Janmashtami | Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Siddhant Bhatia, Manoj Muntashir tells us their favourite Krishna songs
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Shri Krishna songs and bhajans have an integral part in Bollywood movie and private music. Various leelas and interpretations of Krishan songs have been presented by musicians in their own ways using traditional folk lyrics and poems.
Adding to this, Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Siddhant Bhatia, Kavita Seth and Manoj Muntashir (Instagram) We talk to singers Kailash Kher , Shankar Mahadevan , Siddhant Bhatia , Kavita Seth and lyricist Manoj Muntashir on their favourite Krishna songs from the movie and independent charts and from their own musical scores.
Meanwhile, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Lata Mangeshkar bhajan Baje Re Muralia Baje singer Kailash Kher's bhajan is his all-time favourite Krishna bhajan and among the Bollywood songs is his Mere Nishan Hain Kahan song from the movie OMG (2012).
Notably, "Narayana avtaar bhajans are most in number in bhakti songs and Krishna songs due to his various swaroops and leelas rule and are coming out one after another – new and reinterpretation of old ones. The one very close to me is Hey Gopala which I wrote-composed and sung. I had prepared a song but due to shows could not rollout on festival but we are coming with a series of Krishna bhajans soon," says the singer.
As per the latest buzz, On why there is a rise in Krishna songs he says, "A lot of musicians and singers are bringing Krishna songs and interpreting traditional old and new songs in their own ways. There is so much to explore in his leelas – childhood, love, friendship, playfulness, sacrifice, compassion, life lessons and spirituality. Also, in different parts of India he is worshipped differently. He is a universal God and everyone loves Krishna bhajans across age groups, regions and languages."
In further updates, As for his favourite bhajan he says, "It's Ab Radhe Rani , a collaboration between myself, John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain from our album Is That So. It's a traditional folk song in which Krishna's flute gets stolen by Radha and he is requesting her to give it back. My playlist has a lot of Krishna bhajan."
On top of that, From his Grammy nominated album Sounds of Kumbha , in the Best Global Music Album category, Bhatia feels Bala Krishna bhajan is closest to him.
"Rishi Markandeya's Bāla Mukunda Stotram , the song pictures baal roop Krishna rocking on a banyan leaf after absorbing the Universe and I feel it's very divine. I composed the song and sang it with Shruti Dhasmana who has global artists as musicians. Jagjit Singh saheb's Hare Krishna and Hey Deen Dayal Hare and from movie songs I like Woh Kisna Hai ( Kisna: The Warrior ) by Sukhwindar Singh, the bhaav of the songs are amazing," he says.
Source: Hindustan Times