New Delhi Aug 7 (IANS) Singer Tulsi Kumar who has sung a duet with Pakistani singer Atif Aslam for a forthcoming Bollywood film says music connects people universally and it has the power to connect countries together.

Tulsi has sung "Paniyon sa" with Atif in the John Abraham-starrer "Satyameva Jayate".
What does it mean for her to have sung with a Pakistani artiste at a time when collaborative art/music between India and Pakistan is far and few?
"I actually believe music has no boundaries and that s the beauty of any kind of art. I have collaborated with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sahab back in 2010 for one of the biggest tracks of my career Tum jo aaye zindagi mein . Now it s a collaboration with Atif Aslam for Paniyon sa " Tulsi told IANS in an email interview from Mumbai.
"I don t think so we should have personal issues of countries involved with music. Music is free from boundaries and sees no difference in two countries. I think music is something which connects people and their emotions worldwide and I think it s great to collaborate with various talented artistes irrespective of the country they belong to. Let music do all the talking and healing and bring the countries together " she added.
"Satyameva Jayate" releasing on August 15 marks two firsts for Tulsi -- a song with Atif as well as a romantic Sufi track "Tere jaisa".
"Both these songs are very special to me and specially the Sufi track is something that I have done for the first time. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was a learning experience for me " she added.
As a music artiste Tulsi has dabbled in soft romantic ballads foot-tapping dance numbers old classic retro or unplugged and now Sufi. Does she believe versatility is the key to a singer today or having one s own signature style?
"My signature style is soft romantic ballads or the unplugged zone of songs. Sufi also more or less falls in the same zone so I would call that my forte. But I think it s good to try out different kind of songs as you don t know what zone your voice fits in and you realise that after years " she said.
She also loves attempting dance numbers.
"A different tone and grunge of my voice comes across in those songs and a lot of times when people hear me in a song like Nachange saari raat or a ‘Saiyaan superstar they are pretty shocked that who is this singer.So I think it s kind of an achievement if you can sound different and fresh in every given track. However every artiste and singer has his or her own forte and for me that s my romantic side but I love doing different zones and genres of songs.
Tulsi is the daughter of late Indian music mogul Gulshan Kumar on whose life a biopic is in the works.
"My father s biopic is a very emotional and binding project for my family. We all will be closely attached to this because it will be showcasing my father s journey as to how he began and where he reached within no time.
"His entire journey will be covered and I will contribute to the film in every way possible way. More than anything else it s a project that is not just close to my heart but the entire Kumar family " she added.
Aamir Khan and T-Series will release the biopic on the T-Series founder on Christmas 2019.

--IANS rb/vm