The renowned Bollywood playback and Ghazal singer
Hariharan and his sons Karan and Akshay Hariharan have come together to unveil
their first ever single – Afsaane. Afsaane is a romantic Ghazal sung and
composed by Hariharan, music produced by Akshay Hariharan and its lyrics have
been penned by Ameeta Parasuram. The music video features Hariharan’s son Karan
Hariharan and Bollywood actress Sandeepa Dhar with A. Hariharan. The video is
now available on Times Music YouTube channel.
Afsaane is a romantic Ghazal which showcases the
journey of love – Falling in love, cherishing good moments, going through
different phases of agony, ecstasy, commitment and more. The song is originally
derived from a poem which had followed the tradition of Urdu Ghazal poet Dagh
Dehalvi.
On asking about the song, Hariharan said, “Afsaane
is one of the most beautiful Ghazals I have sung till date. The lyrics are so
meaningful and have been beautifully written by Ameeta Parasuram. Also, the song is very special to me because
this is the first time I’m closely working with my sons.
On this, Karan said, “My first cameo appearance
was in a music video at the age of 4. This is the second time that I’ve been
given a chance to feature in a music video again. Afsaane has been beautifully
composed and sung by my father Hariharan and my brother Akshay has done the
music production. The three of us together have done many music shows in the
past, but this the first time that we three have collaborated in such a manner.
Hope people will love our musical combination”!
Karan Hariharan is a budding actor in the Film
Industry. He has graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Los Angeles. He is also well versed in martial arts and gymnastics. He made his
Bollywood debut as a lead actor in the film ‘Missing on a Weekend’ (2016)
alongside Pavan Malhotra. He made his first cameo appearance with his father
for the popular track ‘Halka Nasha’ at the age of 4.
Akshay Hariharan is the elder son of renowned
singer A. Hariharan. He is a music
director in the Indian Film industry and has composed and produced songs for
films such as Kokanastha and Black Home. Currently, he is working on an
Indo-polish movie called 'Nie means Nie' directed by Vikash Verma under the
banner of g7 films which is slated for release in 2019. In addition, he has
produced 3 songs in the Ghazal album 'Hazir 2' featuring Zakhir Hussain and
Hariharan. Finally, he has produced the National Game anthem which was held in
Kerala in 2015. The anthem was written by Javed Akhtar also featured artists
such as Hariharan, Yesudas, Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal, Salim Merchant and
Broda V.
Hariharan is a renowned playback singer and
composer who has given a plethora of chart-topping hits for decades. He is an
established Ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian Fusion Music. He
was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in the year
2004. He has been accorded with an
uncountable number of awards. Some of them include – National Film Awards
(1998,2009, Kerela State Film Awards
(2011), Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award
(2004), Filmfare Awards South ( 2011), Asianet Film Awards ( 2011 and
2012) and many more.
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