'DUSHMAN' IS A MESSAGE TO PEOPLE, SAYS ANKIT TIWARI ON HIS COVID RELATED SONG

Jyothi Venkatesh

Ankit Tiwari has composed and sung titled "Dushman", which he released on his YouTube channel, based on the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The lyrics were given to him by a friend with whom he had worked in "Malang", and he says it's not a song but a message for the people. "I had worked with a lyricist in 'Malang', and he had sent me some lines and I found it very interesting and composed something on my piano, it's an unplugged song. It's not a song, it's actually a message for the people. I made it and released it online, and it made me feel really good," he shared.The "Teri galliyan" singer composed the song during the lockdown and revealed that he had no instruments at the time but he still managed it through a neighbour. And even reveals that his wife Pallavi shot the video on his phone.

"When I composed this song, I had absolutely nothing. My entire set up was in my studio and because of the lockdown I couldn't bring any of my instruments. There's a programmer in my society, so I requested him to give me his instruments. The DOP of the video is my wife, so both of us actually waited for a day to check where we get good daylight and shot it the next day on my phone. Utkarsh has edited the video," he says.Ankit also opens up about the state of the music industry during these tough COVID times and said, "Music industry is already affected. All the musicians, and in fact all those who do live shows, are suffering a lot. In fact some of my musician and singer friends left for their hometown and said that they will come back only next year. It was very disheartening. Even I left for Bangalore and am staying here. I just hope things get back to normal soon. And I am eagerly waiting to get back on the stage to do a live show."

He also admits that he and his family are mentally prepared to fight against the Coronavirus.  "There is no option. We all are prepared, my family is. In fact, at home, we discuss how we are going to manage things in the future, but at the same time, we have left a few things on the time too. We also left Mumbai and came to Bangalore and many like me have gone back to their hometowns," Ankit signs off.