shivam mahadevan 12 on singing dhoom3s bande hain hum uskehow did bande happen it isnt just me the song features another wonderful singer my own age anish sharma who made the entire experience worthy i wish to thank julius and shantanu uncle for giving me this beautiful song frankly i had no prior information that i would be singing this song for dhoom3 i was told 45 minutes before recording i sang the song at one go without any rehearsal which makes it even more special listen dhoom 3s malang full songhow was your musical upbringing music is gods gift to me in the form of my father i have been brought up with music always around me however i started learning classical singing when i was nine dad is my god when it comes to music and the best singer today he finds time to teach me we do about an hour and half of riyaaz and he is the perfect teacher since he doesnt just praise me but also points out my mistakes and corrects me where necessary since he knows me best hows family time spent at home whenever dads free we sit and talk like a normal family but the topic always diverts to music he discusses his compositions with siddharth and me and we end up singing together it is during these casual talks that he corrects me if i am following a wrong note or diverting from the tunealso read reasons to watch dhoom 3which genres of music do you like i have a fondness for classical and semiclassical music i love the slow songs that dad has sung one of them being mere khuda from my name is khan i like listening to ghazals sung by ghulam ali and mehdi hassan while lata mangeshkar and asha bhosle have always been my favourites i love the way shreya ghoshal sings she is my favourite singer today after dad the soft tunes and harkats she does in every song are excellent siddharths in a rock band are you in one too or do you sing with his band at times rock is not a genre made for me unlike with siddharth neither am i part of a band i like soothing music i would choose something very simple like the title song of kal ho naa ho over a powerpacked number did you have anyone else teaching you music other than dad yes i have learnt from saili kalyanpur for a brief period of about 15 years but it has been worthwhile however she shifted to la recently but we make it a point to continue our lessons on skype she has inspired both me and siddharth and we are thankful to her we undergo hours of practise online she is extremely dedicated as a teacher