<p>It was a dream debut for young composer Tanishk Bagchi. His first song “Banno Tera Swagger” from the film Tanu Weds Manu Returns became a chartbuster. Before he could even bask in the glory of the hit number came his next number — “Samundar” — from Kapil Sharma’s debut film Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karun. And the young composer wowed the Bollywood music industry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Coming from Kolkata, music runs in his blood. Tanishk’s parents and maternal uncle were all musicians and it was kind of natural for him to inherit the talent.<br /><br />“As a child, I was never inclined towards music. My father Nandakumar Das learnt guitar from various sources. You must remember that there was no Google or YouTube back then. Then he came to Kolkata and met my mother, who played Hawaiian guitar. In a way, music brought my parents together.”<br /><br />Tanishk’s father started his career with composer Salil Choudhury and then worked with Satyajit Ray, R D Burman and Illayraja. At the tender age of eight, Tanishk gave his first stage performance with a guitar. He sang a Rabindra Sangeet composition. He remembers, “My mother trained me overnight with a popular Rabindra Sangeet composition and also taught me the basic chords. That was the start and then I never stopped learning.”<br /><br />Tanishk recalls an instance where he was moved by the work of maestro A R Rahman. “I was in Kolkata then and I thought that I might not survive in the music world. I took up a job in sales and one day when I was walking down the street I saw a huge poster of A R Rahman’s Vande Mataram and all off a sudden I realised if this man can achieve so much at such a young age, so can I. That was the turning point.”<br /><br />One of Tanishk’s first projects after hitting the shores of Mumbai was for Rajkumar Santoshi’s film Khakee, where he co-programmed the song “Aisa Jadu Daala Re.”<br /><br />One of this year’s top blockbuster number “Banno Tera Swagger” was a milestone. “I met Vayu who is a lyricist five years ago and we composed a song and put that on YouTube. The song somehow reached director Anurag Kashyap and he enjoyed the composition and said that he would like to work with us. And after that, through a friend, the composition also reached Anand L Rai. He asked us to make a fresh song for Tanu Weds Manu Returns.” <br /><br />Tanishk got lucky for the second time when he was approached to compose a song for Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karu. Speaking about his fruitful association with director duo Abbas-Mastaan, Tanishk says, “After the success of the song ‘Samundar’, I have signed three films for them and am happy that my music has got a commercial platform.”<br /><br />When it comes to his musical inspiration, Tanishk is influenced by both his father, and folk singer Pawan Das Baul. And the musician wants to bring the sweetness of folk music to film songs. “Many songs today evaporate after some time. I want to create songs which will last forever.”<br /><br /></p>
<p>It was a dream debut for young composer Tanishk Bagchi. His first song “Banno Tera Swagger” from the film Tanu Weds Manu Returns became a chartbuster. Before he could even bask in the glory of the hit number came his next number — “Samundar” — from Kapil Sharma’s debut film Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karun. And the young composer wowed the Bollywood music industry.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Coming from Kolkata, music runs in his blood. Tanishk’s parents and maternal uncle were all musicians and it was kind of natural for him to inherit the talent.<br /><br />“As a child, I was never inclined towards music. My father Nandakumar Das learnt guitar from various sources. You must remember that there was no Google or YouTube back then. Then he came to Kolkata and met my mother, who played Hawaiian guitar. In a way, music brought my parents together.”<br /><br />Tanishk’s father started his career with composer Salil Choudhury and then worked with Satyajit Ray, R D Burman and Illayraja. At the tender age of eight, Tanishk gave his first stage performance with a guitar. He sang a Rabindra Sangeet composition. He remembers, “My mother trained me overnight with a popular Rabindra Sangeet composition and also taught me the basic chords. That was the start and then I never stopped learning.”<br /><br />Tanishk recalls an instance where he was moved by the work of maestro A R Rahman. “I was in Kolkata then and I thought that I might not survive in the music world. I took up a job in sales and one day when I was walking down the street I saw a huge poster of A R Rahman’s Vande Mataram and all off a sudden I realised if this man can achieve so much at such a young age, so can I. That was the turning point.”<br /><br />One of Tanishk’s first projects after hitting the shores of Mumbai was for Rajkumar Santoshi’s film Khakee, where he co-programmed the song “Aisa Jadu Daala Re.”<br /><br />One of this year’s top blockbuster number “Banno Tera Swagger” was a milestone. “I met Vayu who is a lyricist five years ago and we composed a song and put that on YouTube. The song somehow reached director Anurag Kashyap and he enjoyed the composition and said that he would like to work with us. And after that, through a friend, the composition also reached Anand L Rai. He asked us to make a fresh song for Tanu Weds Manu Returns.” <br /><br />Tanishk got lucky for the second time when he was approached to compose a song for Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karu. Speaking about his fruitful association with director duo Abbas-Mastaan, Tanishk says, “After the success of the song ‘Samundar’, I have signed three films for them and am happy that my music has got a commercial platform.”<br /><br />When it comes to his musical inspiration, Tanishk is influenced by both his father, and folk singer Pawan Das Baul. And the musician wants to bring the sweetness of folk music to film songs. “Many songs today evaporate after some time. I want to create songs which will last forever.”<br /><br /></p>
