakistan in the coming months.
Mika also talked about his non-governmental organizationDivine Touch which he said has been expanded from simplelanggar services at Gurdwaras to support needy women.
"We take in a batch of 300 girls and women from the ageof 16 to 40 every six months and helping them with some basiceducation as well as training in arts and handicrafts," hesaid.
