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Now, Shabana Azmi turns singer!

....recorded two Rabindranath Tagore songs for Aparna Sen's Sonata...

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You don't expect a stalwart like Shabana Azmi to be terrified of anything. But the veteran actress recently confessed to being terrified, that she was recording two Rabindranath Tagore songs for Aparna Sen's upcoming English film Sonata in the evening and exclaimed to a tabloid, “I am terrified". The film which is based on Mahesh Eklunchwar's play of the same name will have director Aparna appear in the film alongside Lilette Dubey. Sonata will go on floors from September 20 in a start-to-finish schedule. Shabana has worked earlier in Aparna's movies Sati, Picnic and 15 Park Avenue.

Shabana says, “Rina (Aparna Sen) called me in Kashmir in June when I was shooting there for Idgaah. I agreed to do the film without even hearing the script. She is a dear friend and I enjoy her company a lot. I tend to behave a bit retarded in front of her -- I don't know why she brings that out in me -- and she scolds me but we love each other. We can be frivolous, funny, serious, political and totally supportive of each other,"

And Sen had coaxed Shabana into singing two Rabindrasangeets, Aaji jharer raate and Sokhi andhare. For this, Sen got her a coach, Sharoni Sen. “Sharoni has been encouraging and extremely patient. Also, Javed (husband Javed Akhtar) pushed me. When I'm terrified, I feel challenged, but it was because of Rina, Sharoni and Javed's confidence that I was able to pull it off, that made me dare to attempt singing," says Shabana admitting that she happy that after the recording when her Sen told her, “You've sung with feeling."

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