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He is the latest voice to join the Bollywood bandwagon. Watch out for Aditya Jassi
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Photo: Anu Pushkarna
Vocal power Aditya Jassi in New Delhi
He has tried his hand at a lot of things but finally settled for what he loves the most. Aditya Jassi holds a private pilot’s license, has done his Masters in mass communication and has even worked for a television channel as a reporter. But all of this was only till he found his real calling in music. After being a part of rock bands since college days, the 24-year-old singer made his debut in mainstream Bollywood music with “Kitne Asoon Piye” from the just released Strangers.
How this song came into the movie is a different story altogether. The song is actually part of the album by Aditya’s new band, Ni9ne, which he started along with Sachin Gupta who is also the music director of Strangers. “Frankly Bollywood was never on the cards. But when the Tips honcho heard the song he liked it and decided to have it in the film. We changed the arrangement of the song a bit though,” says Aditya, who has a contract signed with Tips.
Late bloomer
Music may have been a part of his life, but Aditya discovered the singer in him only six years ago. “I started learning the guitar when I was 12 years old during my boarding school days at Welham Boys’, Dehradun, but I never thought I would sing. When I was doing my graduation at Dayal Singh College the band I used to play the guitar for was looking for a vocalist. After listening to whatever little I used to hum during our jamming session, the guys felt I should start singing. And that’s it, there was no looking back ever since,” recalls the Delhi boy.
As if lady luck was meant to be with him always, he became part of the heavy duty rock band Oritus, as an acoustic guitarist, and picked up many awards at the various college fests across the country. Their debut album, Oritus EP, was adjudged the Album of the Year at the first edition of the Jack Daniel Backstage Tennessee Indian Rock Awards early this year.
Then Fame X, the second season of Fame Gurukul on SAB TV, happened, where he was one of the contestants. “Though I didn’t win, I did get a lot of recognition,” says Aditya.
As for now he has his hands full with a couple of Bollywood offers and his band Ni9ne’s new album, which will be launched in February. “Eventually, Bollywood is the destination but we are at the first step now. Let’s establish ourselves first. We have just recorded four songs for the album, out of the desired nine.”
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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