blackdirected by Anvita Dutt, features Babil Khan (son of the late Irrfan Khan) having links with Bengaluru; Singer-composer Iman Das sang two tracks black,
An A-grade artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan, Imaan is also the founder of Omkar Sangeet Academy in Bengaluru. He talks about how he became a part of black, whose music is given by Amit Trivedi and Sagar Desai. “Sagar and I have been friends for years,” says Imaan. “When else did we want to collaborate on a film? art, Which is based on a musical, I was asked to sing for it.
Iman, is also an author and has published the book, Reimagining One Nation, One Music.
Having performed worldwide as a Hindustani singer, Iman is not new to playback singing. He has lent his voice to Bengali films and serials including Shudhu Tomar Jonyo, Subarnolta And Amdar Bari. “I enjoy singing in front of a live audience on stage, though films are also welcome as the reach is wider.”
Singing in the studio is a different experience, says Iman. “Whether you sing on stage or in the studio, as a singer, timing and tempo must be impeccable.”
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Imaan has also collaborated with some of the biggest names in the music world for Jugalbandi. Amit Kumar, Subroto Roy Chowdhury, MD Pallavi and the flamenco band Conzalio are some of the musicians she has worked with. Though he is open to experimenting with genres, Iman says classical music is his forte.
black is streaming on netflix,