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‘Made
in India’, ek pyara soniya, Ek dil chahiye bas made in india…… If you’re born in India and you
haven’t heard that song, then just don’t call yourself an Indian. That’s how
amazing this song was. Though it was not a patriotic country song yet it was
captivated in the hearts of every age group.
I
had not even reached my teenage-years when that song was released yet I
remember grooving to that song non-stop. Even today, I can listen to that song
n-number of times and dance to the beats without a break. That was the beauty
of that song.
Made in India:
At
the time this song was released, I was too young and didn’t quite understand
the concept of a musician/producer/composer and so on… all I knew and
understood was Alicia, the beautiful singer and Milind Soman the handsome hunk!
Today
that I came to know about the ‘Man behind the big picture’, I was totally mesmerized by his
struggle to reach to the top.
Music
as a career:
There is a famous saying,
The
three great essentials to achieve anything worth-while are: Hard work,
Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense. -Thomas A. Edison
Made
in India, an autobiography by Biddu Appaiah aka Biddu, born in Bangalore
(India) and later became an English-based music producer, composer, song writer
and singer. With millions of records sold and a world-wide persona, Biddu made
everyone go Disco Deewane for his music. His international
breakthrough with “KungFu Fighting” in 1974 won millions of hearts followed by "Summer of '42" and “Blue Eyed Soul” in 1975 and so on…
KungFu fighting:
.
Now
we know how remarkable his music career was in India and overseas. Right? But
the real picture behind this humongous success is what this book
talks about.
About the Book:
Biddu
started his career in his late teens with his best-friends and named the band ‘Trojans’. Like every
struggling artists, he soon had to continue his journey on his own as ‘Lone
Trojan’ and chase his dreams in London. London
dreams for an Indian boy in
those days was not a joke yet Biddu struggled towards his success and achieved
it.
There
are very few people who get what they desire and not hold any grudges against
the obstacles one has to face. That was the best thing about this book. Like
every struggling artist, Biddu had his share of ups and downs yet he never lost
hope and worked with optimism in his heart and passion in his soul.
He
shares his experiences while working with various artists and agencies, some
who ripped him apart and some who gave the right push in the right direction.
Biddu appreciates what he received and never forgot to himself be at the giving
end.
This
book gives a wonderful in-sight for the struggling artists in the industry, who
at every failure feel their world has tossed upside-down, must read this book
as an inspiration and understand the depths of problems even an amazing artist
like Biddu has to face to reach to the top.
Other
than sharing his experience with the music industry, the author has lightly
shared some fun facts about himself in a humorous and matter-of-fact way as if
he’s directly talking to the readers. His love for his long hair, his beautiful
wife Sue and his mother’s affection was very sweet and brought smile while
reading.
Saying no more, I would like to share
some of my favorites with you all:
I
most definitely loved reading this book but one thing that did kept popping in
my head was ‘luck also needs
to be on your side’.
Biddu
has mentioned about how he was left penny-less yet there was always someone to
look after him, like a supernatural energy (called
luck) either in the form of
his friends or thugs (the thug story, I hope there was more to actually what
happened).
After
reading this book, I hope all readers will agree with me- the airport scene
where he had to prove that he was going to London for vacation and not job/ the
drug scenario with his friends/ finding the right person to work with and so
one. He was always blessed in disguise, perhaps it was the optimism of the
author that help was provided when he needed it the most.
In
a times like today, there are rarely people who are that helpful. These
events brings positive hopes that world is not that bad at all.
Wonderful!
I
rate this book 4 stars.
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