Last evening witnessed the launch and unveiling of eminent
poet & lyricist Mr. Basant Chaudhary ‘s book of poetry titled “Chaahaton ke
saaye mein - In the shadow of desires” at JW Marriott, Juhu. Music maestro Sonu
Nigam along with award winning lyricist Sameer with much fanfare unveiled the
book.
As
a true literarian, in his 5th Poetic compilation, the poet has tried to
decipher the various facets of love in a most interesting manner. His book
“Chhahaton ke saaye mein” is a collection of more than hundred Poems, Nazms and
Ghazals with the underlying theme of love. Also translated in English by Sunjoy
Shekhar, the book appeals to the purists as well as the millennial generation
of today due to its simple language and style of expression.
The
event started off with the poet discussing the “The many facets of love” at the
book-reading session with renowned lyricists Hasan Kamal and Sameer, making the
literary event abuzz with their presence.
Later,
the soulful rendering of the title poem, sung by Sonu Nigam enthralled the
audiences. Released by Times Music, the song instantly connects touching a
chord in your heart. The song is composed by Rinkoo Sushant-Shankar. Vishwas Kini
and Suelen feature in the video directed by Prathamesh Patil.
On
this occasion, eminent poet & lyricist Basant Chaudhary said,” Chaahaton ke
saaye mein” is a journey to understand love from a very close perspective. Many
people have contributed in this journey of mine including a few special people
who are here today”. Talking about the book launch, he said, “Sonu Nigam has
one of the finest voices today reminding of the Golden era of Mohd. Rafi &
we are so happy to have him lend his voice to the title song of the book.”
Accomplished
Singer & Chief guest at the event, Sonu Nigam said, “After a long time, I
got an opportunity to sing a song, which has been beautifully written! When I
first heard it, it immediately appealed to me. Nepal’s popular poet, writer
& social worker Basant Chaudhary Ji has penned a soulful song with an
equally good music and has been filmed very well”, the singer concluded.
Popular
Hindi Film lyricist Sameer concluded by saying that, “The poet says he likes my
songs a lot, but today I got a rare opportunity to listen to some of his
beautiful work. While going through a few poems from his book, I must say that
Basant Ji’s creative passion has surpassed boundaries and has made us very
proud.”
About
Basant Chaudhary:
Basant
Chaudhary is an accomplished poet and lyricist who writes predominantly in
Hindi and Nepali. He uses the pen name ‘Sagar’ for his ghazals. After his first
music album, ‘Maya Baljhechha’, released in 1999, his work took the creative
world by storm.
His
first poetic compilation, ‘Megha’ (in Hindi and also in e-book), was released
in 2012, followed by ‘Mera Kabitaharu’ in 2014, ‘Aansuon ki Syahi se’ in 2015
and ‘Basant’ (English, Hindi, Nepali and four regional languages) in 2017.
Along with these, more than eight music albums/videos have made Basant a
household name, particularly with the Nepali diasporas, the world over. His
Vishwa Kavya Yatras, or poetic journeys, have been avidly awaited and attended
events.
Multi-faceted
Basant is also a leading industrialist, statesman and philanthropic. The
soft-spoken, humble poet finds his muse in all creations that touch the heart
through music, art and literature.
Published
by Times Group Books in collaboration with Times Music, The book is available
at all leading bookstores and online platforms like Amazon, Flipkart &
Infibeam etc. So get ready to immerse yourself in the soulful poetry of Basant
Chaudhary - Chaahaton Ke Saaye Mein, Order now:
Amazon
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