Abhijeet Live In Concert

Amid a stunning spectrum of classical music spread over 3 days, this concert looks like an incongruity. Ah, pop must rule.

The Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited is organising a grand Music & Dance Festival, from 8th to 10th December, at the Taramati Baradari Culture Complex on Gandipet Road, Ibrahimbagh, where some highly talented and established musicians of India will be performing. The 3-day fest includes performances by Dr L Subramaniam & Kavita Subramaniam, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Deepika Reddy, Devayani, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Purbayan Chatterjee, Mohd Vakil and others.

Today, the 2nd day, Abhijeet Bhattacharya will be presenting a live musical nite with a grand orchestra. Abhijeet was born in a middle-class Bengali family in Kanpur, the youngest of four brothers. Even though his parents were against his singing, Abhijeet went against their wishes to become a singer.

He came to Mumbai in 1981 to study Chartered Accountancy, but owing to his fascination for singing and music, he decided to pursue a career in playback singing. Despite being gifted with a melodious voice, he had to struggle for a very long time. During this period, he had to reside in tiny rooms and dingy guesthouses. He returned to Kanpur, but each time was drawn to the magnetism of Mumbai with a dream to be fulfilled.

After a long struggle in Bombay, as he was finally packing his bags to go back, he received a call from R D Burman to sing for Dev Anand