Kishori Amonkar News

It called for an absolute blend of conviction and creativity. On one hand, there was a subject that was both daunting and demanding, and on the other, a maker-duo who is known for thriving only when given complete cinematic liberty.

This is a monologue from the diary of SANDHYA GOKHALE who, with actor-director Amol Palekar, hosted a felicitation recently in Pune to honour Kishori Amonkar in her 80th year.

Celebrated classical singer Kishori Amonkar, who once ventured into playback singing in the film 'Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne', says that she would never want to tread that path again.

For a music universe still coming to terms with the demise of its adored and venerated banyan, Bhimsen Joshi, Sahela Re, a two-day festival of music, could not have come at a better time.