Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 21: Music composer Akhil Sachdeva, who composed ‘Piya Ghar Aaya - Homecoming’ from the recently released Emraan Hashmi-starrer Awarapan 2, has said he wants to breathe his last on stage.

Speaking to reporters after the film’s release in Mumbai’s BKC area, Sachdeva opened up about his musical journey and how he took a different path from most singers.

“I started my life completely opposite to the journey of musicians and singers. They do playback first, and become popular and then do stage shows. I started with stage shows and I understood that I was made for the stage and I will die on the stage. It's my dream to have my last breath on stage,” he said.

Sachdeva said performing across India and the world helped him connect with audiences and build a following through his live performances.

“I have travelled the world, I have travelled India, and I have become popular in the hearts of people because of my performance,” he said.

The composer said he later discovered his ability to compose and write songs and felt that there was still a lot of music within him that remained unreleased.

“I realised later that I can compose and write songs. I felt the music deeply and the struggle of the artist that I am talking about is that how many songs should I make when I don't even release them. Basically, there is a lot inside that I haven't released yet,” he said.

Sachdeva said audiences have so far seen only one side of his artistic personality and that he is now preparing to begin a new independent journey.

“People have only seen one side of me and they will see a new side of me. I am going to start my independent journey from this month. I am going to start my own journey on YouTube,” he said.

He added that he wants greater creative freedom in his independent work rather than writing music specifically for films or according to someone else’s direction.

“I don't want to write for a film or according to someone's direction. I want to create a character and present my music. My inner artiste wants to take out what is inside and if I have to take it to the grave then I want to take out my songs so that my voice can be heard by everyone,” he said.

Sachdeva also spoke about entering a new phase of his career and said he had temporarily stopped doing live shows to focus on the next chapter of his musical journey.

“It's a new phase that I am entering into and I have stopped myself from doing shows. When you are doing shows you are in a different world,” he said.

He said his faith has helped him overcome fear and approach his music with greater confidence.

“When God himself comes to take refuge in you then you feel like God is sitting on your shoulders and he will take me forward. When you get rid of the fear of people then I don't have any fear and I want to do more happy music,” he added.

Sachdeva also urged audiences to support his upcoming independent work, saying he wants to bring his own songs to listeners.

“Composers know how much I love Iman and I want people to support me. I am singing my songs but I want people to support me,” he said.