Sonu Nigam says he has received 16 film offers after the release of his music video Jaan. He hasn't signed any film though. "If I do take up acting, Tips will get first preference, " he told Filmfare. Tips is the music company that wants him to sing and act under its label.
He refused earlier because he was obliged to Gulshan Kumar and didn't want to sing for any company other than his T Series.
Some years ago, he did change tracks to do Kismat and Mausam,
two pop albums for Magnasound. That was because with T Series he
was stuck with version recordings. Magnasound gave him an opportunity to do albums with original music. His first album reportedly sold 10 lakh copies. His recent album Jaan is, in his own words, "catching up" with Altaf Raja's Tum To Thehre Pardesi.
Sonu is now busy recording for Mumbai movies. He recently sang
Satrangi re in Dil Se, Deewana dil in Pardes, and Sarfaroshi ki
Shama in Sarfarosh.
