My father was a magistrate and as a result of his postings, I have travelled all over Assam. My mother was a professional singer. My grandmother was a very good singer as well.

So there was an ambience of music in our house for the last two, three generations.

It was natural for me to start my training in music right from my childhood. I learned the tabla for 11 years. I can play many folk instruments, thanks to my gurus, Rabin Banerjee and Ramani Roy.

During my school and college days, I won many awards for my musical abilities.

My first album Anamika was released in 1992 when I was in my second year at the B Barua College in Assam. It was a huge hit.

I have sung in almost every language in Assam, also in Bangla, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and Marathi. I have also scored the music for an award-winning Bengali film.

Shifting to Mumbai was a natural move for me. But I am still keeping my options open in Assam. I want to make it big in Mumbai not just as a singer, but also as a music director. Only if I can make it big as a music director will I settle permanently here.

Image: Emran Hashmi and Kangana in a scene from Gangster