“Allah Ke Bandey” fame singer Kailash Kher also happens to be a prolific lyricist and a musical composer par excellence all rolled into one. He had originally arrived in the Bollywoodian Mekkah to gain name & fame as a successful lyricist in his own right. But fate had other plans for him as he first gained instant recognition as a singer with “Allah Ke Bandey” and then as a music composer (10 films till this date) and finally as a lyricist in musical albums composed & rendered by him and now there is no looking back for him. So his extremely talent oriented musical journey continuous with the release of his latest musical album titled Ishq Anokha.
Q: You have come a long way from your hit song “Allah Ke Bandey” to your latest musical album Ishq Anokha. So how would you describe this musical journey?
A: My Illustrious musical journey was really phenomenal, of course strewn with lots of ups & downs and lots of highs & lows. But at this stage I would like to make some clarifications that originally I just wanted to be the most wanted lyricist of Bollywood. But I became a singer first, then a music composer and finally my wish came true when I became a lyricist too. Besides “Allah Ke Bandey” proved to be my first hit song but my debut song was “Dil Machal Machal Jaaye Re”. It was a duet song with Sunidhi Chauhan for the film Baaz – A Bird In Danger.
Q: Please continue!
A: The journey to Bollywood was quite interesting too. I hail from Meerut. And I wanted to come to Mumbai to write some of the best lyrics as I said earlier. But from Meerut I came along with some of my friends to Delhi where I started singing advertisement jingles. Then the same friends decided to come to Mumbai to try their hands in films. So finally I ended up coming to Mumbai and become a part of this adda, I mean circle of aspiring filmy friends.
Q: Ok! Time to reveal about your latest musical album Ishq Anokha!
A: My latest musical album Ishq Anokha is an amalgamation of ode to love which traverses the varied emotions that a person goes through when they are in love. The musical album Ishq Anokha has a mix of varied moods and will make the listeners feel the true essence of Kailasa. In fact the title track “Ishq Anokha” perfectly describes the total intensity of being in love, from anxiously waiting for love to expressing undying love to experiencing severe heartbreak to finally feeling eternal bliss. So this particular song itself will ensure that the listeners have a tune to hum to all the times in all the situations.
Q: So what according to you is the USP of your musical album Ishq Anokha?
A: The USP of my musical album Ishq Anokha are all its song in totality. You see we all believe in love. We all fall in love with someone yet many of us do not know how to express our love and that is why every Ishq is Anokha. Which is so beautifully depicted in all its songs like “Ishq Anokha”, “O Jogi”, “Meherbani Teri”, “Berukhiyan”, “Vaari Vaari”, “Siyah Tara”, “Guru Ghantaal” & “Turiya Turiya” and all the songs have been written, composed & sung by me. Actually speaking I was planning to have the title of this musical album Ishq Anokha as Thagonki Basti as I totally believe that each & everyone of us cheats on his or her lover when in love at some time or the other.
Q: As a parting shot can you enlighten us about the highlights of your latest musical album Ishq Anokha?
A: My latest musical album Ishq Anokha solely written, sung & composed by me and released on music label Saregama with 9 lovable & enjoyable tracks also boasts of many firsts. As it is for the first time that I have seamlessly fused the modern with the traditional by using varied specialised forms of music pieces like Flamenco, Saxaphone et al. In fact Ishq Anokha describes love in all its true colours.
