Singer Sugandha Mishra who initially came as a contestant in a reality singing competition, soon discovered that she had a true gift for comedy. Developing her knack for making people laugh, Sungandha finally came into the spotlight when she mimicked legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar at an awards function. While Sugandha's act elicited many laughs, it did not spare her from the controversy and the backlash, yet she did get off much easier than comedian Tanmay Bhat, who's landed himself in quite a soup with his Snapchat video impersonation of the well known singer.
Sugandha was spared from further criticism when Lata Mangeshkar herself sent her a message appreciating her and expressed a wish to meet her.
However, Sugandha reveals in an article in DNA that she had to face the backlash from some singers and composers. “I was shocked. The same people who had laughed at the event, next day gave quotes about how I had insulted Didi. When I read it, I got goose bumps. But the good thing that came out of the controversy was Lataji herself saw the video and appreciated me. In fact, I have heard from several singers that Didi herself is a good mimic and loves comedy. But about Tanmay, she has said that she doesn’t know who he is neither is she interested in knowing him.”
About Tanmay's act, Sugandha says, "It is in bad taste, there’s nothing funny or humorous in it. It is offending. In fact, the reason I am talking about it is to tell people not to put what he has done and what I did isn’t in the same category. Mimicry is a fine art and a creative expression. What Tanmay has done doesn’t fall in any category. He and the AIB often claim that their humour is of American standard, but they are entertaining the Indian audience, right? Lataji is internationally known and I don’t think even the audience in US will find this funny. Swapping faces and making personal comments is not humour. I have always tried to raise laughter in a creative way.”
“Ninety per cent of the people loved it, and 10 per cent of them felt bad that I mimicked her. They felt Didi ka nahi karna chahiye tha,” she says about her own act. More-Info
waploft , webmusic
0 comments:
Post a Comment