Pradeep Sarkar dead: A look at his memorable music videos - from Piya Basanti Re to Ab Ke Sawan
Pradeep Sarkar dead: A look at his memorable video songs
Pradeep Sarkar was the man of vision. The veteran filmmaker, best known for films such as Parineeta and Mardani, died today, March 24, at the age of 67.
Sarker made his directorial debut in the year 2000 with Vidya Balan's Parineetaand went on to make many memorable films. But before he ventured into the world of filmmaking, Sarkar had already proven himself in the music industry.
For the uninitiated, he began his career at Vinod Chopra Productions, where he directed several commercials. After years of working as a creative director, he went on to direct numerousmusic videos that not only became memorable but also left an indelible mark in the hearts of millions of Indians.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Sarkar directed many music videos like Euphoria’s Dhoom Pichak Dhoom,Maaeri, and Shubha Mudgal’s Ab Ke Saawanand made them iconic with his creative story that he used to put in the song andappealing visuals.
Remembering Sarkar, let's take a look at some of hisiconic music videos.
Piya Basanti
The album Piya Basanti by K. S. Chithra, and Ustad Sultan Khan is one of the biggest hits of Sarkar's career. The song has beautiful visuals of mountains and tells the story of a young couple. The album won an International Viewer Choice Award from MTV.
Set to the soulful voices of Chithra and Sultan Khan, the video tells the story of a young girl, Nauheed Cyrusi, who falls in love with a boyand spends days fantasising about him until the day she reuniteswith him.
Maaeri
The song that marked the debut of the actor Rimi Sen. The evergreen song Maaeri by Euphoria was released in the year 2000 and was sung by the lead singer of the band Palash Sen.
O Ganga Behti Ho Kyon
Sarkar gave the visionfor Dr Bhupen Hazarika and Kavita Krishnamurthy's song, which was about corruption, water pollution, and poverty, among other social issues.
Ab Ke Sawan
The Indian pop song by Shubha Mudgal and composed by Shantanu Moitra was one of thehighly energetic songs that Sarkar produced.
Special mention - Cadbury's 'Pappu Pass Ho Gaya'
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No one can ever forget Cadbury's iconic commercial Pappu Pass Ho Gayawhich featured legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan.
