MUMBAI:  Kaushal Inamdar is doing his bit for Marathi music. The composer has been in the music circuit since a decade having given music for several Marathi films.

Now, a music label from Germany GoFish Records has picked up his track from the movie Its Breaking News to be featured in its forthcoming World Music album. The philosophical track has been crooned by Shankar Mahadevan and Shreya Ghoshal. The composer explains, "Though the movie din't do too well in India, it received adulation in Europe and even in America. I had put this chosen track on my myspace profile. The song was very well received and it was in the ninth spot amongst lakhs of songs featured in the list. Mike Wornath from GoFish Records heard it there and approached me." The ecstatic composer says, "It is for the first time that an entirely Indian song has made it to such a list which features world music. It is a reason to celebrate."

The song will now be a part of a compilation album Secret Chill Vol. 3 which includes music from around the globe. "He has also approached me to do a fusion album with him which i shall soon start working on."

The composer had earlier also taken out a song in memory of tsunami victims on soundclick.com. "The song also topped the charts on soundclick. I received several congratulatory messages by musicians outside India. They all loved the track."

Inamdar has been in the music circuit since a decade. "Quantity matters little to me. I am happy with the work I am doing now." Inamdar is also the force behind the single song called Marathi Abhimaan Geet which had over 450 singers singing- 112 established singers and a chorus of 356 upcoming singers. A chance conversation with a jockey while working over a jingle made Inamdar embark on the colossal journey. Asked why the channel did not play Marathi songs, Inamdar was surprised to learn it was their policy not to. He was further dumbfounded on learning that the bosses felt Marathi songs were downmarket. He then questioned the jockey whether the channel had any such policy not to play Tamil songs in Chennai, or Kannada songs in Bangalore.

"I eventually took it as a challenge to tell it to the world not to treat the language or the music as downmarket or to put it in the vernacular category. Its not just a song for Marathi people but for everyone who is proud of his mother tongue." The song was released on February 27 celebrated as the Marathi Bhasha Diwas 

Inamdar is also in disagreement with the radio stations for not giving Marathi music enough air time an. "How long can you not play the local music and survive?" he questions  

Talking passionately about Marathi music the composer wants to revive it in all ways. "I would also want to start a 24 hour Marathi music radio station one day."

Talking about Bollywood music he adds, "Bollywood is not my calling. In the initial five years of my career it was my ultimate destination. But slowly I realised that I don't identify myself with the work done there. I prefer more of poetry in my songs which Bollywood doesn't necessarily seem to offer in all its music," says the composer who also pens down lyrics for his songs. "The music produced is mostly formula based and the whole scene is not very encouraging for me."

In 2010 Inamdar will be busy giving music for two Marathi films. One of the projects titled Hungama will see Usha Uthoop croon for it. "For the first time, Ushaji will be singing in a Marathi film. Though the song is in Hindi, the film is in Marathi." He will also be busy promoting his Marathi Abhimaan Geet across platforms, apart from starting work on the fusion album with GoFish Records.

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