Ila Paliwal: A R Rahman Is My Inspiration. I Always Look Forward To Work With Him

Classical singer Ila Paliwal says Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman is her inspiration, and she hopes to work with him again soon.

Rahman produced Paliwai’s debut album Navaratna, released in 2015.

“A R Rahman is not only the executive producer of Navaratna, but he is my mentor. It is a different experience altogether to work with Mr. Rahman, he is a legend. He stitches the music together like no one else, there is so much learning which happens when I associate with him,” Paliwal told IANS.

“He is my inspiration. I always look forward to the opportunity to work with him. I hope we collaborate soon and come up with yet another successful album. We are not only good friends but also share a mentor-mentee relationship,” she added.

Paliwal feels geographical boundaries no longer exist due to digital evolution.

“I still feel the essence of our musical heritage needs more recognition globally. Having said that, I feel that globalization and digitization have extensively helped in spreading Indian music and culture in the west,” said Paliwal, who stays in New York.