IANS Exclusive: Interview of Actress & Singer Aditi Saigal aka Dot Talked About Her Journey

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In a recent interview with IANS, Aditi Saigal, better known by her stage name Dot, discussed her concert and the distinction between writing original music and playing live with a band. Her versatility as a singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and many more helps her develop her abilities. She provided a lot more information in this interview.  #AditiSaigal #Dot #Singer #Actress #Concert  #Trending #2024 #BollywoodCountry #BollywoodNews #BollywoodGossips #BollywoodUpdates #BollywoodNews #Bollywood #Bollywoodcelebrity #BollywoodHindiNews #ians

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00:00Yeah, it was my first festival.

00:08I had never performed in front of so many people.

00:10In fact, on stage, I even said I'm seeing so many people, it's making me giggle.

00:16And it was really, I kind of turned my back around before the performance started.

00:22I turned around and suddenly there were thousands of people.

00:24So it was really exciting.

00:26And I had so much fun.

00:28I was just dancing on stage and enjoying myself.

00:36Great question.

00:38I think playing with a band is really, really fun.

00:41My band comprises of seven other people.

00:45So I have drums, percussion, bass, guitar, piano

00:50and saxophone and backing vocals and then me.

00:53So playing with a band requires a lot of coordination

00:56and arrangement techniques and things like that.

01:01Whereas I think when you're recording in the studio,

01:03it's more about fine tuning little, little things and being a lot more detailed.

01:08And playing with a band live is more about feel and gelling together.

01:18Yeah, definitely.

01:19I think doing Archies was a huge change for my career

01:23because it opened a lot of doors for me.

01:25So I'm very lucky that I got to perform as an actor

01:28for the first time in a film like that.

01:31And I think as a musician also, it kind of

01:35because I worked as a composer on the Archies, it made me feel like,

01:39maybe I can compose at this level as well.

01:43And yeah, I hope to write for a lot more films and act in them too.

01:48Yeah, I think the way to kind of go about balancing both is

01:54ride whatever wave is coming.

01:57So right now my music is doing really well.

01:59So I'm just following that wave.

02:00And as and when acting projects come, focus more on that.

02:03So it's about changing gears whenever you can and being a little flexible and adaptable.

02:18I wouldn't say I'm good at producing at all, actually.

02:22I think I'm much more of a writer, singer and piano player.

02:26I think it's always great to gain new skills.

02:29In fact, next year I plan on learning the drums

02:33and maybe getting a few more production skills under my belt.

02:37And I think it's always great to know how to do various things

02:40within your industry because you get a better perspective on the whole process.

02:45Plus, it makes it so that you don't need to rely on too many people, although

02:51collaborating is also one of the joys of being in the industry.

02:54So it's a it's kind of a balancing act between both.

03:01At the moment, it's somebody called Olivia Deen from the UK.

03:05In India, my gosh,

03:09maybe maybe Shankar Ehsaan Loi, since there's such legends in the scene.

03:13And I got to work with them once as well.

03:20I think the highlights of 2024

03:23were definitely playing Bandland.

03:26I also played a lovely show at NMACC for the first time.

03:30And for 2025, I'm really excited about my new album,

03:35Sea Creature on the Sofa, which comes out in two parts next year.

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