India, May 15 -- After acting, directing and now music, Kunal Kemmu seems to be steadily expanding his creative playground. The actor, who recently released Nindiya - a soft lullaby dedicated to daughter Inaaya - says music was never a sudden career pivot, but something that had quietly stayed with him for years. What began with learning guitar chords through YouTube tutorials eventually turned into songwriting sessions, private compositions for friends and now, officially released tracks.

"I've always been musically inclined," Kemmu says, adding that his fascination with composing started when he began experimenting with the guitar. "While playing with those chords, there were certain melodies that I thought of and then I started making...