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King's new gems

Daler Mehndi

Daler Mehndi is back in action with the title song of Rang De Basanti that refuses to leave the top of the charts. The man who once made Bhangra a household name across the country and changed tack with Maqbool seems to be getting selective. Recently in the Capital to present a programme, "Yog, Sur aur Sangeet Ka" at Amity Business School organised by the Indian Heritage Society, the pop star recalled he was initially tense about the success of "Rang De Basanti". "Rakeysh Mehra and I were highly apprehensive about the box office results of the album. But we were overjoyed when the numbers topped all music charts."

The quality of lyrics in today's songs has degenerated, he feels. "It is mostly communicative and abusive language that is used in the lyrics. There is absence of inner meaning and emotions."

As for his recent appearance at the Jahan-e-Khusrau festival where he sang Sufi songs, he said he would always treasure the experience, especially the moments he spent with Sufi singer Abida Parveen.

The pop singer has many new albums up his sleeve that are scheduled to be released during the forthcoming months. Among them is Namoh Namoh, set to be released soon. He has sung for a Punjabi film Ek Din Ek Jaan and a Hindi movie Kafila, which are scheduled to be released during the latter half of the year.

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