Raftaar and Surbhi Jyoti opened about their new song which made all the noise since the release recently:
Raftaar, what makes you make this song with Surbhi?
The song was made; It was a banter between me and my manager, Ankit.
So, Ankit said to me that it had been a long time since I made a pop song that was entertaining, I was like, ‘Well, it wasn’t difficult’, and the song was made during the banter.
After that, after the video was thought of, everyone’s plan was to make me a hero.
And a hero needs a hero hero, that’s when Surbhi enters.
I am very used to working with snakes that I have to get Naagin.
SURBHI, how to switch from ‘Naagin’ to this song for you?
Yes, I have done videos but not with a lot of Raftaar.
As I said before, I was very picky and voters.
But actually, when Raftaar’s name appeared, I was like, ‘OMG! I am a fans, let’s do it, ‘But then I thought I had to listen to the song once and when I did it, I found that it was really a very good song and I immediately said’ Yes’.
Are you comfortable doing that scene? It doesn’t seem easy.
How is it for you?
For me it is cakewalk; It is the easiest work I have ever done and all credit goes to the team; The people there are very good.
I really have fun.
It’s like a picnic for us, not because we are not serious and have fun.
We had fun but we also worked.
Raftaar the song has become a hit on YouTube.
It has collected one crore view in two days, which is a very large amount.
How does it make you feel?
Good, it feels like it’s doing the right job, and it’s useful.
Moments before this interview YouTube just shared it.
This is their platform and they just shared it, so it’s a big thing.
Extraordinary vibration and I have done it for so long because of the thought that you have to achieve it continuously one after another adds pressure.
It creates a sense of expansion on me.
It makes me feel like I have to expand more, I have to destroy my obstacles and do something new at any time.
That is the novelty that makes us run away from one project to another.
You always like experimenting.
How does it feel to be wrong?
Not bad at all.
I think a good story is a collection of many failures than victory.
People always remember more people when they lose and then win.
It’s always ‘David vs Goliath’, there’s always underdog vs world.
So, I never felt like a failure, I felt like he was studying.
SURBHI, Are you very selective when it comes to choosing a music video?
I think I’m selective of all my work.
As an artist, we are responsible for our fans with whatever we do.
Everything comes with responsibility and price, and that’s why I am very selective than whatever I have done and I will follow that pattern in the future too.
I’m not in a hurry; I was in a very nice room and I really wanted to do a good job, with good people.
That’s my focus now.
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You also manage your TV career and do many OTT shows.
How do you manage your schedule?
This is what I am here and this is what I like most.
I do it very easily because this is what I want to do; It really makes me happy.
I want to do it continuously.
You are always praised for your work.
How does it feel?
Of course, it feels good.
It’s like how you cook for someone like you serves food to your father.
This is a feeling that is almost the same as you have done something for the person you love, and now you are waiting for the answer and when they also like it, it becomes big, it becomes popular.
And that’s what happened to this song too.
I and Raftaar talked and I told him, ‘More than you, this is my song now’.
