Manzar by Indian Idol winner Salman Ali and Vipin Aneja, now out!

Indian Idol 10 winner Salman Ali and playback singer Vipin Aneja Jazbaa and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster are out with an original track called Manzar coupled with a music video The duo announced the launch of the song on their social media This soft and melodious song is written by lyricist Gilbert Chettiar founder of Lafzon Music and directed by Devansh Patel The song featuring Prashantt Guptha was shot during the pandemic across interesting locales in MumbaiManzar is a beautiful song that captures the struggles of an individual in this case a photographer who has lost his smile in the throes yet saying ldquosmile pleasersquorsquo is a part of his daily routine He pushes himself to surge through the crisis and tries to bring back smiles to people around him by clicking portraits in turn finds his inner joy and regains his smileTalking about the birth of Manzar and how the lyrics came into life lyricist and musicpreneur Gilbert Chettiar said Only when the world around us shuts down we begin to realize and become more aware of the reality around us and value things despite the vexatious thoughts occurring during crisis situations I wrote Mnazar in August 2020 sitting here in London Manzar was born out of separation hardship and the frustration of the pandemic Manzar to me is selfrealization Manzar is a reflection of my thoughts and an effort toward centeredness The song portrays the emotions which were hidden deep down inside me Whilst I was still trying to reconnect with myself in difficult times I didnt realize that happiness can be found in minuscule things A song like Manzar cannot be written in a jiffy Though I wrote Manzar in just one hour it took a strenuous effort to express the dilemmaTracing his journey with music which began with winning Indian Idol Season 10 and now the vocals for Manzar Salman Ali says ldquoI always wanted to collaborate with Vipin bhai and Irsquom grateful that he thought of me for this song People will love the amalgamation of two completely different genres in this song as I come from a sufi style and Vipin bhai has a soulful ghazals voice texture In addition to this song like lsquoManzarrsquo is the need of the hourrdquoAdding to Salman Ali singer Vipin Aneja said ldquoAfter singing ldquoJaane Tere Shehar Kardquo for Irrfan khan in the film Jazba I could resonate with Manzar the same way I instantly fell in love with the lyrics and composition of Manzar Also itrsquos just apt in todayrsquos times when there is misery all around and we have lost our smiles This will bring back smiles on the faces of peoplerdquoDirector Devansh Patel said The day we shot Manzar on the streets of Bandra we realised that it was turning out to be much more than just a music video Manzar was born out of separation hardship and the frustration of the pandemic A song this personal needed a personal story too With poignant lyrics mesmerising vocals simple melody and an even simpler utopian message Manzar was created for common people like us Beyond lives and livelihood the pandemic took away the most personal powerful and profound emotion that unites mankind our smile Gilbert and Lafzon Music brings you a poignant parable of a photographer who has lost all hope in these trying times and sets out to capture the varied emotions of Mumbai and Mumbaikars As the great Charlie Chaplin once said Youll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile Manzar is an ode to humanityrdquo