Sunidhi Chauhan opened up about her motherhood journey, and how she was recording her songs when her son was just 28 days old.
Sunidhi Chauhan is one of the most loved singers with hit chartbusters in her repertoire. She made every millennial groove on songs like Woh Sharabi Kya Sharabi, Sheila Ki Jawani, Kamli, and many more. Sunidhi has continued to rule the singing industry for the past two decades. On the personal front, Sunidhi Chauhan married Hitesh Sonik in 2012. And it was in 2018 when Sunidhi embraced motherhood with the arrival of her first child.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times, Sunidhi Chauhan opened up about how she overcame her mother's guilt when she re-started work within three weeks of delivering her first child. She added that she cheated as she made her son travel with her. She revealed that he was just 28 days old when she took him for the recording of Thugs of Hindostan (2018). She was quoted as saying:
"Maine uss department mein thodi cheating kar li. I made him travel with me for all my recordings and shows. He was 28-days-old when I took him for the recording of Thugs of Hindostan (2018). Ajay-Atul (composer duo) requested me to record the track as they were running a deadline. I placed Tegh in a room next to the recording room. I’d finish a few lines and check up on him."
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Sunidhi further added that she got addicted to this way of managing work and her baby. She started enjoying with him, and he was just five months old when he travelled with her for her first show. Sunidhi shared:
Phir mujhe iss cheez ki latt lag gayi. Main itni selfish ho gayi ki mujhe uske sath mazaa aane laga. Mujhe laga yeh to best hai. I don’t have to worry about him being at home while I was out for work. I performed my first show when he was five months old and he travelled with me.”
In the same interview, Sunidhi shared that she had stopped taking her son along with her from this year onwards. She added that she wants him to live his own life with his friends. She shared that her team had a tough time stopping him in the wings. She stated:
"He wants to be on the stage with me (laughs). My team has a tough time stopping him in the wings. He says, 'Mumma, mujhe bhi gaana hai'. So I tell him: 'You have to earn it'."
Sunidhi Chauhan is from Delhi, and she learnt music from a young age. The singer's father, Dushyant Kumar Chauhan is a theatre artist, and the singer has been surrounded by music from a young age. However, it was her mother, who had influenced her to take music as her career. Soon, Sunidhi started singing at local shows and competitions. Her family encouraged her, and now, she is enjoying huge fame in the singing world.
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