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you. That�s why I send you my wishes via fax.�
�While
on Dadasaheb Phalke, I would like to say that without him our industry would not
have been what it is today. I am proud of him on two counts � one, the
pervading cirsumstances when he started filmmmaking, and two, because he was
also a Maharashtrian as I am. It is a proud feeling to be given an award that
bears his name.
 �Amrish
Puri rang me up and requested me to come to his association and be felicitated.
Many institutes also want to felicitate me. I gratefully told them all that it
is more than enough. That they have immense faith in me. I say this because I
know that honour and prestige are always shortlived. I have gone through a lot
of ups and downs in my career. When my songs were not a hit the people
practically forgot me. So I prefer to remain calm during any circumstances.
Success is like the sun. When it rises it is heralded by everyone but when it
sets down, no one salutes it.
�Now,
at last I have no more desire for any more awards. I�ll go on singing till my
last breath. Just because I received the award, does it mean that I have already
achieved the highest I can? Of course not! I have so much more to do, so much
more to achieve in life. My present repertoire includes just a few film songs,
some songs for theatre and other light songs... And this is not enough. For
example, there�s the field of classical music where I have done so very
little. I have to concentrate on it. My conscience, my inner self, always eggs
me to do more, to sing more, to create more... Although to others I may seem to
have reached the horizon, I feel I have just left the shore and am mid-ocean. I
am always beset with t ..... |
