One of the most recognisable voices of the 1990s, Kumar Sanu, has opened up about the kind of songs he chose to sing during the decade. In a recent interview with Zoom, the singer acknowledged that not all songs from the era were tasteful and revealed that he consciously tried to stay away from vulgarity, although he admitted that he gave in to pressure on a few occasions.
Kumar Sanu on not singing vulgar songs
Kumar Sanu was asked about some of the rather questionable songs from the 1990s. He acknowledged that such songs were part of the era, saying that the decade had a mix of everything, from good to bad. The singer said, "One of my principles was that I would not bring vulgarity into my songs. But there were one or two instances where I failed to stick to this because I was under such pressure that I felt I had to sing them, otherwise things would not work."
He added that despite the pressure from the 'movie mafia', he continues to stick to his principles and said, "I have one or two such songs. One or two songs of mine, like ‘Raj gaya tabla tabele mein...’, fall into this category. Apart from that, I have always avoided outright vulgar songs, as they are called, and I still do. I have stuck to this principle till today. Toh usmein ek cheez hoti hai ki pata nahi mera nuksaan toh bahut hua lekin I don't mind. (I may have suffered a lot of losses because of it, but I don't mind)."
