Sonu Nigam Talks Underrated Songs, "Bijuria" and Acting in Jaani Dushman | 50 Notes

50 Notes is a Billboard India interview series — 50 questions, one artist, no filters. Sonu Nigam answers 50 questions: From acting in Jaani Dushman to changing his voice to sing for Govinda. He talks about Anu Malik and Chaar Diwaari, the songs he feels never got their due, and his changing style from oversized suits on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa to his iconic French beard. This 50 note conversation covers: "Jaani Dushman" and why he considers acting a mistake Changing his voice to sing for Govinda Finishing an entire album before lunch His long, complicated relationship with Anu Malik Why “Do Kadam Aur Sahi,” “Sau Dard,” “Ajnabi Shehar” and “Kill Dil” deserved more attention “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin” and other songs that pushed his voice Why he is still learning from artists like Chaar Diwaari And why he believes great art comes from humility Sonu Nigam's 50 Notes: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Master Sonu 01:19 Sonu on film set 01:50 Great science student 02:23 Name 02:55 Best career advice 03:51 Fun 04:22 2004 04:59 Success of a song 05:12 Things that upset 05:46 Whitney Houston 06:14 Autobiography 07:17 Anu Malik 07:32 Singing for Govinda 07:50 Beqarar Main Beqarar Dil 08:05 Singing for Sunny Deol 08:22 Voice for an actor 09:14 Mimic 09:37 Hardest to copy singer 09:54 Offended by mimicry 10:39 Throwback 11:34 Young Sonu style 12:15 SaReGaMa styling 12:41 Dance 13:23 Bijuria Dance 14:26 Dance inspirations 14:38 EDM 15:00 Chaar Diwari 15:45 On collaborations 16:26 Fees 16:44 Improvisation on songs 16:57 Composers and Sonu 17:27 One-take songs 18:03 Curate a playlist 19:12 Favorite decade 19:21 Not a fan of 80's music 20:04 When did it start getting better? 20:09 Did he pick songs? 20:29 Recording 12 songs in a day 21:08 Challenging songs of his career 21:59 Biggest artistic risk 23:05 Jaani Dushman 23:41 AI 24:19 Have you tried AI Tools? 25:05 Missing the CD era 26:01 On record-breaking sales 26:10 "Deewana" CD sales 26:18 Song's video that disappointed Sonu 27:12 MD.Rafi tribute 27:32 Does great art come from pain? 🔔 Subscribe to Billboard India on YouTube. 📖 Website: www.billboardind.com 📱 Instagram: @billboard.ind 🛍️ Products