Music is a language in itself. And then there’s the beauty of the mother tongue. Singer Sanju Rathod’s heart lay in marrying the two languages. So what if people told him that there would be no takers for Marathi music? Or that only Hindi numbers work in India? He followed his heart, and today that has led the pop star to a huge fan following across India, chartbuster songs, and greater anticipation from his audience for his future works. In a chat with mid-day, the Gulabi Sadi singer speaks on his journey so far as he announces his next album under the music label BL/UR.
Excerpts from the interview.

Tell us about your new album. 
It features 10 songs. The title is Gaon to Global. We have kept this title because the album is about me and people usually say that this guy from a village has gone global. We have been working on this album for the past one-and-a-half to two years. In fact, Shaky Shaky and Bangles are part of the same album. Since making 10 songs of a certain scale needed more time, we decided to release these tracks separately.