Mumbai, Maharashtra: In an exclusive interview with IANS, Benny Dayal discusses his new song Chahe Jaan Le, describing it as a unique blend of Indian neo-soul, Rhythm & Blues. He shares how the song’s simplicity, melody, and emotional message of love and friendship resonated with him, and how producer Ayaz Ismail gave him freedom to experiment. Reflecting on his journey, Benny emphasizes resilience, humility, and the importance of mental health, noting that personal experiences shape his music. He also talks about his multi-lingual singing, the need for better concert infrastructure in India, and upcoming projects, while expressing excitement about reinventing his musical identity.
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00:00My name is Sir. First of all, welcome to INS. And talking about your single Chahe Jandu,
00:06you need to blend emotional intensity with the contemplative Sonish Pirates.
00:10How do you interpret the emotional landscape when you first heard the lyrics as well as the composition of your song?
00:17I must say, see this song was very away from a lot of songs that I have done before.
00:24You know, at a point of time, you get a lot of songs that is in your repertoire.
00:30This is also my repertoire. Radhavan Blues' R&B is a genre which is very much my repertoire of genres that I approach in music.
00:41So, I thought that this song is not just like a filmy song that comes in films.
00:47And it was very unique, very simple. And the composition was not as high-five composition.
00:56But Ayaz gave me so much freedom.
01:01So, it gave me so much freedom.
01:03And when we record it, I was asking, can I try like this? Can I try like this?
01:08So, I was like, this is a very unconventional melody for me.
01:17And my goal is that when I do songs, I just want to do songs that is different from each other.
01:23I just want to have more variation, more variety, and more versatility so that I can showcase as a singer also.
01:33Sir, what aspect of this song message at the next little person?
01:38It's a love message, you know. Love message is very common for everybody.
01:43And, you know, this is basically love, friendship, everything comes together in one piece over here, you know.
01:53It's a very simple message, it's not very complicated.
01:57So, this is why I like something that is very simple, but if it is produced really well, I think it resonates really well with the audience too.
02:07How did you shape the way that you can do it?
02:11Oh, I was really in awe of the freedom that he gave me because, of course, he had a melody in Stencil.
02:18It was a basic melody that he had made.
02:22And he also said that, you know, this song, I made this keeping you in mind.
02:27And he was right.
02:30Because sometimes you know that, okay, this song is not suitable for you.
02:34Then we try it.
02:36But this song, the moment I heard it, I was like, this is a very sweet song.
02:40It's very sweet song.
02:41It's a very sweet song.
02:42It's a very sweet song.
02:43And it's such a song, my body of hope is very low in my body of hope.
02:48So, I thought I should do it.
02:50Yeah, of course, like, a new feeling, you know, I have to do it.
03:17And when I was singing, I was very raw, they recorded it, but they promised me that, sir, the final output will be a must.
03:26Like, I will do justice to what you have done. And when they sent me a rough link, I said, sir, how do you feel?
03:35I said, it sounds fab. It sounded really fabulous. And he made me sound really amazing.
03:41And as a music producer and a composer, it's his responsibility to, like, make everything sound amazing, not just the vocals also.
03:51But he's really done a fabulous job on the song, on the whole song.
03:55I think I'm, I'm definitely, this song is going to be in one of the new slow jams playlist of every person out there. Yeah. Be it any age.
04:15How did you, did you think about this? Was there anything about this guy?
04:25No, see, when I, when he said he had a song for me, I wasn't expecting anything.
04:33I think, actually, in truth, whatever song I want to do, I don't expect that much.
04:41So, when something is good, you'll be happy.
04:47But this was just really good. So, it was like an amazing thing.
04:52See, when the song is so good, the singer is feeling very indulgent, self-indulgent.
04:57I mean, like, we don't want to push ourselves in the song.
05:01And he is also keeping all of that in the song and not saying,
05:06Acha, am, yeh simply jayenge. Asa kar ki, koji format nahi tha.
05:09Toh, he was, he was accepting of it.
05:12He had love ki baat hata hai na.
05:14His love for music.
05:15Toh, he really showcased that in the song through my voice, through his arrangements, composition,
05:22the entire mix, everything is just sounding very clean, very clear, you know, and very aesthetically done.
05:31Talking about the lyrics, Kalal, writing often carries a lyrical text.
05:35Was there specific lines in Chayat under that acted view or unique vocal interpretation?
05:41No, I think it, the whole song itself is, I have, I have no words. Lyrically,
05:47I am not a critic of good, of good or bad lyrics.
05:53I mean, mujhe, agar ho sounding mein, or melody ke sat, sink ho jata hai.
05:59I think then it has, automatically kohi bhi ga sakta hai.
06:02So, I, I didn't gauge much on the lyrics, but I think the song is sounding brilliant at the end of the day.
06:09And big kudos to Kunal for writing this wonderful lyrics.
06:14You were talking about the start of the early in your career.
06:17So, when music directors didn't have anything to offer you, you had to beat just a stronger chorus, cover chorus.
06:24So, when you look back now, how do you feel this movement shaped the way your adventure about it?
06:29It's taught me what not to be in life, you know.
06:33Meaning, discourage karna, or like insensitive ho na.
06:40Kyunki kabhi kabhar kuchh log kuchh na kuchh toh baki dieta hai.
06:44And, uh, us ke, us ke, us ke wajay se baut saare lhoon ka dil dukhta hai.
06:49Toh ye, you know, you're intentionally or unintentionally,
06:55aap toh kisi na kisi ko harm kar rahe ho.
06:58Unko dukh pauncha raha hai.
06:59I think that's what I've learnt.
07:01Like, you stay humble and what happened to you should not happen to someone else.
07:06Agar aap aasa aik situation mein hai, how can you make it right?
07:11Meaning, aap ki, aap ki purani situations mein baut kuchh cheez hai, sahih nahi huay.
07:16Lekin, acha hua, us ke wajay se, aap, aap ne kuchh kiya nahi, us ke ba gair.
07:21Like, you know, like, against it, we don't do anything.
07:23We just went on with life and, you know.
07:25We just went on with life and, you know.
07:27We break karne ke liye baut sarhi situations hain.
07:32Lekin, I think that should not affect your mind.
07:37Aapna mental health ko thoda sane rakhna baut zhururi hai.
07:42Aur, us ke liye bas eki ilaj hai.
07:46Ki woh hard work karta raha, effort karta raha.
07:48Ne life mein.
07:49Ta ki, jeet harna.
07:52Like, kisi na kisi ek din.
07:54Woh jeet toh aajai ga apke hat mein.
07:56Aapna even mentioned ke sa stepping into the share goal,
07:59he wasn't high of me.
08:01How was it that grounding influence your resilience and your artistic project?
08:05It's, it's very normal, no?
08:11To, like, take your pains and take your…
08:14Being an artist, actually, just to, you know, like,
08:17bring your aesthetics out of a lot of hardships makes you stronger.
08:21I think, like you said, your question has all the answers and resilience.
08:26You build all of that through a lot of hardships and everything.
08:30And I think life without hardships is meaningless.
08:34Ye toh, it tam hai bata sakta hum.
08:36For those who have it easy,
08:40you know, I would say experience some hardship.
08:44Probably just start being more independent and not depending on a lot of things.
08:49Tab, pata chalta hai ki, life mein log kitana mehanat kar raha hai,
08:55apna life ko kaise balance kar raha hai.
08:58It's, it's brought a lot of balance for me, I must say that.
09:01It taught me a lot of balance.
09:02You know, like, how to balance life, family life, professional life,
09:08and my mental health, my physical health, and my love for life.
09:15You know, life took a turning 2006,
09:18I mean, a lot of balance from this.
09:20Something you originally thought was a bad.
09:24How do you look bad at it?
09:26In the context of the reason for a new song like Chahe Jaan Le?
09:31In context of Chahe Jaan Le?
09:33In context of Chahe Jaan Le?
09:34In context of Chahe Jaan Le?
09:35Chahe Jaan Le?
09:36Chahe Jaan Le?
09:37Chahe Jaan Le?
09:38I'm not going to leave the music.
09:39I'm going to leave the music.
09:40I can't tell you.
09:41But yeah, I would say this is a great journey.
09:46It's a great journey.
09:47It started there.
09:48We are here.
09:49What can I say?
09:52We have to continue.
09:54And I'm grateful.
09:56I'm really grateful for whatever has happened in my life.
09:58See, see.
09:59We force a lot of things in our life.
10:03And there are 2-3 things that we shouldn't force.
10:07That is our destiny.
10:09And love.
10:11You know, you can't force love on people.
10:15You can't let people force love on you.
10:18So, and second thing is, this,
10:23like how they say in Bhagavad Gita,
10:27,
10:29So, I think,
10:32I was very young.
10:34And at that time,
10:37I don't know this.
10:39But over time, you know,
10:40when you reflect upon what is happening in your life,
10:43that's when that whole pattern comes to us,
10:46that life is like this.
10:47So, yeah.
10:49Today we are here.
10:51I'm sitting in front of you.
10:53I'm grateful for everything.
10:57Over the years,
10:58your vocal side has moved directly between
11:01John and Bollywood,
11:03India,
11:04So, where does Shahe Chande's
11:06think in your artistic evolution?
11:09I think,
11:10I think,
11:11I would,
11:12I would consider this is going to be like,
11:14Indian neo-soul kind of a vibe.
11:18Meaning, neo-soul is like one,
11:20one,
11:21one part of blues and R&B and soul and everything.
11:25So, neo-soul is something that is very contemporary,
11:28but it's simple.
11:29And at the same time,
11:30it has got musical intricacies.
11:32Toh,
11:33yeh wala hi genre,
11:35meri,
11:36kitty bag mein thai hi nahi.
11:38And I'm happy that I have something like that.
11:40Do you consistently try to reinvent your sound?
11:44Or does it be an intention at organically?
11:48Organically,
11:49but the,
11:50the,
11:51the intention is,
11:54my,
11:55yeh ye intention is,
11:56ki,
11:57mein,
11:58aapko,
11:59har baar,
12:00jo bhi kuru mein,
12:01re-invent karu.
12:02Ta ki,
12:03people can't put a finger on me.
12:04Mujhe,
12:05mujhe achcha nahi lagtaya,
12:06kabhi kawara,
12:07haa bheni hai toho fast,
12:08fast gana gaayega.
12:09When he hai,
12:10toh party songs gaayenge.
12:11Ayse karke,
12:12baut sari loog baat kahte hain.
12:13But I sing more than that.
12:15Toh,
12:16if,
12:17agar koi,
12:18explore,
12:19karna nahi chahtu,
12:20toh,
12:21thik hai.
12:22Toh,
12:23you know,
12:24like,
12:25that is my mission in life.
12:26Kaise bhi ho,
12:27hame,
12:28apni journey ko,
12:29uh,
12:30rukawad nahi dini chahiye.
12:31I think, you know,
12:32you have to keep it continuing.
12:33Aur,
12:34uh,
12:35bas.
12:36Actors ki,
12:37like,
12:38haa,
12:39haa,
12:40ji,
12:41sir.
12:42haa,
12:43haa,
12:44haa,
12:45haa,
12:46haa,
12:47zaraur.
12:48haa,
12:49haa,
12:50haa,
13:02zao,
13:03released 3 pictures
13:04one was known to you
13:06which was the song
13:07Pappu Gannan Sall
13:08then released
13:10Yuvraj
13:11which was the song
13:12you were my friend
13:13Salman Khan Sir
13:14and then released
13:16Gajni
13:18which was how you got
13:19so in these 3 songs
13:21there was a lot of contrast
13:22and these 3 songs
13:24were super hits
13:25I can say it
13:27and now you will agree
13:29so there is a lot of variation
13:31in my voice
13:33and then
13:34it just
13:35you know
13:36if people are seeing that
13:39or listening to that
13:40I think
13:40they will know what to do
13:42if this is the safe mode
13:45for everybody
13:45yes
13:46this is genre creation
13:47it is just this
13:47but okay
13:49so I have no issues
13:50but
13:50if I have a song
13:53to do this
13:54then I will create it
13:55and what else
13:57and what else
13:58do you
14:01what about those
14:02vulnerability
14:03play in your sleeping
14:04especially
14:05for a track like
14:06this which can be
14:07emotional
14:07oh
14:09lot of life experience
14:10you know like
14:13we are all lovers
14:14no
14:14love ki baat ne
14:16to
14:16bhot saare experiences
14:17hain
14:17bhot saare ups and downs
14:18hain
14:18to
14:19usko to
14:20thoda apply karna
14:21bhot zharuri hai
14:22wane like
14:22jab bhi
14:23koji situation
14:23bitaye to
14:24hain
14:25kai na kai
14:26kuch na kuch to
14:27huwa hoga
14:28agar aamki life
14:29in jyada
14:29piyar nahi ho
14:30then kya karu
14:31bho vera problem
14:32nahi hai
14:33but
14:33of course
14:35you know
14:35you can embrace
14:35the little little
14:36experiences
14:37that you faced
14:37in your life
14:38and apply that
14:40as someone
14:42who wants
14:43you had to
14:44fight
14:44for
14:45even a
14:45chorus part
14:46how do you
14:47view
14:47current
14:47landscape
14:48for
14:49your
14:49singles
14:49who are
14:50trying to
14:50rehearse
14:52i think
14:55i don't know
14:56what to say
14:56if i say
14:57i could be
14:58a little
14:58controversial
14:58agar apko
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15:38Whatever you are, whether you are an actor or a singer or any other,
15:45or whether you are a public speaking or a dancer,
15:50or go to the studio and do it like this, cut.
15:55But if you don't do it on stage,
15:57the public will come to understand that it's okay.
16:01This is a good artist.
16:03No, it's okay.
16:04Let's do it.
16:07I only believe in that.
16:09When you talk about the concepts,
16:12I think that the concepts are very good.
16:15The concepts are very good.
16:17The concepts are very good.
16:19The concepts are very good.
16:24Yes, definitely.
16:27Definitely.
16:28Don't ignore all the things.
16:30Because basic sanitation, basic requirements,
16:34and quality.
16:36You know, there are a lot of production houses who are doing high quality work.
16:41We don't need to do sideline them.
16:44We don't need to generalize them.
16:46Because there is high quality work also.
16:49Because I can say that this event industry is a very big industry in our country.
16:56Of course, definitely.
16:57There are so many cities where people draw in so many limitations.
17:01They don't want to take risks.
17:03So, if we can take risks and the quality, we can take risks,
17:08the results will be very different.
17:11So, I feel that they can just take a little bit more risk and invest in things that can make the entire infrastructure, live infrastructure, live venues.
17:22You know, for...
17:23Because now, look, youngster's music is very good.
17:26Music is very good.
17:27Music is very good.
17:28Because of the reason, many people are stuck.
17:30And in many places.
17:32Only in one place.
17:33Not in one place.
17:34So, music is very good.
17:37Music is very good.
17:39Music and cricket.
17:40Of course, movies definitely do.
17:43But,
17:44one night, two hours, three hours,
17:46Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Gujarat,
17:51UP, Delhi, Kerala,
17:54all of the people are watching festivals.
17:56They are watching their favorite artists.
17:58So, it's a very powerful force.
18:02Music is a very powerful force.
18:04So, it's a very powerful force.
18:06So, we need to invest that.
18:08We need to invest that infrastructure.
18:10Because of our youth, it's our future.
18:13So, we will listen and enjoy it.
18:17And then we will enjoy it.
18:18We will enjoy it.
18:19Yes, it's so a lot of fun.
18:20So, we will go and go and go and go and go.
18:22You can talk about it.
18:24What do you hope listeners carry them after experiencing child's channel?
18:29More love.
18:31love. I think it's, you know, just, I would say just enjoy, there is lots of good indie
18:40music that is coming in India. I wish it is not called as indie music anymore. It's just
18:46called music, like really good music that's coming. And Chahi Jandli is definitely going
18:51to be one of those.
18:53And are there any upcoming collaborations or musical direction that excite you as much
18:57as this practice?
18:58Yeah, of course. I have, I've been working on a lot of music, but yeah, I don't want
19:04to reveal a lot of them, but I'm, I would say like existing man, I've not done, abhi
19:10Hindi mein kuch nahi kya hon, ek, ek, do saal se, because meinne bhi chota saik break lia
19:16tha music se. Mujhe bas, I just wanted like spend time at home, meri baife ke saath ar,
19:21you know, amare ghar mein bhi ek naya meh manane wala hai. Toh, you know, we are having a baby.
19:26Ohe, toh, toh baby aa raha hai. Toh, is this liye, meinne socha chalou, thoda time family
19:32ke saath bhi bitana bhi zhura raha hai, ki baais saal se mein live shows kar raha hong,
19:36gaane ka raha raha hong, record kar raha hong, TV shows pa raha hong, sab kuch kar raha hong.
19:40And it's a very high-end superhero movie.
19:42And it's a very high-end superhero movie.
19:44And that's one really amazing, commendable movie, joh meinne kam kiya bhi recently.
19:48And it's a very high-end superhero movie.
19:50And it's a very high-end superhero movie.
19:52And it's a very high-end superhero movie.
19:54And that's one really amazing, commendable movie, joh meinne kam kiya bhi recently.
19:58And that's one really amazing, commendable movie, joh meinne kam kiya bhi recently.
20:13And mein aista aista shuru kar raha hong na shows ko.
20:15Lekin bhoh chara music mein create kar raha hong site pe, joh mein release karonga.
20:192026 mein release karonga, 2027 mein release karonga.
20:22So, I'm very excited that way.
20:25No sir, dekho, mera life, aap mera life ke baare mei suchte nahi ye.
20:38Dekho, mein hun Malayali, mein kerala se houn, originally.
20:42Mein paida huwa ta uae mein, to dher sarai indians.
20:46Mäin hindi, waisa hiya sikha tha.
20:48Mein padhna, likhna sab janta hou.
20:50Or baat karna bhi, or ghanah ghanah na bhi no problem.
20:54But do you think as a singer, you have got difficulty in your mind?
21:19No, sir. Difficulty is in your mind. So, if you free your mind, you don't get anything difficult.
21:27Sir, I want to say this to you.
21:33Please listen to it. It's out on 12th December, 2025. Enjoy.
21:44And play it in your car, play it in your systems, play it in your headphones.
21:50And feel the love again.
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