And now here&rsquo;s another treat for his fans &mdash; Atif will be seen mentoring contestants on Sur Kshetra, a music reality show on Colors. CS caught up with the Pakistani singing sensation to know more about him: <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/Aatif.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 559px; " /> Who: Aatif Aslam What: On his musical journey Where: At a suburban hotel Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar By fluke My parents didn&rsquo;t let me play for the under-nineteen cricket team. They wanted me to become an engineer. But I decided to explore myself as a singer. I collected my pocket money to put up my first song on the Internet. The song was Aadat and it became an instant hit. So I went ahead with it. And now it&rsquo;s been eight years in this profession. The changing world I haven&rsquo;t been coming up with many albums lately because the trends of albums is going through a low phase. The media is changing, the infrastructure is changing and so is the medium of music. That is why I am focusing more on singles. But I have recorded a new album and will be releasing it sometime next year. Untrained melody I like the fact that the legends and the purists have the time to think about me and my singing. They are appreciating my work. I am proud of the fact that I am not trained. If a trained singer makes a mistake on stage, it looks bad. But if an untrained singer does it, it&rsquo;s still forgivable, right? Love me or hate me About the criticism that my songs sound similar, I would say that this industry (Bollywood) makes one kind of songs. So, that&rsquo;s not my fault. If some people hate my songs, that&rsquo;s completely fine. Because where people like someone, there are some who hate them too. Also, along with Bollywood, I have also done music reality shows. So that balances everything. Down memory lane In my college days, I used to travel by a van. Things were different then. I could roam about the streets in a carefree way. Just to save my pocket money, I would take lifts to college. I recorded my first song with the same saved money. I have lots of fond memories of singing competitions with friends. My first ever singing competition was in 2001. People appreciated me right there and that&rsquo;s where I got my confidence from. If not a singer... I never thought that I would make a career in singing. I always wanted to become a cricketer, a fast paced bowler. According to me, no one can match Wasim Akram, Sachin Tendulkar and Imran Khan. They are my idols.u00a0

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