AASMA REUNION SEEMS DIFFICULT BUT CAN HAPPEN
After creating magic with pop band Aasma, Sangeet Haldipur is now focusing on films as a music composer
Music composer Sangeet Haldipur rose to fame with Aasma, a pop music band that was formed in 2003. With singers like Neeti Mohan, Vasudha Sharma and Jimmy Felix, Haldipur went on to release two albums that struck a chord with youngsters and music lovers. Despite belting out tracks like
Chandu Ke Chacha, Tumse Hi
Pyar and Jeet Lenge Hum, the quadro stopped collaborating post 2004.
Haldipur, however, rubbishes the speculations and asserts that Aasma was never disbanded. He shares, “Two years after Aasma was formed, we saw a fall in indie pop as a genre but we never stopped working together. In fact, we worked till 2013 but by that time, people felt that we had disbanded.”
The musician shares how he always wanted to get into music direction, programming and production but life took a different turn after Aasma. Looking back at the time when the pop group was making their presence felt in the Indian music scene, he says, “Aasma was all that I had at that time. Those twothree years were all about travelling, exploring new places and performing on stage together. That kind of high is unmatched. Meeting fans, face-to-face, is a completely different experience. They would come to the concert, know our songs and sing them out loud. Those were the times! (laughs)”
So, is there a chance of a reunion? “It is difficult as everyone is busy doing their own thing,” the music composer says, adding, “But if an opportunity arises, we will definitely grab it.”
Today, Haldipur is a popular name in film music with hits such as Aa Zara
(Murder 2; 2011) and O Meri
Jaan (Raaz Reboot; 2016), among others. He is also part of the duo Sangeet-Siddarth. In 2014, Haldipur married singer Anusha Mani and together, they released their first song Hua Mera, early this year.
Haldipur confides that his career as an artiste off stage has helped him reconnect with himself. He shares, “Before you connect with someone else, you need to connect with yourself and composing music is all about that. To sit back and listen to what your heart and mind is saying is beautiful.”
While an Aasma reunion might take a while, Haldipur is currently busy dabbling in both indie music and mainstream film music. He is also looking forward to his next collaboration with Mani.