Mumbai: In an Exclusive interview with Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, actress, singer, and podcaster, opens up about her journey as a single mother, her daughter Kaveri's acting debut, and her own experiences in the entertainment industry. She discusses her podcast, The Music Stories, and her approach to creating meaningful content. Suchitra also shares her thoughts on the pressures of the digital age, the music industry, and AI in music, offering advice to her daughter and fans to stay true to themselves and enjoy the journey.
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00:00First of all, we want to know that you have always been someone who has redefined glamour
00:04in the industry. Have I? What? Lovely, thank you for saying that.
00:08And with your podcast, you continue to do that. But let's be real,
00:13how hard it to stay unseen when everyone expects you to be constantly visible.
00:18Do you take this option with visibility or it has taken away from real artistry?
00:23I think it is the way of the world now, so one cannot deny it. So yeah, there is an obsession with
00:32visibility and it's not just an obsession, it's a pressure because it is such a, it is, consumption
00:39is so immediate and so short lived that it's literally out of sight, out of mind. So I can
00:45understand that youngsters who come in pressure that I have to put up a reel, I have to do this,
00:50I have to say something, I have to do it. The pressure is real and it's understandable.
00:55I have worked with Shah Rukh Khan, one of the biggest Bollywood stars. Is he as charming on set
01:05as he's on screen or there is a side of him that the world doesn't tend to see?
01:09Spill the beach and he's juicy behind the scenes stories during this Kabiha Kabiha.
01:14I have talked about him so many times and now I am embarrassed to talk about him because
01:22the film was so long ago and frankly I am not in touch with him these days. So it seems a bit odd. But
01:29yeah, I think he's a man of supreme intelligence and what he has achieved is not a small thing. So one can
01:38understand that there is a lot of courage and strength in that individual. So I really admire that.
01:47Ma'am, talking about your podcast, what will you start the podcast?
01:50Mujhe podcast kuch time se karna tha and mein subject choose nahin kar pa rahi thi. So I was like,
01:57mein ye kar hoon ya nahin kar hoon. And you know, mudse yeh trending reels nahin hoti hain.
02:03And mudse yeh gas or peet ke jokes nahin hoti hain, you know. So I thought,
02:08mein us cheez ke baare mein baat karna chaahongi, jis ke baare mein mujhe kuch knowledge ho,
02:13kuch authority ho, aur kuch interest ho more than anything else. And though I knew ki mein both niche
02:18subject choose kar rahi hun. Mujhe karna tha because I wanted to create what I think in my own eyes is
02:25of value. You know, so it's a style between a documentary and a talk show. Toh it's not ki
02:33just mein artist ko interview kar rahi hun. Because music is not just about the voice behind the song
02:40or the music director behind the song. Music is about so many more things. Music is about something
02:47very infinite. You know, music is infinite. Toh the varieties of topics I am covering are also
02:54vast and varied. And I know ki slow burn hai, niche hai. And but I'm hoping that jin logon ko
03:02infotainment kind of shows. Information, facts, knowledge ki interest hai. They will tune in to my
03:12show. It's called the music stories. And my channel is called the Suchitra Krishnamurti show. So
03:16actually kya ho raha ki bhout loog youtube pe ja ke type kar hain Suchitra Krishnamurti.
03:21And bhout se channels hai waha pe. Nothing to do with me. Woh pata ne kis ne bana hai. Fan channels,
03:26whatever. Toh my channel is called the Suchitra Krishnamurti show. Waha pe is my show the music
03:32stories. And toh meinne mei research khud kar rahi hun, likh rahi hun. For me it's been a
03:39very fantastic experience. Also because I've realized ki yeh podcast ki duniya,
03:44yeh content creator ki duniya kitni challenging hai, kitni difficult hai. You have to be really
03:50intelligent and really hardworking to you know, get anything out. You have chosen a slower but
03:57more meaningful rhythm with the music stories. But let me be honest, do you ever feel the pressure to
04:02keep up with the viral trends and instant content that everyone else is chasing? Do you think this
04:08slower rhythm makes you rebel in today's digital age? Ek toh, I have no pressure of being slower than
04:16anybody else. The fact that you're talking to me after so many years of something that you admire
04:22that I did, is I'm very grateful for. Toh mujhe woh pressure kabhi nahi lagta hai. I can,
04:29I cannot, I am too old to conform to viral trends. You know, I'm past that stage. Mujhe zarurat nahi
04:35woh chize karne ki. And like I said, my show, the music stories is a slow burn. Niche hai,
04:43and music lovers will find my show, I hope, you know, and people who are interested in knowledge
04:52about music and facts and trivia will find my show. So, when I started, I knew that it's going to be
05:00very challenging. And, but I want to do it in a way that I consider correct at the same time that,
05:09that I can add value to audiences when they are watching it. They come away with
05:14some kind of knowledge, some kind of insight, some kind of information, you know.
05:18Ma'am, you are dabbled in acting, singing and now podcasting. So, but here's the big question
05:26in the world that is obsessed with quick film. Do you ever feel like reinvention fatigue like
05:31you are constantly trying to keep up with a younger, faster crowd? How do you say it due to your
05:36artistic, but with the noise?
05:37Ma'am, ek baat meri samaj me nahi aati hai ki, why would I want to keep up with a faster,
05:44younger crowd? Because I am, I am of a certain age, I am of a certain maturity, I am of a certain
05:51experience. And that is my strength. Toh, why would mein apni strength chhod kar kamzor kyu banjaon
05:59by trying to be like anybody else? Toh, jo, the experience I have gained, the knowledge I have
06:05gained is what I bring into whatever I do. And hopefully that is of, you know, interest and value.
06:13Ma'am, it is now your daughter is also debuting. So, tell us something about that,
06:16uh, do you feel more pressure when you have debuted or now your daughter is debuting?
06:21So, uh, you are feeling a pressure. When I, when I debuted and jab, uh,
06:25meri karir chal rahi thi, I felt no pressure. Meri, meri saath toh ek ke baad ek hota gaya.
06:32And mein karti rahi. And, uh, I'm always surprised ki, uh, not surprised, uh, I'm always, uh, uh, grateful.
06:39And, uh, yeah, maybe even a bit surprised ki, itni hit ho gai, itna hoa,
06:45log mujhe, even after sometimes I feel, mein almost bhees saal rahi out of the limelight.
06:50Aar abhi bhi log yaad karte hai, jo mein ne kiya and, uh, poochte rahte hai ki, you know,
06:57when do we see you when? So, I'm very grateful for all that. So, I never felt any pressure,
07:02but yes, I feel pressure for Kaveri because, uh, I want her to be happy. You know, I want her to be
07:09happy. I want her to give it her best shot. And, uh, I want to give her the best that I can give
07:16her. You know, jab mein hai, meri parents ke saath jhagarte hai, I had no support. Meri koi, uh,
07:23mentors ya, you know, godfather ya, godmother. Mein kisi ko nahi janti thi industry mein.
07:28Mein auditions karke, you know, uh, test tapes karke, uh, apne khud, uh, you know, I made it entirely
07:37by my own route. And, uh, uh, hers is of course going to be a completely different journey,
07:44but it's still going to be a difficult journey. And I think as much as I can support her,
07:49mein wohi chahongi ki, I give her all the support that she requires and, uh, she just what, she does
07:56what makes her happy. Mujhe, frankly, I feel this, all this career and success and all that,
08:03agar koi individual chahe ki unko ekdam successful on a career chahiyeh chahiyeh toh phir they must
08:10definitely chase it. But it is not so important. It's okay to not even want it. You know,
08:15so it's entirely what she wants.
08:16It's so unfair, kyunki jab, uh, newcomers ko apne parents ke saath compare kertae hain,
08:29toh, uh, unke parents ke first film ke saath nahi compare kertae hain. Unke parents ke probably
08:49thirtieth or fiftieth film ke saath compare kertae hain. Toh, it's too much pressure, you know,
08:53and, uh, but if you're in the business, you have to be tough, you have to handle the pressure
09:00and you have to, uh, you know, uh, being an artist, koi, uh, hundred meters ki sprint nahi hain.
09:08Woh, so kilometer ki marathon hai, you know, or maybe even thousand kilometer ki marathon hai. So,
09:14uh, uh, uh, uh, my Kaveri ko yehi bolti hun ki tum koi sprint race nahi run, uh, dood rahe ho.
09:20Koi race hi nahi hai. You know, walk and, uh, crawl and, uh, stroll, you know, swim, do whatever it is,
09:28but enjoy the journey, enjoy the journey. That is the most important. When you look back,
09:33you should say, I enjoyed this. Ma'am, uh, talking about your personal life, uh, there is no such a,
09:41how, how difficult it was to be a single mother and, uh, take care of the daughter as well as work
09:46man. How difficult and what's the pressure that you are going through? See, loog mujhe constantly
09:50poochta hai ki, why, why don't you do more work? Now I can, of course, my daughter's grown up,
09:55but it was primarily because I was, you know, I was a single mother and, uh, bahar se bot glamorous lagta hai,
10:01but being a single mother is very tough. It is emotionally tough. It's financially tough.
10:07It's socially tough. It is very tough. So, uh, uh, koi se glamor ki nazar se mat dekha hai,
10:13and, uh, uh, child ultimately needs a loving environment and needs both parents. And I'll
10:20always say that if you can make things work, try to make it work. Of course, if it's not working,
10:24then respect yourself, but don't think it's easy. Aisa kisi ko lagna nahi chahiye,
10:29may karungi, is nahi kya dekho, may kyun nahi kar paungi, nahi nahi, it's very tough.
10:33Yeah, I've always spoken of music with deep, uh, reverence in the music story,
10:39but what's your take on today's popular music? Do you think that it's, uh, still as
10:44a soulful as it is used to be or have, uh, algorithms and commercial demand taken away from the art?
10:49I think there's some fantastic music happening in the world. There is some really good artistry
10:58happening, but the problem ye hai ki koi, uh, uh, kisi ke zahen mein nahi aata hai because,
11:04because of the whole algorithm fixtures, right? So, uh, koi koi gaane vahir hoote hai jo,
11:12do they deserve it? But then do you call it a fluke or a hit? You know, so it's very difficult to say,
11:18but I think in terms of caliber of, uh, music, it's becoming better and better. I mean,
11:24ap shows dekho, like Indian Idol and all, kya gaate hai log, you know, and even compositions,
11:30ap, uh, young composers ko dekho, Amal Malik ko dekho, uh, you know, ar regional music mein kitne
11:38log forward aare hai, toh, there is something very exciting happening in music, but, uh, ye jo, uh,
11:44aam, uh, uh, uh, platforms, uh, uh, jo, uh, uh, shook weil struggle kar rahe hai ki,
11:50how to break out of this algorithm chain and, you know, support
11:55music that they believ in, koin ki abh hi sirf, it is not about the music, it's about the numbers,
12:01or art and, uh, mathematics jata nahin ya sath mein.
12:03Mathematics doesn't come along with it.
12:07In terms of AI, AI is also a trend for a lot of music.
12:14You can do a lot of AI, so you can do it.
12:18How much AI needs to be used in it?
12:23It's not necessary, but why not?
12:25If we can enhance something, then why not?
12:30As people complain about auto-tune, he has auto-tuned.
12:35You say to some actor, why have you used your makeup?
12:39Or why have you used your braces?
12:47So as science advances, people are bound to use it.
12:51And AI is the future.
12:53In fact, it's not even the future, it's here.
12:56So one has to just accept it and see,
12:59It's not true, it's not true.
13:05You can't become AI by a singer.
13:09So these misconceptions should go out.
13:12But AI is a tool and why not use a tool?
13:15I mean, before the technology,
13:18there was a telegram before the computer.
13:20Should we go back to telegram?
13:21No, no, no, we can send emails or WhatsApp.
13:25It's like saying, no, no, no, telegram was pure, you use that.
13:29You know, it's unnecessary.
13:32It's silly.
13:33I mean, I believe, I believe.
13:35We are talking about the other generations.
13:37The other generations have one more pressure.
13:39On the other hand, the family's pressure as well.
13:43The ones will compare it to their parents.
13:45However, they have one more pressure.
13:49The others will also have to take a step to stay visible.
13:55How much pressure on that? How much pressure do you think you need to be in that situation?
14:02See, pressure is a lot of pressure.
14:05And literally, it's an out of sight, out of mind business.
14:11But I think even in that pressure, ultimately, your choice is.
14:16If you have a film tomorrow or a song that is a super hit, whether or not you are active on social media, your followers will go up by 1 million or 10 million.
14:29So ultimately, it is about your work.
14:32But in the meantime, between the actual work you're creating, I think the culture is that the fans want to know what you're up to,
14:41this is a relatability issue, they want to feel like you're one of them.
14:45So you don't have to succumb to the pressure.
14:47I tell you, if you want to do it, then do it.
14:49If you want to do it, then don't stress. It's no big deal.
14:52If you want to do it, then do it.
14:55And look, today, this culture has come in the industry.
15:03There are all media agencies, social media managers.
15:07People need to do it.
15:09You know, so people put a lot of pressure on them, I feel.
15:13They have to justify their big fat salaries also.
15:18What are your worries about them?
15:20I have done a very interesting project that should be out on OTT soon.
15:27I am writing today, so I am very excited.
15:32Hopefully, I will write a project very quickly and direct it.
15:39What would you like to send your message to my friends?
15:42Look, I don't give this message, advice now, because I am a fan of knowledge.
15:52Social media is still all okay, as long as all these quacks don't come and give knowledge.
15:57So, I never give knowledge.
16:00So, no knowledge please, no message.
16:02Just enjoy your life and do what your heart says and respect your elders.