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Euphoric about `Mehfuz'

Euphoria is back with `Mehfuz'

Palash Sen PHOTO: MURALI KUMAR

They came with a splash with Dhoom. Then they came again with Phir Dhoom. And then came a long break.

Even as you wonder where pop band Euphoria vanished after we hummed so religiously their lovely numbers like Tu hi Meri Zindagi, tu hi Meri Har Khusi with even better music videos, the group resurfaced the other day by announcing the launch of its third album, Mehfuz. And this time too, the boys have held on to their style of music and have again used the blend of Indian classical music and modern rock beats.

Palash Sen, the band's lead singer, talking about their kind of music, says, "Music helps in bringing people together. It generates a commonality among various sections of society, so it becomes important to focus on the kind of music one brings into play." Tell him that along with the music, their videos too have been successful, and Palash expresses "immense pleasure".

"Being an Indian, the idea is to highlight Indian culture and ethos and through music videos one can actually reach the audience in a better way as the medium is audio-visual," he adds. In both the earlier videos, there was an overt sense of Indianness. While the lanes of Benaras ruled the roost in one, a long and winding ride in a local ramshackle bus with a quiet, attractive girl to woo formed the crust of it in the other.

Palash though gives credit for the success of Euphoria's music videos to Parineeta-famed director, Pradeep Sarkar.

Sarkar has also directed the lead video of Euphoria's latest album. Palash, who made his acting debut with Meghna Gulzar's Filhaal, says he has no acting assignment as of now but is working on the music of a film with Sanjay Gupta.

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