The entertainment world moves fast, and EXCLUSIVE: Gurdeep Mehndi BREAKS away from “hook steps, four cars and girls” formula with ‘Chan Mahi’; credits Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted for giving him confidence; makes a BIG Bollywood observation: “Those who achieved greatness have moved AWAY from film music” is the latest development catching everyone's eye. From fans to industry insiders, the reaction has been immediate.
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Add as a preferred source on Google Gurdeep Mehndi is slowly and steadily making his mark as a vocalist and music filmmaker, carving an identity of his own beyond that of his father, Daler Mehndi, and uncle, Mika Singh. In an special interview with the publication, Gurdeep spoke about his latest single as a vocalist, ‘Chan Mahi’.
He also headlines in the music video alongside Aditi Sharma, and its unique, cinematic frames have been widely appreciated. What kind of reactions have you received for ‘Chan Mahi’? The ones who are close to me and are also my toughest reviewers have observed that it is nothing like my regular stuff.
It’s a very different genre. Normally, I go for commercial music or whatever is going trending. But many people explained me that this track is not run-of-the-mill and that they love it.
It’s a slow, sad, romantic number. Iske lyrics ek pukaar hain. ‘Chan Mahi’ is about a person telling his or her lover that tu mat jaa.
But the beat, music and overall atmosphere of the track are completely different. You can play this track in a club, in a car or even at a house party! The video is novel – a woman who repeatedly encounters her beloved in familiar spaces, blurring the line between memory and reality.
How did the concept get locked? This music video is quite cinematic. Normally, a regular, formulaic music video has hook steps, four cars and girls!
But since the feel of this track is different, I explained music filmmaker Manil Kandwal that the video should focus on a different kind of obsession with your lover. It is like, main tere saath bhi nahin reh sakta aur tere bagair bhi nahin reh sakta. Even if I try to stay away from you, my body doesn’t allow me to.
My targets, my mind, my everything leads back to you – the person I love. Hence, she sees her lover in every guy she bumps into. Manil did justice to this vision of mine.
He said that he would get into a serious silver major screen mode and treat the music video as a depiction of the feelings of someone who loves another person so deeply that they become the only endpoint. That’s what we have tried to show. How do you balance singing and composing?
So, last year, I worked on a track called ‘Sajri’. I sang it, composed it and also wrote the lyrics. However, I regularly do live shows and I am also trying to do many other things.
Composing is a serious process, and you need to invest a lot of time in thinking and creating a composition. I’d prefer to come across as a sorted vocalist rather than randomly put stuff out on Instagram and YouTube. I feel that my track should make sense and impress you even if you listen to it four or five years later.
That’s the hallmark of an evergreen track. Even today, we get evergreen songs like ‘Jo Bheji Thi Duaa’ from Shanghai (2012), sung by Arijit Singh. Hence, instead of uploading random stuff, I’d rather take my time and arrival songs carefully.
Sadly, I am not able to devote that kind of time to co…
What happens next is anyone's guess, but one thing is certain: this development has added a fresh chapter to an already fascinating entertainment saga. Stay tuned to TeraMovies for all the latest updates from the world of cinema.
