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                                            Zubeen Garg A Man Beyond Melody

 

A starlit child Zubeen Garg came to the world of Illy Borthakur and Mohini Borthakur who named him after the famous musician Zubin Mehta. As if the poet in Mohini Borthakur knew a star was born in their family to take far ahead his  profession.

Zubeen Garg was quite good in studies and pursued science stream at degree level. He realized that it was too late he came to know about his dram and dropped his studies to become an ace singer and music director.

ZubeenGarg lent his first melodious voice for the album ‘Anamika’ in 1992 before peaking high to give some more award winning music and songs. But fairly knew that a director was there in him. He experimented much later his film direction success with the release of ‘Mission China’ that broke box office record. Later Zubeen showed his potentiality to direct a critical play ‘Kanchanjunga’ that earned him critic’s attention.

Intoxicated in music and drinks for which he became popular in media, there existed humane in Zubeen Garg apart from his star image that exploded whenever Assam was in trouble. Be it flood or COVID-19 pandemic or CAA he represented as the voice of Assam to the world to save the state from its turmoil.

Daring nature of Zubeen Garg always put him to the limelight for a cause. Intense humanity of Zubeen turned eyes in awe when he donated his house in Kahalipara as a COVID care center. We could see Zubeen Garg next as a politician who has the immensity to mobilize people during CAA. Now what is not in Zubeen beyond his melody songs? Which field he needs to explore?

This icon of versatile talent is next to the legendary figure Bhupen hazarika as Zubeen Garg almost have all the qualities to the phenomenal figure of Assam. Except Bhupen Hazarika literary quality is par excellence that ever any lyricist of his caliber exist today.

Zubeen is exception in music instrumentation with the ability to play 14 instruments. Be it guitar, keyboard, dhol, drums, table, mandolin and various percussion instrument, Zubeen is an ace player. Zubeen Garg is well known in Bollywood Indian film industry for giving ace music. Apart from Hindi, Assamese and Bengali Zubeen Garg delivered hit songs in various vernacular medium.

NEIC: SUMI BORA