The project kicked started when four friends Gulzar, Shantanu, Shreya & Shaan came together and Tagore became their conversation starter and the session ended with a memory – A memory of creating a masterpiece with Tagore’s most famous Bengali poems being translated into Hindi and put together as songs. Gulzar in conversation with Tagore consists of 7 songs which bring out the romantic side of Tagore, an attempt to contemporize his poetry by giving it a musical flavour that the young India identifies with. Tapur Tupur on the other hand is a compilation of 8 poems for children recited by Gulzarji. With Shantanu Moitra’s music direction the songs have just the right hint of Rabindra Sangeet fused with a twist of modern acoustics like Guitar, Grand Piano, Mandolin etc for the new age touch.

2. The Creative Genius
Fondly called as “The Great Sentinel or Gurudev” by Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore was
not just a great poet as we commonly know, but was a
philosopher, essayist, critic, composer & educationist all in one.
First Non-European to win a Nobel Prize.
Wrote 28 volumes of poetry, stories, novels, operas, essays
diaries and 2,500 songs
Only known person to have written the national anthems for two different countries
In Spain today poets still compete for the Rabindranath Tagore prize for poetry.

3. Tagore – Genius lesser known to masses spc the young India
After his death in 1941, Tagore’s works were largely celebrated in Bengal, his own nation of
origin. Unfortunately very little of his writing was available in adequate English translation.
much had been killed by bad translation and most of his poetry was adapted into Bengali
songs.

4. Hence…
An attempt to contemporize Tagore’s poetry to give it a musical flavour
that the young India identifies with

5. ALBUMS – Gulzar in Conversation With Tagore
& Tapur Tupur

6. One Legend on Another
"Tagore has been a turning point in my writing. It is because of Tagore that I started reading Bangla, to read Tagore in original, I learnt Bangla,"
This inspiration led to the germination of this album. Gulzarji
handpicked 7 poems written by Tagore which were never
composed or translated.
He brought out Tagore’s romantic side to the forefront. And did a
word by word translation of Tagore’s poem in Hindi, keeping
Tagore’s poetic style intact.
In Gulzarji’s words – “I have not written the lyrics, it is Tagore’s”
An album WITH & WITHOUT Tagore

7. A masterpiece created by Masters
What happens when four friends from Bengal come together for a regular jamming session, Tagore becomes their conversation starter and the session ends with a memory – A memory of creating a masterpiece.
Paglo ki tarah
main ghoomta hoon,
main ghoomta hoon,
main ghoomta hoon.
Kasturi hiran jaise apni khushbu
mein paagal ghoomta hai.
main ghoomta hoon,
main ghoomta hoon,
main ghoomta hoon

8. Album USPs
Gulzar in Conversation With Tagore:
• This album consists of 7 tracks and 3 music videos
• Gulzarj’s voice sets the narrative
• Gulzarji featuring in a music video
for the first time
• The voices of today have been chosen to
familiarize the youth with Tagore’s greatness
• Flavour of Rabindra Sangeet but not Rabindra Sangeet - The word
Tagore is synonymous with Bengal and his works are thought to
please only connoisseurs. The original essence of the
poetry has been maintained but the tune has been made new age
contemporary by none other than the Shantanu Moitre
Tapur Tupur:
• This product contains 8 poems written by Tagore for children first
translated in Hindi and then narrated by Gulzarji.

9. Main Ghoomta Hoon
• “Main Ghoomta Hoon” is a song about soul searching,. Such is
the desperation of the search that the poet compares it to a deer
who is lost in his own fragrance.
• This video features Shaan, Shantanu & Gulzarji and set up as a
stage rehearsal performance being watched by Gulzarji,. Every
single artiste who has composed the piece, has featured in the
video. Hence it has a grand look and feel and adds drama.

10. Bujh Gaya Tha Diya
• “Bujh Gaya Tha Diya”’ a song set up as a rendezvous between
four friends on a terrace talks about how we ruin when we
stretch things beyond their capacity resulting in either destroying
them or breaking them down.
• This video features Shreya, Shaan, Shantanu & Gulzarji. Every
single artiste who has composed the piece, has featured in the
video as well.