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In this special episode, we sit down with the legendary Usha Uthup — an icon whose voice, style, and spirit have shaped generations of Indian music. From redefining pop and jazz in India to breaking stereotypes with confidence and grace, Usha Uthup opens up about her extraordinary journey, unforgettable performances, and the stories behind the songs we all love. Produced by Areeb Raza Sound mixed by Suraj Singh

In this exciting episode, RJ Riya chats with the living legend – singer Usha Uthup! Uthup opens up about her childhood, how she was a night club singer before stardom hit her, her personal life, and how she balances career and home.

Recorded in Kolkata, 2016 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV. Irfan talking to the singer Usha Uthup (born 7 November 1947) in the longest running celebrity talk show Guftagoo About Guftagoo Guftagoo (Conversations) is India’s only uninterrupted, unscripted and unhurried celebrity talk show. Running since 2011 the show has a rich repository of 400+ TV shows varying from 30 to 160 minutes. It’s a unique show interviewing distinguished personalities from various fields of arts and culture. The celebrated anchor Syed Mohd Irfan is host of the show whose distinctive style of conversation forms the essence of the show allowing guests to express their raw emotions. The in-depth interviews provide the viewers an intimate look in the inner worlds of the guests invited to the show. It helps them understand the guest`s life experiences, emotional conflicts, inspirations and struggles that brought out the artist in them and shaped the way they perceive the world. This documentation of the life journeys of various artists, also serves as a popular audio-visual archive for anthropological studies. Earlier aired on Rajya Sabha TV for a decade by the name of Guftagoo, show presented to its viewers, the journeys of personalities from various fields, such as Tom Alter, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Jaya Bachchan,Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Milkha Singh, and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Stay tuned. Audio bounce of a TV interview. The entire Guftagoo playlist on YouTube Link Image Courtesy Irfan's Archive

On this World Music Day episode, Cyrus is joined by the legendary Padma Shri awardee musician Usha Uthup. Usha and Cyrus have a wonderful time recounting tales of doing shows and hanging out together, Usha's early years as an artist, her biggest inspiration being Radio Salon, being from a family full of musicians, her teacher throwing her out of class in school because she thought her voice did not fit in the conventional patterns of voices, playing a lot of tambourine, her love for live performances and concerts, starting out singing in a nightclub, her appreciation for the talent in Hindi music today, and tons more. They also talk about Usha singing at the Vatican in front of the Pope, the many popular jingles she has sung over the years, and more. All this and lots more. Finally, Usha sings some amazing and fabulous songs. Look for 'Imagine' by John Lennon and 'Darling' from Saat Khoon Maaf. Follow Usha on Instagram and Twitter: https://instagram.com/singerushauthup and singerushauthup Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus Broacha You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha ( https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha ) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this World Music Day episode, Cyrus is joined by the legendary Padma Shri awardee musician Usha Uthup. Usha and Cyrus have a wonderful time recounting tales of doing shows and hanging out together, Usha's early years as an artist, her biggest inspiration being Radio Salon, being from a family full of musicians, her teacher throwing her out of class in school because she thought her voice did not fit in the conventional patterns of voices, playing a lot of tambourine, her love for live performances and concerts, starting out singing in a nightclub, her appreciation for the talent in Hindi music today, and tons more. They also talk about Usha singing at the Vatican in front of the Pope, the many popular jingles she has sung over the years, and more. All this and lots more. Finally, Usha sings some amazing and fabulous songs. Look for 'Imagine' by John Lennon and 'Darling' from Saat Khoon Maaf. Follow Usha on Instagram and Twitter: https://instagram.com/singerushauthup and https://twitter.com/singerushauthup Also, subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8A You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.com Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.