Srinagar, June 10:(KNS) Singer Richa Sharma who is shooting for a sufi song in Kashmir said that the place suits the genre of her music. “I mostly sing sufi songs and Kashmir is a place of saints and sufism. I believe that my genre of music suits this place unlike other genres,” says Richa.

The 46-year-old singer says that she has an old connection with the valley. “The last time I visited here was in 2000 to launch DD Kashir TV channel but since then I didn’t get a chance to visit. I have been wishing to visit here for a long time but thanks to my brother and music composer Jaan Nissar Lone who gave me this opportunity,” says Richa, according to a statement issued by A R Music Studios who have organized the shoot of the singer.

Explaining further on her Kashmir connection, she said, “When I was just 13-year-old when I met a Kashmiri brother who used to treat me as her own sister and gave me Kashmiri shawls. It was like a family relation with them. Later, they went somewhere and we couldn’t know their whereabouts till date.”

She said has become addicted to the place. “I don’t why people need to go for intoxication when we have a place like Kashmir on the earth,” Richa said, who is popular for songs like Billo Rani, Sajda and Zor Ka Jhatka. She added, “I am impressed by its beauty, hospitality and food.”

The singer said that they are following all the Covid SOPs while shooting. “We have only 4-5 people on the set and everyone is maintaining the social distance and in fact all of us have been tested for Covid,” she said.

The song titled ‘Mere Ali Maula Ali’ is being produced by Mumbai based music company A R Music Studios. The star cast includes Atif Malik, Raah Nissar Lone and Anjum Mir. The song has been composed by Kashmiri musician Jaan Nissar Lone and penned by Nitishwar Kumar.  

“This is a sufi song which will promote the art and culture of Kashmir,” says Jaan Nissar who is also the managing director of A R Music Studios.(KNS)