Shannon K is a singer, songwriter, actor, and influencer from India who grew up in London. She studied music at the Royal College of Music in London and acting at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in United States.
She has also completed filming for the films ‘The Big Feed’ in the United States and ‘Chaal Zindagi’ in India.
The fact that she is playback singer Kumar Sanu’s daughter can wait, for she insists — “I started my career by singing at cafes and restaurants. I remember getting rejected many times in auditions and coming back home crying from meetings by highly demeaning behaviour people in the industry.”
“So, it hasn’t been easy for me. I didn’t get up one day and was offered projects. Time and again, I have had to prove myself,” she says.
Of course, being surrounded by music forever did warm her up to the art form as she remembers asking her father to take her along to the studio even as a child. “When I decided to make it my career, it was made clear that considering it was my decision, I would have to deal with all the hurdles and fetch work just like any other newcomer,”she said.
Shannon tells correspondent. Believing that training may be instrumental for understanding the theory of music in-depth and grasping the technical side of it, she feels that it is not really imperative. “Now, dad is not classically trained, his passion for the art form has been the driving force. It depends on the kind of effort you put into your work, it is about that thirst for learning.”