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MAKING A PERFECT MOVE
Swarn Hans Nritya Kala Mandir organised its 10th Annual Bharatanatyam Concert and Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Award ceremony at Kala Mandapam auditorium on Sunday.
Disciples of ‘Kalashree’ Syed Shamshur Rahman, the founder of Kala Mandir, performed during the event.
Rahman is a disciple of Padma Bhushan Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan. The opening concert was done by artistes in the age of 6-14 years by performing on ‘Ram Vandana’ and ‘Alarippu’.
It was followed by duet performance by Aryka Srivastava and Pranjal Agarwal which showed devotion for Lord Krishna. Thereafter, Ashwani Srivastava, Pankaj Pandey, Arti Pandey, Sunaina Jaiswal and Abhilasha Singh presented Lord Shivaa’s ‘tandav’.
Aditi Srivastava, Sombit Sarkar and Anushka Srivastava presented different facets of Goddess Durga. Later, Tarini Gupta and Abhilasha performed on the famous Tamil song ‘Madu Mekum Kanne’ showing conversation between Yashoda and Krishna. Pankaj, Arti and Ashwani also performed on Lord Shiva’s mythology while Sunaina presented her devotion for Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Durga.
The last performance was traditional dance form Tilanna in which Kaliya Mardan was showed.
The event concluded with Guru Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan Award ceremony in which Kathak dancer Dr Beena Singh was felicitated by chief guest and Prof Shruti Sadolikar Katkar, vice-chancellor of Bhatkhande Music Institute (Deemed University). Singer: Armaan Malik Music: Amaal Mallik
Lyrics: Kunaal Vermaa Dropping beautiful hits backto-back is something Amaal Malik and De De Pyar De are successful at. This time with a breakup song that has managed to win the nations’ heart. Amaal Mallik shares his experience on the same.
THE TOUCH OF THE GOLDEN ERA
It was in 2006 when my father quit music. The torch was then passed on to us. When we were offered this song, we knew it that dad needs to make a comeback. The brief was to add those ’90s elements in a 2019 song. I had never handled a huge orchestra before so I was very nervous when I experienced its might. However, when my dad arrived, he literally took fifteen minutes to arrange everything.
APT FOR ALL GENERATIONS The theme was separation and heartbreak, so the lyrics had to mean that. The voice and the music had to justify it. The makers of the film only wanted that and nothing else to be felt in the song. Armaan’s soothing voice and Kunaal Vermaa, who has penned the lyrics made it happen, the audience’s positive response has proven it.
(Chale Aana is at the top of the charts on Fever 104 FM this week)