SONU'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FATHER

Sonu Nigam - My Father...I get my short temper from my dad  Sonu Nigam on his father Agam Kumar Nigam Both my father and I are Leos. Incidentally, so is my mother. So between me and my dad there is some undercurrent of ego problems. My father is an extremely self respecting person and very much a Leo. He is very talented (he's a singer) and knows his capabilities. And we know what a special human being he is. He's got a tremendous sense of humour and a strong sense of self. He's the kind who'd never tolerate any nonsense. Unlike other parents who proudly say that they are friends with their children, the two of us are not friends. We are a father and son and we maintain that distance. We discuss business, we laugh together but we're not friends. I don't share my personal confidences with him. I don't confide in him. He advises me. It was my father who advised me against doing concerts in Mumbai when I was struggling. And I think that has worked well with me. There are many issues we don't agree upon. His way of dealing with people is totally different from mine. I can be quite diplomatic and soothe egos where necessary but there is nothing calculating about my father. He is very straight forward. When I cam to Mumbai earlier, I was here alone and used to cook and clean and look after myself. At that time he used to specially come down from Delhi to be with me. I remember as a child I used to study very hard and dad must be the only father in the world who'd say, "Don't study so much, go and play". As a child I used to hear him sing and right from the age of three I took to singing loudly in the house. When he was performing, I used to follow him backstage and insist on singing - I remember him telling mummy "Control him." We are a small close knit family and we're all very close to each other. I'm very short tempered and this is something I inherit from my father. He is the kind who'd never ask for work but I would. I have this major killer instinct and I want to make it by hook or by crook. Not with my dad. I know he's proud of me but he never expresses it in so many words. On this birthday he kissed me but never said anything. He hardly says much.

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