This week witnessed the launch and unveiling of eminent poet and lyricist Basant Chaudhary’s book of poetry titled Chaahaton Ke Saaye Mein- In the Shadow of Desires at JW Marriott, Juhu. Sonu Nigam along with lyricist Sameer unveiled the book in which Chaudhary has tried to decipher the various facets of love in an interesting manner. In his fifth poetic compilation, readers can enjoy a collection of more than a hundred poems, nazms and ghazals, which have the underlying theme of love. Also translated in English by Sunjoy Shekhar, the book appeals to purists as well as the millennial generation thanks to its simple language and style of expression.
The event started off with Chaudhary discussing the many facets of love at the book-reading session, which was attended by Hasan Kamal, Sagar Tripathi, Shahid Hamdaanie, Danish Javed, Penaz Masani and Markand Adhikari.
Later, the soulful rendering of the title poem, sung by Sonu Nigam enthralled guests. Released by Times Music, the song, which is composed by Rinkoo Sushant-Shankar, strikes a chord. Vishwas Kini and Suelen feature in the video directed by Prathamesh Patil.
On the occasion, Chaudhary said, “Chaahaton ke Saaye Mein... is a journey to understand love from a very close perspective.” Added Sonu Nigam, “Basantji has penned a soulful song with equally good music and it has been filmed very well.”
Published by Times Group Books in collaboration with Times Music, the book is available at all leading bookstores and online platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Infibeam etc.
