Once, in a school in Delhi, there was a young boy who
loved nothing more than making music and dreamed of
sharing his music with the world. One day, that dream
became a reality.
From a childhood spent strumming away at a guitar in Delhi
to professional success as a music composer in Mumbai,
Shantanu Moitra has come a long way. Here, he gives us a glimpse into his world and the
moments that have made him who he is. From his early days as a client servicing drone in
an advertising agency to his collaborations with prominent musicians and film-makers, to
the making of Parineeta, his greatest hit, and from his all-consuming love for astronomy
to near-death escapades in the Himalayas, he shares the most intimate parts of himself
through his phenomenal adventures in this compelling memoir.
Written in a delightfully autobiographical vein this little book is a collection of stories,
reminiscences, anecdotes and self revelations. Embellished by notations and photographs
these twenty-odd pen and paper vignettes chart the growth of a timid, diffident, selfeffacing
boy into a music composer of international repute.
About The Author:
Shantanu Moitra is one of the leading
composers in Indian cinema at present.
Some of his most well-known works
include Parineeta, Antaheen, Lage Raho
Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots. He has also
composed a number of best-selling nonfilm
albums, including Ab Ke Saawan.
This is his first book.
Aruna Chakravarti is the author of two
novels: The Inheritors, which was shortlisted
for the Commonwealth Writers
Prize 2004, and the critically acclaimed
Jorasanko. Secret Spaces, an anthology
of her own short stories, was published
to critical acclaim in 2010. She is also an
award-winning translator.
