Benny Dayal, known for hit tracks like 'Badtameez dil' and 'Let's nacho', says he was confident about becoming a singer.

During his visit to the Hungama office here on Monday for a meet-and-greet session, he spoke about his latest single 'Sunwai', his musical journey and more, read a statement.

"I was always confident about becoming a singer since right from my childhood, I could only think of music. That is how much I loved and continue to love music. I was only 22 years old when I got my break and I sang 'Kaise mujhe' from GHAJINI," he said.

"To get the break and sing the song, it was definitely a dream come true, but I was completely unaware that I would reach where I am today," he added.

About 'Sunwai', he said it is a ballet song.

"I have always wanted to sing a ballet song," he added.

On music maestro A.R. Rahman, Benny said: "I haven't conversed a lot with him but I can say with absolute certainty that it is because of him that a lot of aspiring singers get the opportunity to showcase their talent and become a part of the music industry."

While talking about the independent music scene in India, he said: "I think India is the only country where we differentiate between independent music and other commercial music. In other countries, people are doing much better in the independent space."

Benny Dayal, known for hit tracks like 'Badtameez dil' and 'Let's nacho', says he was confident about becoming a singer.

During his visit to the Hungama office here on Monday for a meet-and-greet session, he spoke about his latest single 'Sunwai', his musical journey and more, read a statement.

"I was always confident about becoming a singer since right from my childhood, I could only think of music. That is how much I loved and continue to love music. I was only 22 years old when I got my break and I sang 'Kaise mujhe' from GHAJINI," he said.

"To get the break and sing the song, it was definitely a dream come true, but I was completely unaware that I would reach where I am today," he added.

About 'Sunwai', he said it is a ballet song.

"I have always wanted to sing a ballet song," he added.

On music maestro A.R. Rahman, Benny said: "I haven't conversed a lot with him but I can say with absolute certainty that it is because of him that a lot of aspiring singers get the opportunity to showcase their talent and become a part of the music industry."

While talking about the independent music scene in India, he said: "I think India is the only country where we differentiate between independent music and other commercial music. In other countries, people are doing much better in the independent space."

In a day and age when film shoots tend to take anything between 30 days to a year, the Kay Kay Menon-starrer VODKA DIARIES wrapped up in just 20 days. The murder mystery, which also stars Mandira Bedi and Raima Sen, was completed 15 days ahead of its schedule, despite several challenges.

The film was shot in extreme weather conditions in the snow-clad regions of Manali. The temperature varied between minus 10 and minus 6 degrees. Debutant director Kushal Srivastava and his team were even denied permission to shoot at certain locations. Also, the flights bringing the cast and crew from Mumbai to Manali were cancelled and roads were blocked following snowfall. Despite all this, the team completed the shoot ahead of its deadline.

Talking about the challenges, Kushal says, "We faced many hurdles like sudden rain and location issues but we always had a plan B. We had planned everything in Mumbai and we were prepared for the worst. I feel proud of the team and their professionalism. All the actors were very supportive."

VODKA DIARIES is a psychological thriller and power-house performer Kay Kay Menon will be seen playing an investigator in it who is embroiled in a psychological case.

VODKA DIARIES, is produced by K'Scope Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Vishalraj Films and Production Pvt Ltd and is all set to hit the theaters on January 19.

In a day and age when film shoots tend to take anything between 30 days to a year, the Kay Kay Menon-starrer VODKA DIARIES wrapped up in just 20 days. The murder mystery, which also stars Mandira Bedi and Raima Sen, was completed 15 days ahead of its schedule, despite several challenges.

The film was shot in extreme weather conditions in the snow-clad regions of Manali. The temperature varied between minus 10 and minus 6 degrees. Debutant director Kushal Srivastava and his team were even denied permission to shoot at certain locations. Also, the flights bringing the cast and crew from Mumbai to Manali were cancelled and roads were blocked following snowfall. Despite all this, the team completed the shoot ahead of its deadline.

Talking about the challenges, Kushal says, "We faced many hurdles like sudden rain and location issues but we always had a plan B. We had planned everything in Mumbai and we were prepared for the worst. I feel proud of the team and their professionalism. All the actors were very supportive."

VODKA DIARIES is a psychological thriller and power-house performer Kay Kay Menon will be seen playing an investigator in it who is embroiled in a psychological case.

VODKA DIARIES, is produced by K'Scope Entertainment Pvt Ltd and Vishalraj Films and Production Pvt Ltd and is all set to hit the theaters on January 19.

Hollywood star Penelope Cruz says she felt a responsibility playing Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in the series 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace'.

The Academy Awards winner's comment comes just days after the designer expressed her distaste for the new Ryan Murphy series in an interview with Italian press last week, reports dailymail.co.uk.

During an appearance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', Cruz said: "You feel much more responsibility (playing a real person). When Ryan called me… I said 'I need to make (a) phone call and talk to Donatella about this before taking the job'."

Cruz, 43, only felt comfortable with the role after speaking to Donatella herself.

"She told me if somebody was going to do it, she was really happy that it was me, because she I think she knows what I feel for her and Gianni.

"They're the most kind people. It's important to me that when she sees what I've done she can feel the love and respect that I have put there (and) how I feel for her."

Cruz explained how Donatella returned the love by sending her a bouquet of flowers ahead of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Hollywood star Penelope Cruz says she felt a responsibility playing Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace in the series 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace'.

The Academy Awards winner's comment comes just days after the designer expressed her distaste for the new Ryan Murphy series in an interview with Italian press last week, reports dailymail.co.uk.

During an appearance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', Cruz said: "You feel much more responsibility (playing a real person). When Ryan called me… I said 'I need to make (a) phone call and talk to Donatella about this before taking the job'."

Cruz, 43, only felt comfortable with the role after speaking to Donatella herself.

"She told me if somebody was going to do it, she was really happy that it was me, because she I think she knows what I feel for her and Gianni.

"They're the most kind people. It's important to me that when she sees what I've done she can feel the love and respect that I have put there (and) how I feel for her."

Cruz explained how Donatella returned the love by sending her a bouquet of flowers ahead of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Reality TV personality Kris Jenner was ecstatically surprised when her daughter and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian told her she was pregnant because she didn't think she would ever have kids.

Khloe announced the news on the latest 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' episode, reports femalefirst.co.uk

After that, Kris said: "Hearing this news is the most special thing I think anyone can ever tell me. I'm ecstatically surprised.

"I always thought that maybe Khloe would be one of those women who didn't have kids and I struggled with that. It made me really sad because there was no one that was born to do this more than Khloe."

Khloe's sister Kourtney told her she thought her sibling had put on a few pounds, and after Khloe and her beau Tristan Thompson had told the family, Kourtney joked: "No wonder you gained a few pounds."