After
three
successful
Indipop
albums,
Sophie
Choudry
is
back
with
her
latest
album
that
is
quite
cheekily
titled
'Sound
Of
Sophie
(SOS)'.
We
caught
up
with
the
gorgeous
singer
cum
actress
who
was
more
than
excited
to
share
details
of
her
latest
labour
of
love.
Sound
Of
Sophie
is
quite
an
interesting
title
for
your
album.
How
did
you
come
up
with
that?
You
know...it's
quite
funny
actually
because
I
have
been
working
on
this
album
for
the
last
2
years
and
till
recently,
I
didn't
have
a
name
for
my
album.
I
usually
name
my
album
at
the
very
end
because
I
believe
that
you
need
to
sit
back
and
reflect
what
the
album
is
really
saying
about
you.
This
album
is
really
about
the
'Sounds'
I
believe
in
and
hence
'Sound
of
Sophie
(SOS)'
just
seemed
to
be
the
most
apt
title
for
the
album.
So
what
'Sounds'
are
we
likely
to
hear
in
this
album?
As
an
artist
I
am
influenced
by
all
kinds
of
music
right
from
Bollywood
to
hip-hop
to
Arabic
to
electro
to
rock.
These
are
the
Sounds
that
I
love.
The
one
consistent
thread
in
the
album
is
that
all
the
songs
are
trendy
and
vivacious.
The
melodies
are
soulful,
its
very
spirited
but
when
it
comes
to
rhythm
you
will
find
hip-hop,
you
will
find
a
soft
R&B
song,
you'll
find
electro,
you
will
find
an
Arabic
song
and
you
will
get
to
hear
my
first
ever
rock
ballad
called
'Mohabbat'.
So
how
many
songs
does
the
album
have
and
who
have
composed
the
music?
There
are
8
songs
in
the
album
and
there
is
a
video
edit
remix
of
the
track
'Manjaave'.
The
special
and
unique
thing
about
'Sound
of
Sophie
(SOS)'
is
that
all
the
songs
are
completely
original
and
I
have
produced
all
the
songs
myself.
Besides
I
have
been
really
fortunate
to
have
5
of
the
most
talented
music
composers
give
music
for
this
album.
First
up
there
is
Rishi
Rich
(who
has
never
ever
collaborated
with
an
Indian
female
artist
before),
there
is
Bappa
Lahiri
who
is
super
talented,
there
is
Gourav
Dasgupta,
there
is
my
mentor
Biddu
and
there
is
DJ
Suketu.
Each
of
these
artists
are
renowned
in
their
own
genre
of
music
and
it's
my
privilege
that
they
have
collaborated
with
me
on
Sound
of
Sophie.
Talk
us
through
the
songs
of
the
album.
The
first
song
currently
on
air
is
'Manjaave'.
'Manjaave'
is
quite
an
unusual
word
but
it
means
the
same
as
Maan
Jaao.
It's
about
this
young
girl
trying
to
convince
a
guy
to
get
together
with
her.
Rishi
Rich
has
done
something
unusual
with
this
song
as
he
has
used
a
mix
of
hip-hop
and
reggae.
The
minute
you
hear
the
song
you
feel
like
grooving.
The
song
features
Rishi's
new
international
rap
artiste
Mumzy
along
with
me.
He
is
simply
brilliant.
The
second
song
is
'Mohabbat'
a
rock
ballad
composed
by
Gourav
Dasgupta.
There
is
'Pump
It
Up'
by
Bappa
and
'If
I
Can't
Have
You'
by
Biddu.
There
is
a
lovely
song
called
'Soni
Soni'
that
has
been
created
by
a
young
composer
called
Sandeep.
There
is
another
song
by
Rishi
Rich
called
'Munidyan
Tu
Bachke
Rehna'
featuring
Mumzy,
Veronica
and
me
and
finally
there
is
an
Arabic
song
called
'Tu
Nahin'.
So
there
you
go...it's
a
pretty
interesting
mix
of
songs
in
Sound
of
Sophie.
The
official
launch
of
the
album
takes
place
tonight
but
the
video
has
been
on
air
for
a
few
days
now.
So
how
has
been
the
response
so
far?
The
response
to
the
first
song
'Manjaave'
has
been
amazing.
You
know...it's
so
hard
to
launch
a
pop
album
at
a
time
like
this
when
Indipop
is
almost
dying.
All
the
pop
singers
are
moving
to
playback,
music
companies
are
not
really
encouraging
pop
albums
and
even
worse,
music
channels
don't
play
music
anymore.
Music
channels
have
become
reality
show
channels.
In
this
day
to
produce
and
launch
an
album
is
really
tough
but
the
amount
of
support
and
encouragement
I
have
got
from
everybody
has
been
fantastic.
So
I
am
going
all
out
to
promote
it
in
whatever
way
I
can
be
it
on
internet,
radio
or
television.
Finally,
coming
to
your
acting
career,
you
were
last
seen
in
Daddy
Cool
where
you
set
the
temperatures
soaring
in
that
red
hot
bikini.
Your
fans
would
like
to
know
about
your
forthcoming
films.
(laughs)
Yeah...Daddy
Cool
was
good
fun
but
unfortunately
it
didn't
do
too
well
at
the
B.O.
You
see…
films
give
you
great
visibility
and
being
a
part
of
a
big
multi-starrer
always
helps
but
I
don't
want
to
be
doing
small
parts
here
and
there.
I
would
love
to
do
something
which
is
a
bit
more
off-beat
and
challenging
for
me
as
an
actress.
There
are
2
films
which
I
have
signed
which
will
start
next
year.
I
am
still
waiting
for
the
producers
to
make
an
official
announcement.
Besides
I
have
Sanjay
Gupta's
Alibaug
which
is
ready
for
release.
But
to
be
honest...in
the
past
six
months
I
have
been
eating,
sleeping
and
breathing
Sound
Of
Sophie.
Maybe
after
a
while
I
will
once
again
begin
hearing
new
scripts.