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 Classically-trained
musician Shubha Mudgal took the "blasphemous
"step of straying into pop, and now she's got
teenagers stopping her in the streets for
autographs…
Born in 1959
into a musically dedicated family, Shubha
Mudgal has received her training from some
of the finest musicians and musicologists
in India. Trained initially as a Khayal
singer by Pandit Ram Ashreya Jha in Allahabad,
her place of birth, Shubha later moved to
Delhi where she received the guidance of
Pandit Vinay Chandra Maudgalya and Pandit
Vasant Thakar. She went on to polish her
stylistic techniques from well-known maestro
Pt. Kumar Gandharva.
Shubha Mudgal's
spirited experimentation brought her into conflict
with more orthodox practitioners. Her first album,
a collection of Sufi songs, was an immediate hit
with the public but generated criticism from
traditionalists. Her album Ali More Angana set
young people all over the country dancing to an
originally devotional song, which became a
favorite at discotheques.
Since then Shubha Mudgal has
continued to operate in popular music space. Apart
from pop albums like Abb Ke Sawaan she has also
lent her voice in films like Hazaaron Khwaishen
Aisi and Laga Chunri Mein Daag.
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