From Russia, with love for Hindi songs
Excerpts from the interview:
Russian artiste Elmar Rajsur, 31, is very delighted to be in India, the land of Hindi. He earns his living in Russia by singing Hindi songs.
Rajsur is touring with the Russian circus, which is currently in India, on an invitation from the circus organiser.
He sings Hindi songs during circus performances on public demand. He speaks in Hindi with security personnel, obviously enjoying every bit of it.
However, he hates it when he is referred to as a circus artiste. That is because, he says, he is a singer and not a circus artiste.
Elmar talked about his love for Hindi, Hindi songs and Raj Kapoor with Senior Correspondent Vijay Singh.
When did you start learning Hindi songs?
I started learning Hindi songs when I was in class 9. 'Main shayar to nahi..', from the film Bobby, was the first Hindi song I learnt.
Videos of some selected Hindi songs sung by Elmar:
- Elmar sings at Kwaja Nasiruddin Restaurant during our Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow.
Title song from Shah Rukh Khan starrer film ‘Dard-E-Disco’ - Elmar sings Yeh Mera Dil from the film ‘Don’
- Elmar sings Mein Shaayar to Nahin from the film ‘Bobby’