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The music of Lafangey Parindey,released recently,has caught the attention of Bollywood watchers. A range of genres and instruments,from the Irish tin whistle and the cello to Eric Clapton-style guitar riffs have come together to create a refreshing new harmony. All eyes are now on composer R Anandh.
A popular name in the ad world he is also behind the Limca ad currently on air Anandh,42,had composed for Sangeeth Sivans Zor in 1997. But,unimpressed with the Mumbai film industry,he chose to return to what he terms as his core competency. A year ago,however,a music composing session for filmmaker Pradeep Sarkars ad film got cancelled and set the tone for Anandhs second stint in Bollywood. When our session was cancelled,Dada (Sarkar) asked me to compose a scratch for,Lafangey Parindey,which producer Aditya Chopra liked, says Anandh,whose knowledge of classical music goes back to his 12-year training playing the veena. In the song Rang Daalein,he has experimented with the Irish tin whistle and the cello,but the guitar,both acoustic and electric,is kept prominent through the album. If the title track is an upbeat rock-ish number,Man Lafanga,sung by Mohit Chauhan,has Eric Clapton-ish guitar riffs. Nain Parindey,with Shilpa Rao on vocals,asserts the composers hold on Indian classical music. Despite repetitive use of the words lafangey and parindey across the tracks,Anandh give each song a distinct flavour.
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