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The euphoria continues...
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Palash Sen talks about his band, music and film roles
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A different tune Palash Sen (right) with his band members
Palash Sen barely found time to breathe. Shooting for a music video at Laxmi Studios, Noida, recently, the lead singer of Euphoria was haggard trying to balance between the shoot, posing for shutterbugs and giving interviews, simultaneously. Was it t
oo much to handle? “Yes it was crazy. But it is fine as long as I can manage it somehow,” comes a confident reply.
If you assumed that the music video, also featuring model Indrani Das Gupta, is for the band’s latest album, well, you are right as well as wrong. The entire team was shooting the video of “Bhoola Sab”, from their 2006 album “Mehfuz”, but it is actually meant for their next album, Palash clarifies. “It is not a new album but a compilation of our 13 best songs. This is just a promotional video. We decided to shoot this one because the song is so unlike what Euphoria is known for. It is out and out rock music. Many musicians think having some beats and guitar in their music is rock. Rock is about a certain energy and certain lyrical values, which you will find in our songs,” says the man who gave the Indian pop scene a fresh identity with his band’s first album, “Dhoom”.
But why a compilation album when there is so much of Euphoria yet to be heard? “It’s an idea that came from Saregama. We said why not. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing any more original music. Our next album is lined up for release in mid-2008. Even that will be a very different one,” promises the doctor.
Dressed in black trousers, white T-shirt and a shiny black jacket, Palash excuses himself in between the conversation to complete a bit of the video. The shot is okayed by director Vikram Mishra, and Palash gets back to talking again. But this time about his filmy career that quite didn’t take off after Filhaal. “Nothing worthwhile came my way. Doing a film means taking time off my music, and so it should be worth it. But when director Manish Jha offered me the lead role in Mumbai Cutting, I accepted it because I loved the script. It’s such a sensitive subject based on July 26, the day Mumbai was submerged in rain. It revolves around just two characters. And since we shot in summer, when there aren’t too many music shows, I didn’t miss my music much,” he sums up.
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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