Dimapur, Sep.17 (EMN): Mumbai-based, Guwahati-born singer-songwriter Prarthana Choudhury’s latest collaboration, ‘Ek Pyar Ka Nagma’ with her father – popular violin player and well-known academician Dr. Satyendra Kr. Choudhury, is fast stealing people’s hearts on the internet, maintained a press note received here.
Interestingly, the song is an outcome of an impromptu jamming session between the father-daughter duo and the live recording was only incidental. The father-daughter duo has delivered this cover-version of the popular Bollywood classic- Ek Pyar Ka Nagma in their own fresh style, it stated.
Created by Samujjal Kashyap’s ‘Kadambari Creations’, this music-video celebrates the special bond that we share with the ‘special’ people of our lives – our parents, lover, spouse, friends, children ....and the list is endless. The video portrays the beautiful relationship between a father and a Daughter, and shows the duo taking a walk-down-the -memory-lane, through the song.
Artiste brief profile:
A renowned academician of Assam, Dr. Satyendra Kumar Choudhury is equally known for his prowess in playing the violin. He has performed all across the state as well as in the U.S. He has three solo albums encompassing 27 songs of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, titled ‘Dr. Bhupen Hazarika’s Voice in Violin’, alongside songs of ‘Rupkonwar’ Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and ‘Kalaguru’ Bishnu Prasad Rabha. He is known to mesmerise the audience by playing both old and new Bollywood songs on the violin, with equal élan and expertise.
Prarthana Choudhury was honoured with the ‘Best Female Singer’ Award at the 5th Artist Aloud Music Awards held in Mumbai in 2016, for her own composition, ‘Kaisi Khudgarzi’. Prarthana sings in various genres of music ranging from old and contemporary Bollywood songs to ghazals, folk and pop songs. Her latest Assamese single, ‘Mur Monor Aakaxot’ was released by Zee Music early this year. Prarthana has been a finalist of TV reality shows and has delivered public-shows across India. Prarthana is an approved artist of All India Radio and has sung for Bollywood and Assamese movies. She has sung for several Assamese audio & video albums. Her latest solo Assamese singles include, ‘Tumi Bujanu Kiman’ and ‘Aamaar Gaaor’ released by Hungama Music. Prarthana is the voice behind the popular Marathi song, ‘Sakhya Saajana’.