Interview: ‘Soneyeah’ is a one-of-a-kind rap music album, says Ragini Dwivedi

Entertainment By Shashiprasad SM February 21, 2023 Read the article

The bold and beautiful Ragini Dwivedi, known for her outspokenness, is back in form as she returns with multiple projects that will hit the screens in the coming days.

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“Soneyeah has two different musical flavours: Kannada and Punjabi. That’s what makes it special and first-of-its-kind,” she told South First.

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The music video album featuring Ragini and rapper Quake (Arjun Sharma), released on YouTube on 14 February, has been choreographed by Vishnu Deva.

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“It was great fun working with Vishnu who has choreographed umpteen numbers of superhit Hindi songs for films, including Ram Leela and Padmavaat.” Ragini said.

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Ragini has had success with solo action dramas in Kannada with Ragini IPS which earned her the title “Action Queen” — a title that she shares with senior actor Malashree.

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Ragini has three Tamil films in the pipeline. Of the three, the first is Kick alongside Santhanam. It is a comedy action thriller directed by Kannada director Prashant Raj.

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Ragini Dwivedi is also eagerly looking forward to the release of Balu Narayan’s directorial Sheela (Malayalam and Kannada) this year.

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She has Karma Returns, Bingo, and two more untitled films in Kannada. She is also making her Bollywood debut with Walker House starring Parambrata Chatterjee.

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“My motto is simple: To entertain the audience to the best of my abilities,” Ragini said.

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