

He says, “Aajkal mahol music ke liye achha nahi hai. Helping new artists to establish themselves would help not only those artists but also the music industry as a whole, says Kailash, who feels that the industry is “stuck in the rut of recreating old songs”. It was then, during my struggle, that I had decided that if I become popular, I’ll help upcoming musicians, and provide them with a platform to establish themselves,” says the singer.

I had no backers, and only after going through a lot of struggle and difficulties did people start listening to my music). Mera koi mai-baap nahi tha, aur bahot struggle aur mushkilo se guzarne ke baad, mereko logon ne sunna shuru kiya (When I had come, no one supported me. “Main jab aaya tha, mereko kisi ne aake support nahi kiya tha. Read| Kailash Kher on his suicide attempt: I jumped into the river but my friend saved me The name of this initiative is Nayi Udaan. Now, 12 years after the release of his debut album Kailasa (2006) took the music industry by storm, Kailash is established as one of the top musicians in India, and is set to fulfil that promise - he’ll be launching two bands, Sparsh and AR Divine, to coincide with his 45th birthday, on July 7. The “intense struggle” of his early days in Mumbai - a big city where no one would help a new arrival - made singer-songwriter Kailash Kher determined not only to succeed despite all odds, but also to offer a hand to those who’d come after him.
