Madgulkar’s works mesmerize on Day 1

Nagpur: In its first presentation of the year, cultural organization Saptak presented a musical treat to members at the event ‘Geet Bhaskar … Gadima’. This was the first event in the two-day festival, being held at Scientific Society hall, which seeks to present some of the best creations of Marathi and Hindi popular music.
In a programme comprising 29 songs, including a medley from Geet Ramayan, the effort was to showcase the entire gamut of the works of famous song writer GD Madgulkar.Conceptualized by Rahul Manekar, the musical concert had four singers rendering some of the best Bhakti, Bhaav, Baal geet written by the lyricist.
Starting off with Tujya kantisam raktpataka, the event showcased fresh voices of the city. Monica Deshmukh won applause for her rendition of popular songs like Hey Shri Rama, Gori gori paan, Ya sukhanno ya. Shrikant Pendharkar mesmerized with his superb presentation of Tujhe roop chitti raho and Uddhava ajab thuzi sarkar. The other singers, Mukul Pande, Sawani Vakharkar and Rahul Manekar, whose rendition of Jhala mahar Pandharinaath went down well with the audience, performed well with songs like Santh vahitey Krishnamai and Naach re mora.
Best known for his Geet Ramayan, which comprises 56 songs that describe the events of Ramayan in chronological order, Madgulkar’s works are still remembered for their timeless quality. The medley consisted of 10 songs based on the birth of Ram and ending with the slaying of Ravan.
Madgulkar had also penned music for Marathi films and three of his songs, Prem vedi radha, Navin aaj chandrama and Shravan aala ga vani were presented this evening. A medley of his equally popular lavanis, which included Aaho sajana and Kuni tari bolva dajiba la were enjoyable. The musical arrangements for the programme were by Shrikant Pise.
The second day will feature ‘Punjab Mail’, a compilation of songs composed by some of the best names in Hindi film music. The concert will be presented by percussionist Sachin Dhomne and his singer wife Surabhi.