![]() "Let us have that lunch now," he declared. The producer was ecstatic, my uncle was highly satisfied, and the singer was very happy with the final product. And by 5 p.m., the title song in different variants was ready. There were some retakes – some at my uncle’s bidding, some on the singer's insistence even though my uncle felt the part was fine. He listened to the tune, read the lyrics and began practising. Riyaaz was over by 2:30 in the afternoon. ![]() I wish the whole session had been recorded. It was a spiritual experience to see and hear him. For three hours he practised, eyes closed, completely focused, oblivious to the people outside who he could have seen through the glass partition had he wanted to. So, there he sat – inside the studio with the studio harmonium – and began. No question of singing or even listening to the composition before that. But no! He had not done his daily riyaaz because of the early morning flight and would first need to do that. It would not have taken much time for a professional like him. He needed to learn the melody and record. The singer, who was to record the title song, flew in from Mumbai and reached the recording studio in Daryaganj, Delhi at 11 in the morning. My maternal uncle, Late Satish Bhatia, retired chief producer (Light Music), All India Radio, Delhi, and music director, had composed the music of a TV serial called Apna Apna Aasmaan which was to air on Doordarshan in 1992.
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