Event Details

Curated & presented by Tushar Bhatia
with Rajashree Kelkar Pathak, Shivani Vaswani, Aditi Banerjee and group

An NCPA Presentation

Aye Muhobbat is a concert dedicated to the legendary singer Begum Akhtar (1914-1974).

The presenter, music composer and sitarist, Tushar Bhatia, has researched extensively and produced a number of albums of Begum Akhtar for HMV, Music India and Sony Music. The singers, Rajashree Kelkar Pathak, Shivani Vaswani and Aditi Banerjee are well-trained established singers.

The evening will showcase some popular ghazals, dadras and thumris from Akhtar’s repertoire covering multiple languages, from Urdu, Bhojpuri and Awadhi to Bangla.. The song selection will include masterpieces like ‘Aye Muhobbat’, ‘Diwana Banana Hai To’, ‘Koyaliya Mat Kar Pukar’, ‘Mere Humnafas’ and such others. Highlighting the uniqueness of her works, Bhatia will also share stories of personal interactions with people close to her, along with some interesting anecdotes about this celebrated master-musician.

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