"I'm my own favourite" says rapper and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa contestant Hard Kaur...
Would you blindfold yourself and do the hip hop bhangra on prime time television? Ms Hard 'I-care-a-damn' Kaur surely would! If you don't know who we are talking about, then you have missed the latest phenomenon to hit TV after Rakhi Sawant!
Considered one of the most wicked rappers in UK, Hard Kaur has put the zing back into Punjabi rap. But it's her dance moves and her Punjab-da-puttar spirit on reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa that's got us go all gaga over her!
What most don't know is that madame Kaur's birth certificate lists her name as Taran Kaur. Why she went hard core? well, I don't know. But what I do is that she is the first female Indian rapper and is touted as one of the hot favourites on the show. Judges Saroj Khan, Juhi Chawla and Vaibhavi Merchant can't stop raving about Hard's dance moves.
I decided to chat up the hip hop star. After the usual courtesies, I popped her, the first question, how is she finding Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa? "I'm definitely enjoying it. I'm trying out different stuff. This is my first reality dance show, so I'm having a blast." During the conversation, Hard switched comfortably between a UK accent English and typical Punjabi Hindi.
This is the first time the songstress has put on her dancing shoes professionally. She quips, "My mom insisted that I learn some kind of dance form as a child. So, first she enrolled me for Kathak classes, I learnt for six months, then my interest waned. Later, I joined ballet for three months, followed by gymnastics, but I left both."
The rap star does not consider any of her co-contestants as her competitor. "I'm my own favourite," she retorts. "I don't bother too much about dancing and as far as popularity is concerned or what's going in the minds of the judges or the channel heads, I don't have any idea," confesses the effervescent singer in her usually bubbly tone.
Right now, Hard Kaur is excited about her Friday performance in Jhalak where she will blindfold herself and do the Hip hop-bhangra on Bach ke rehna re baba. "We will be dancing with obstacles. The performance promises to be fast-paced and peppy."
While the hip-hopper loves hip hop-bhangra, she hates contemporary dance. "It's like bhel puri. It's something which even my mom can perform. In fact, I hate easy dancing, anything which is a watered down version of an original dance form."
When I ask her about Mohinder Amarnath's, (her father figure) ouster from the show, Hard Kaur says, "I was upset. Mohinderji is a kind-hearted guy. You know, when I hurt my leg, he and Baichung were concerned and enquired about me. The production guys didn't even bother. But I'm going out for lunch with him on Sunday. Even after the show wraps up, I will meet up with him."
The 29-year-old has also lost oodles of weight, thanks to the rigorous dance moves. She laughs it off and says," You mean to say I was fat earlier? No, seriously, I hate going to the gym. But more than weight, I have lost quite a few inches."
The singer who loves listening to rapper Busta Rhymes and has given us hits like Ek Glassy, Lucky Boy, Move your body, describes her music as "happy, shaadiwala music." She will be soon coming up with an album later this year, which promises to be an eclectic mix of hip hop and Bollywood flavour. "I have worked with people I wanted to work with like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Richa Sharma." The album is being produced by D-boy, Eminem's record label.
She has also lent her voice for Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif starrer Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani, Chatur Singh Two Star, Toonpur ka Superhero and Shahid Kapur-Rani Mukerji starrer Hadippa.
All we can say is that we can't wait to see more dhamakedaar song and dance performances by Hard Kaur!
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