Amitabh Bachchan launches Hanuman Chalisa
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 02-08-2014
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Shekhar Ravjiani's melodious and heartfelt rendition of The Hanuman Chalisa was launched by Amitabh Bachchan at an event in Mumbai.
After three very successful singles, Saazni & Saavli in Marathi, and Butterfly in Telugu, Shekhar’s fourth single, Hanuman Chalisa is a beautiful, meditative interpretation of the prayer that was written by the poet Tulsidas and has been loved and revered by many generations. Aiming to appeal to the youth, not only is the song more meditative and lounge-like in its feel and tone, Shekhar has composed and sung it in a very mellow and soulful manner, making it a very soothing version of the usually high-tempo Chalisa.
To make sure that the prayer reaches more people, Shekhar has also conceptualised a special edition pocket book which has an introduction to the Hanuman Chalisa, the prayer and its meaning in English along with a note about Sant Tulsidas.
The music video of Shekhar's Hanuman Chalisa has beautiful visuals that bring alive the song and prayer through illustrations of the different avatars of Hanuman, presented in very earthy tones.
The single is being released under the Zee Music Company label.