MUMBAI: In a music hall that resonated with whistles, voices and tears of joy, as Sudesh Bhosle brought together the Melody Makers to celebrate the silver jubilee musical reunion on 5 march.
Hosted at Bhosle`s residence came alive with young 13-year-old Siddhant `Bhosle son of Sudesh Bhosle taking the centrestage to sing a melodious `Madhuban Me Radhika Naache Re`and `Mitwa` from kabhi alvida na kehna. Sudesh and Hema Bhosle confessed that this was the moment that really stole their hearts. 25 years ago, Sudesh had begun his singing career with Melody Makers. Incidentally, Sudesh Bhosle`s father-in-law Ashok Kumar Saraf is the man behind Melody Makers.
Sudesh Bhosle had organized this reunion, which was not easy has the band members have moved to different places, but Bhosle managed to find old musicians contacts and finally managed to track down 40 musicians from across the state. "They were all touched by the gesture and what was magnanimous was that they left everything to be here." said the singer.
Melody Makers have been the force during the stage performances of artistes of the likes of Noorjehan, Lata Mangeshkar, Surender Kumar, Shabbir Kumar, Anwar, Hariharan, Hemant Kumar, Talat Mehmood, GM Durrani and Kishore Kumar among others, one of the memorable performances being the Mortal Men Immortal Melodies series.
The musicians who had played with singers transcending generations, sat cross-legged in the hall, and cheered their friends enthusiastically. The only language audible amid the laughter was that of melodious music. For, it was the night of the Melody Makers, who made time come a full circle after two and half decades with their enthusiasm, together and melody!