Monica Dogra talks to Sangeeta Yadav about her first solo album, season 3 of MTV’s Deewarist and movies — Fireflies and Mastaan where she plays the lead
Be it playing an aspiring photographer in Kiran Rao’s Dhobi Ghat, a razor-tongued Muslim girl in Bejoy Nambiar’s David or spreading her charm through her songs like Dooriyaa Bhi Hai Zaroori (Break Ke Baad) — Monica Dogra has always created a lasting impression. For now the talented 33 year old is all set to launch her first solo untitled album in December of which Suspended (the lead track) was launched in the first episode of Deewarist 3.
The album is being produced by Gaurav of Midival Punditz and Prashant from Engine Earz (UK), a Britain-based electro band. “The album comprises 10 songs which defines me as a person. It’s about my experiences in life. My journey in this industry thus far. The album delves into all the relationships that I have had. My relationship is like quantum of physics where the thread which connects me with everyone is the cosmos. This album is like a capsule. My life is like a picture which will be told through my music,” Dogra says.
The artist tells you that the through the album she has exposed a candid side of herself to the whole world.“ I’m sharing some very personal experiences with the world. For example, Rise up the flag talks about sacrificing your dream for the world. This is how patriotic I really am,” she adds.
Her next movie – Fireflies by Sabal Singh Shekhawat where she plays the lead alongside Rahul Khanna, is about an urban woman and her relationships issues. Dogra has also been roped into to compose a track for this film. “Fireflies is about all the challenges that an urban woman faces. The movie reflects upon her relationship tangles. I had written a few songs and when Sabal came up with this movie, I got him to hear them out. He liked it and I was told to compose for this film. Everything just fell in place,” Dogra, who has recently signed her next film Mastaan with Naseeruddin Shah and his son Vivaan, tells you.
Dogra is curating India’s first ever experiential music festival— Magnetic Fields which is scheduled to be held from December 13 to 15 at Alsisar Mahal in Rajasthan. “It’s a boutique music festival. Magnetic Fields is a part of collective team with Wild City group and others. It’s a royal festival and those who are going to be a part of it, will get royal service like staying in luxurious tents and coming in the best of their costumes. The aim is to spread and weave the magical story around Alsisar Mahal,” Dogra signs off.