Raajaysh Chetwal

In 1992, #KavitaKrishnamurti rehearsed Kuchh Na Kaho with #Pancham who had composed a different female version. It was never recorded, but it stayed with her for three decades. बोझल बोझल सारी हवाएं गुमसुम गुमसुम सी हैं फिजाएं और कहीं भी कोई नहीं है बस एक मैं हूं, बस एक तुम हो Decades later, she called #JavedAkhtar , who retrieved the words originally written for the female lead and readily shared with her. She then turned to her dear friend #JollyMukherjee , who had known Panchamda and his musical team since childhood. He helped bring the long-remembered composition to life, arranging the musicians and creating the track. #VidhuVinodChopra graciously permitted her to use shots from "1942 A Love Story", a film for which Kavita considers it both a privilege and an honour to have sung. Almost three decades later, an unrecorded melody finally found its voice... सूनी-सूनी सी ये राहें फैलाए हैं अपनी बाँहें मद्धम-मद्धम चाँदनी है या दुख से डूबी हुई निगाहें और कहीं भी.. कोई नहीं है.. बस एक मैं हूँ, बस एक तुम हो कुछ न कहो.. कुछ भी न कहो ! #KavitaKrishnamurthy pours her heart into this tribute. Yet the emotion in her voice speaks not of any lingering sorrow that this version was left out after #PanchamDa’s passing, but of her profound affection for the man who gave this melody. There is no grievance here... only love, gratitude and remembrance. A couple of years later the same version was sung by #ShrutiBhide in a live performance in Jaipur. These performances are a stirring reminder of how a true artist lives far beyond a lifetime: in melodies that refuse to fade, in voices that carry it forward, and in the hearts of those whose lives are touched. ~ Courtesy: Pavan Jha Pavan Jha and Kavita Krishnamurthy Kavita Krishnamurti