Breathless (Shankar Mahadevan album)
Breathless is the 1998 Indi-pop album by Indian singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar. It was the album that first made Mahadevan famous. The title track, "Breathless," is a steady stream of a song that goes on without a break, stanzas, verse or apparently even a pause for breath. The length of the part of the song which is 'breathless' is about three minutes. Mahadevan made the album in collaboration with Akhtar, a reputed lyricist in the Indian music industry. Renu Desai was a model and appeared in the music video of Shankar Mahadevan's "Breathless". The album won the award for Best Non-film Album at the 1998 Screen Awards.[1]
| Breathless | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Genre | Indi-pop, Indian fusion |
| Length | 41:01 |
| Label | Saregama |
| Producer | Shankar Mahadevan |
Track listing
| # | Track | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breathless | 3:05 |
| 2 | Tu Pass Hai | 6:20 |
| 3 | Tere Khayalon Se | 5:35 |
| 4 | Mano Yah Na Mano | 5:30 |
| 5 | Jane Kya Hua | 6:11 |
| 6 | Koi Nahin Hai | 5:21 |
| 7 | Ghul Raha Hai Sara Manzar | 6:02 |
| 8 | Breathless reprise | 2:58 |
Reception
The music album was a huge success, selling over 300,000 copies and topped all major music charts in India for about 10 straight weeks.[2]
Music video
The music video of the title song "Breathless" was directed by Farhan Akhtar and his sister Zoya Akhtar.[3] This was the beginning of a long association, as Shankar, along with Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa (as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), went on to score music for all of the films directed by Farhan and Zoya Akhtar.
Breathless Reprise
Both Shankar and Javed Akhtar later reunited to come out with "Breathless Reprise," a similar song whose story takes off from where "Breathless" ended.
Recreation
In 2018, Mahadevan recreated the song to highlight the programmes and initiatives of the Narendra Modi-led government.[4][5]
References
- "Award Winners". Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search
- "Star World 'Cover Story' to grill Farhan Akhtar - Indiantelevision.com's Tube Talk". Indiantelevision.com. 2004-04-15. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- Gupta, Kriti (16 August 2018). "Shankar Mahadevan Recreates 'Breathless', Highlights Modi Government's Achievements". Indiatimes. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Shankar Mahadevan recreates 'Breathless' highlighting govt schemes, PM Modi praises his composition". The Indian Express. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.