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Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our offering have only made our resolve and commitment to these ideals stronger. (Natalia Ningthoujam can be contacted at story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)īusiness Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. I can talk about music, time, science or philosophy," said the musician, who is also working on a ghazal album. "I did 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' (celebrity dance-based reality show) as my friend - the head of the channel Colors - asked me to. "No, I don't have any role in the film," said the singer, who has acted in movies including Abhishek Kapoor's romantic drama "Fitoor". He then finally gave his approval to compose music for the film, for which popular singers like Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik have also lent their voice. They wanted me to score the music," recalled Aziz. Shakeel Akhtar (the film's producer) and his partners came to see me for the film on Majaz. "No one had approached me earlier and I didn't approach anyone, so I didn't do it. Aziz has been in the industry for over three decades, but it's just now that he has composed music for a film. You can't see ghazal, you can only feel it," he said.Īnd now, he is thrilled about "Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun" - his first film as a music director. "The genre is even accepted by youngsters. And some of them who requested for it, were not even born when the film released. If a song has soul, it will definitely work. But that's not my call (to get the show back). "A lot of people were disappointed when it got over. Should there be more such shows promoting ghazals? Just because ghazals are not featured on mainstream media, it doesn't mean ghazals are out," said Aziz, who once hosted a radio show titled "Carvaan-e-Ghazal with Talat Aziz". There are definitely listeners of this genre," he said. A few minutes into the video, Sonu and Talat get lost in their musical rendition, and keep on going with their murkiyaan and alaaps - making it a pure musical treat. Be it Hyderabad, Pathankot or Delhi, the shows are all sold out. Archana then asks Talat Aziz to sing a song for her, and he and Sonu sing a beautiful ghazal for her. "People have problems in getting tickets. If people will try to understand it and feel it, they will enjoy it."Īnd there are many who are able to enjoy it, he believes. Thousands of people come and there are requests for ghazals too. It doesn't matter if there are other genres. Asked about the increasing popularity of other genres like hip-hop and EDM (electronic dance music) in India, Aziz told IANS in an interview: "The audience for ghazal is intact. He was a very soulful singer with a beautiful melodious voice and her served the Ghazal beautifully. Although he was from Marthawada he was a complete Hyderabadi conversant with all the nuances and cultural habits. He was well-versed in Urdu and even sang in Pharsi.He could read and write in Pharsi. "I have tender memories of listening to him sing at the mehfils in our house.He was also the official court singer to Moazzam Jah the second son of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad. Talat Saab recalls listening to Pandit Vitthal Rao's masterly performances. In fact, my father(singer Abdul Azim Khan from Hyderabad) used to encourage him." Ghazal's predominant exponent Talat Aziz who knew Pandit Vitthal Rao personally said, "It is extremely sad that an artiste of his calibre had to go this way. His death in anonymity shocked the purists and the Ghazal maestros. Track List::- Dulhan Bani Hai Raat (00.00)- Sun Li Jo Khuda Ne (05.03)- Hamari Gali Mein Bhi Aate Raho (12.31)- Ek Baar Hi Je Bhar Ke (17.14)- Jahan Mein Tu. Pandit Vitthal Rao was considered not only one of the last of the Ghazals purists he was also the last singer in the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad. His body was recovered from a morgue in Hyderabad. One of the Ghazal's most accomplished exponents Pandit Vitthal Rao died unsung in anonymity.