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`Lovelorn': soul-stirring original music

Staff Reporter

It's a purely Hindi composition without use of English

BANGALORE: Perhaps it is time to celebrate original music once again. Caught in a maze of forgettable remixes that do precious little to enhance the original's appeal, real music lovers had a disappointing time for long. But with the emergence of a learned crop of youngsters keen to take good music back to its exalted status, there seems to be a fresh hope. "Lovelorn — Whiff of fresh air," an album by Deepak and team is an attempt to swim against the tide.

For starters, the album has six original foot-tapping and soul-stirring songs, including a duet sung by Deepak and Divya and composed by Deepak. While "Tum jo gaye," "Bekaraar hai dil mera... " and "Kitna akela..." have been composed and sung by Deepak, "Pyar ka nasha" has been composed by Girish and sung by Deepak.

The other composition in the album, "Yu hi nahi milta" is from Divya, sung by herself. Adding melody to the background music is Pradeep.

The album has been recorded at Archana Studios.

A dream project of Girish and Deepak, "Lovelorn... " was inspired by musical evergreens such as Aashiqui and Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi. The songs are all original compositions by Deepak, Divya and Girish. And unlike the present albums, Girish and Deepak wanted it to be in Hindi only, without the use of English.

What is striking about the lead pair is their varied background. While Deepak is a financial journalist, Girish is a lecturer in English. Divya is a trained singer and has sung many tracks.

Deepak has never had any exposure to playback singing, and this was the first time he recorded a song in a studio.

Deepak's favourite singers are Kishore Kumar and Abhijeet, while Girish swears by S. Janaki. Divya is an ardent listener to Asha Bhonsle and Chitra.

Both Girish and Deepak had the idea that this album, although in Hindi, should be done from Bangalore, just to show that one need not go to the Bollywood to achieve one's dreams. They wanted all contributors to the album to be from Bangalore, even the music company that promotes them. That was how they eventually opted for Lahari Music.

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