Not only is Taaruk Raina leading his first series as a hero, he got an opportunity to sing on screen as well. The actor plays Kantilal Sahni in Ram Madhvani's period series, The Waking of a Nation, on the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and its aftermath. Taaruk's character is a lawyer who is part of the Hunter Commission.
The talented actor, who is also a singer-songwriter, talked about the complete 180 degree he had to undertake to render these folk-style songs. Taaruk Raina on singing on The Waking of a NationSpeaking with Zoom, Taaruk shared that he had hoped to sing on the SonyLIV series. He said, "Ram sir, being the genie that he is granting my wishes one step at a time, he gave me that chance as well.
It's very different from the stuff I usually do. It's a complete world change." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ram Madhvani Films (@officialrmfilms)Director Ram Madhvani added, "For Taaruk to learn the ethos, soul, language, and heart of that really took some doing.
We had a teacher, Shruti Vishwanathan, who is a folk singer, and Sameer Uddin, the music director; it's all his melodies, though the dohes (couplets) are from Sant Kabir."ALSO READ: How Taaruk Raina Got Through His 'Toughest Audition' For The Waking Of A Nation With 12-Page Script | ExclusiveTaaruk Raina on learning new way to singTaaruk went to credit Shruti for understanding why the songs exist. He stated, "Shruti Vishwanathan taught me how to not just sing the songs but to really imbibe and fee.
