People know you as an actress. How did you jump into music?

It's a long story... I was shooting for a movie in 2010 when Desi Hits met me and bridged an idea. They wanted to launch an international pop act with a Bollywood actress and they heard a demo I made for Salim-Sulaiman [duo responsible for the Bollywood remix of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"]. I was really skeptical and in the middle of filming two movies, but they were persistent so I gave it a shot. We went into studio in 2011 and a couple of months later, Jimmy Iovine and Interscope were on board and then RedOne.

Is that when "In My City" with will.i.am was recorded? How did that come about?

The song was will.i.am’s idea, it was his song originally. We met in the studio during the Olympics last year and he said he had an amazing song that he thought would be perfect. He made me hear the song for the first time and he said that it's a great song and and I should be on it. He told me, the greatest song is the one which everyone can sing.

But your managers Anjula and Troy were skeptical and said it wasn't the record... I remember being excited for your first record and I thought "In My City" wasn't all that bad. Actually, I thought it good.

I did too! And the NFL were really supportive of the song. The one thing I wanted to do, which is a very important part of the album, was to have to a have a world sound to it. I wanted some Indian influence in my songs and there's quite a bit in the song. I also liked the the message of unity it conveys.

LH: How was working with will.i.am different from say someone like Pitbull?

I didn't meet Pitbull until we filmed the "Exotic" video. He was everything you'd expect Pitbull to be---really fun, energetic, positive. He made everyone laugh and smile. will.i.am is more quiet. I think he's a musical genius. He's such a creative man... he sits in the corner of the studio, then goes "let me put that in", moves his hands around and then "yeah that's the beat." It was amazing to watch him make music.

http://live.wsj.com/video/bollywood-...0-26EA041C594D


not will.i.am trying to sabotage another career like britney, nicole, natalia and cheryl

Ugh this disgusts me that song is pure awfulness

Far from!

Tyler, the creator thinks otherwise

A career must first exist, before it can be sabotaged.

Okay, so let's get this straight:

a) A recording contract was put in her lap in 2010 and she waited three years to release a single? I understand that she has a movie career and that should be her priority because she's established there, but she's not getting any younger and age is important in pop music.

b) She trusted will.i.am advice over her own managers? Why is everyone under the impression that he's some hit making machine?

I think they should have went with some unknown South Asian girl who doesn't actually have another career. Someone like that Snap on Feather girl Carishma has the time to promote, could be directed more easily and she's also young and American:

something can be sabotaged before it begins ok