Breathless (Shankar Mahadevan album) explained

Breathless
Type:studio
Artist:Shankar Mahadevan feat. Javed Akhtar
Cover:Breathlesscover.jpg
Genre:Indi-pop, Indian fusion
Length:41:04
Label:Saregama
Producer:Shankar Mahadevan
Next Title:Nine
Next Year:2003

Breathless is the 1998 Indi-pop album by Indian singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar. It was the album that first made Shankar 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(he took breaks while singing and it was edited to make it seem really breathless). 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]

Track listing

Track Duration
1Breathless3:05
2Tu Pass Hai 6:20
3Tere Khayalon Se 5:35
4Mano Yah Na Mano 5:30
5Jane Kya Hua 6:11
6Koi Nahin Hai 5:21
7Ghul Raha Hai Sara Manzar 6:02
8Breathless 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.

In popular culture

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.[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Award Winners . . 2 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991022044355/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/awards/eve.htm . 22 October 1999.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eSwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iHgFAAAAIBAJ&dq=breathless%20shankar%20mahadevan&pg=3988%2C1822608 New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search
  3. Web site: Star World 'Cover Story' to grill Farhan Akhtar - Indiantelevision.com's Tube Talk . Indiantelevision.com . 2004-04-15 . 2011-07-27.
  4. Web site: Shankar Mahadevan's song Breathless appears on "Tumiye Mur Kalpanar".
  5. Web site: 2023-07-10 . This cover of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ will take your breath away . 2024-04-22 . The Indian Express . en.
  6. News: Gupta . Kriti . Shankar Mahadevan Recreates ‘Breathless’, Highlights Modi Government’s Achievements . 24 April 2019 . Indiatimes . 16 August 2018 . en.
  7. News: Shankar Mahadevan recreates ‘Breathless’ highlighting govt schemes, PM Modi praises his composition . 24 April 2019 . The Indian Express . 15 August 2018 . en-IN.