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As the 73rd birthday of celebrated author-filmmaker-playwright Humayun Ahmed approaches fast, which falls on November 13, his actress-director-singer widow Meher Afroz Shaon is all set to come up with a new chapter of her iconic song ‘Jodi Mon Kade’ paying tribute to him on the occasion.
Shaon has reunited with singer-composer SI Tutul for her upcoming single ‘Jodi Mon Kade 2’, inspired by the original song, ‘Jodi Mon Kade’, which was penned by Humayun Ahmed while its composition and music were done by Tutul.
“I sang a song back in 2007 titled ‘Jodi Mon Kade’. It can be said that the upcoming one is the ‘new chapter’ of it,” said Shaon.
‘Jodi Mon Kade 2’ has its lyrics written by Mohammad Fazal, an immense fan of the original song. Initially, Fazal wrote the lyrics very long which was later cut short and revised, as shared by Shaon with The Business Post on Monday.
The singer informed that she has already lent voice for the song with the composition and music done by SI Tutul. A music video will be shot tomorrow featuring her and it will come out on Humayun Ahmed’s birthday this month.
In the meantime, Shaon has teamed up with singer Selim Chowdhury, who also had sung in Humayun Ahmed’s TV play and films, for a new duet titled ‘Bhalobasar Sabuj Dwip-e’ which will be released on the YouTube channel of ‘Urvashi Forum’ very soon.
Regarding the collaboration, Shaon said, “Selim Bhai is a very talented artiste. It still remains memorable that the hype he had created with his song ‘Aij Pasha Khelbore Shyam’ during the 1990s. It was not the age of the ‘viral’ trend when there was no Facebook or YouTube. At that time, his song released on cassette went such viral that, afterwards, many artists had re-recorded it. Talented artists like him do not appear with new work frequently now.”
Shaon added, “I feel good that he has been available for a new song after so many days and I had collaborated with him in it”.
“The song is of Kirtan style with a touch of traditional Bengali folk and also has a romantic vibe. Its lyrics are penned with a mixture of contemporary words and conventional Bengali culture. A music video also has been shot for it,” she elaborated about the new duet.
Shaon recently created a buzz among her fans with the releases of her collaborations with Chanchal Chowdhury in ‘Nisha Lagilo Re’ and ‘Jubati Radhe’ and ‘Chandni Raite Nirajane’ with Fazlur Rahman Babu.
Asked whether she has become active in music in full-swing as she had come with new renditions back-to-back in recent times and the response was very positive, Shaon said, “I do it whenever I like it. I had done these songs back-to-back because I liked it. There are some more songs still in the pipeline. But it’s not like that I had done anything with much concern and with a detailed plan from before like a career plan. It’s quite coincidental that I’m singing a little more in recent times,” she said.
She was enjoying that her latest renditions have been warmly accepted by the audience. “I love music always, as a medium, more than any other medium,” Shaon said.
