College Days And Beyond…

If you’re from Mumbai or if you’ve been in the city lately, I’m sure you must’ve seen this hoarding at some place or the other - “Mumbai ke radio par kiska raaj - Jeeturaaj…Jeturaaj!” Two days back I found out why that saying is true!..:)

Even before my album came out, I had this one real desire - to be a guest someday on Jeeturaaj’s show on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM. If you’ve ever heard any of his shows, you’ll know that Jeeturaaj is one of the most timepass characters on the radio - and his name is literally a brand as far as RJs are concerned! Well, whatever he sounds like on the radio - the man is as colourful and entertaining in real life!

Before we go ahead - Dont forget to tune in to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM at 9 pm today (Saturday , April 5) to catch my interview with Jeeturaaj on his show called “Klub Mirchi”!

So we reached the Radio Mirchi studio at about 10:45 am on Thursday. Jeturaaj was in the studio doing his live show “Hi Mumbai” and came out to meet us after wrapping it up. My first impression of the guy when I saw him was - this cant be Jeeturaaj! Wearing a jazzy red shirt with a few buttons open, a scarf around the neck and shades he looked more like a Bhai - except that when this Bhai spoke, he spoke in perfect English!..:) We hit it off right away and moved on to the studio to begin the interview.

This was my sixth radio interview, and trust me, I’ve never sen an RJ with so much fluency and control over the flow of talk as Jeeturaaj. The guy knows 9 languages perfect! Watching him talk even I got into a funny and mischevious mood. We talked a bit about my album, about Mumbai , about college and school life as I played “College Days” live. I also played “Om Namah Shivaya” which I think Jeeturaaj really digged (he made me sing it a couple of more times on the show!). Then there were some wacky questions he threw at me and I gave back some really crazy answers too!..:) I also managed to steal the sheets of his listeners’ sms’ and read out some funny ones on the show as well!..:P We wrapped up the interview with “College Days”.

 Check out the pics right here: http://www.orkut.com/Album.aspx?uid=15628024972379277121&aid=1207308263

It is always great fun watching someone who is a master of his craft, and thats why I enjoyed the interview with Jeeturaaj. Yeah, he sure is a little wild at times!..:), but extremely professional nevertheless!

Oh and btw, there is a contest on the show as well! For all you dudes and dudettes who have not been able to pick up a copy of my album due to exams, here is your chance to win free CDs of “College Days” (with a personalized message from me). All you gotta do is sms “Radio (space) I Want Gaurav” to the number Jeeturaaj tells you on the show!..:) So make sure you’re tuned in - Saturday, 9 pm - 11 pm, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM!

Thats it for now people, will write about the Patiala experience soon and there is also a great announcement to be made next week. So check out this blog soon!..:)

Cheers & Love,
 - Gaurav

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