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Creating music only for his fans
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Abhijeet comes out with his new non-filmi album of romantic numbers `Lamahe'
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FAN FOLLOWING Abhijeet says good music is his only weapon PHOTO: S. THANTHONI
Usually private albums of popular singers don't grow as popular as their film songs. But singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya's non-film albums, `Aashiqui' and `Tere Bina', released some time back, were chartbusters. Encouraged by this, this singer, better known as Abhijeet, has come out with his third non-film album titled `Lamahe'.
Talking about the album , he says, "After `Aashiqui' and `Tere Bina', creating `Lamahe' was a challenge for me. It took me two years to come out with it because I am always trying to maintain the kind of music I have been endorsing. `Lamahe' has nine tracks, all romantic, sung by me and my co-singer Prabhati Mukherjee".
Not for money
Asked about competition from the recent remixes, he replies, "My album `Tere Bina' faced stiff competition from `Kanta Laga' but still managed to click with the audience. My only weapon was my good music," adding, "I am not desperate to sell my album. I create music for my fans, not for money."
For this singer the road to popularity has not been smooth. Born in Kanpur in a middle class Bengali family, Abhijeet came to Mumbai in 1981 to study Chartered Accountancy but left it halfway for his true passion, singing. The road was rock-strewn for this talented singer. He started off by singing cover versions of Kishore Kumar. Then R.D. Burman gave him the first break in Dev Anand's Anand Aur Anand.
He savoured the fruits of success with songs like `Har Kasaam Se Badi Hai Kasam Pyaar Ki' and `Chandni Raat Hai'. After that there was no looking back for Abhijeet as he rose to stardom with songs like `Vaada Raha Sanam' and `Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main'. All said and done, the song closest to his heart is `Chand Taare' from Yes Boss for which he bagged the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singing. Now, as he sees new singing talents coming up through reality shows, he comments, "The organisers of the so-called talent hunts only care about money. There is a lot of talent in India. But instead of turning into a platform for raw singers these shows focus on the financial and regional background of the participants, which hamper the real talent of an individual. Everyone has some talentbut it should be presented in the right manner."
He describes Himesh Reshammiya as "one of the most talented and qualified singers today. "Nasal singing is not wrong. Legends like K.L. Saigal, Noorjehan and Mukesh used their nasal tone. I cannot sing the way Himesh sings his songs," he adds.
On actors singing their own songs, he asserts, "It's just rhythm. Actors can never replace playback singers."
BHASKAR PANT
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