hi indu,
oh half the time i have no idea who is singing a song i like... in fact after istarted searching for mohit c songs when barun mentioned him, i realised i had heard many of them and never known the singer's name. i too like ganas. atif does sound a little off key at times, but i sort of like it... now you mention this technique.
the tagore dance dramas were perhaps not based on well known stories but used familiar settings and character types to tell a tale of love and more. i have heard most of them several times as a child, both my parents being very fond of his songs, especially my mother and also seem those dance dramas again and again.
Indi, did watch that musical video in bits... got the gist since you already explained.. the dancers didn't bother me much. I used to watch such years ago live on stage..
I was introduced to atif aslam early 2000 by a friend who knows my music tastes. the song he made me hear was atif's first solo hit in Pakistan, equivalent to Shafaqat's Aakhon ka sagar , it came around the same time as well. Now I cant seem to recall that atif's song, it started with aansoo, or something with A.. My google searches take me only to Kuch is tarah, bit i don't think it was that. If any one you know the atif's song I am talking about, please do let me know.
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