Asheem Chakravarty

Asheem Chakravarty

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Asheem Chakravarty Biography

Asheem Chakravarty was the lead vocalist and performer of the popular Indian music band – Indian Ocean. Apart from giving several live performances, the band has also been associated with a few Bollywood movies like Gulaal, Swaraj, Yeh mera India, Mumbai cutting, Black Friday, Hulla, Peelpli live and Satyagraha. He was one the founding members of Indian Ocean, aside Susmit Sen and Rahul Ram. Following his collapse and death in 2009, his place was replaced by Tuheen Chakravorty and Himanshu Joshi. Susmit Sen departed from the band in 2013 and the only founding member left is Rahul Ram. He and Susmit played together during the college days and the band was formed in the 1990s. This artist was able to sing and play tabla simultaneously. His fans address him as the man with the golden voice, though he doesn’t claim any formal training in music.

 

Susmit and Asheem have been playing together since they were in collage in 1984. But a music band was not formed till 1990. They went through something like three bass players and Rahul Ram joined them in 1991. Susmit was not interested in band in his early days and only grew interest in it while at college. They made their first demo in 1990, for which Susmit paid the expenses by selling his guitar.It was Susmit's dad who suggested the name – Indian Ocean for the newly formed band. Amit Kilam joined the band only in 1994, when their drummer left the troupe. Amit was studying in the college and was much younger than the rest three members. The band received the first recording contract with HMV in 1993, just one year before Amit joined the troupe.

 

Chakravarty, at the age of 52 collapsed after a heart attack on his way to India from Dhoha. He was in the coma stage when brought to Delhi and his place was replaced by temporary singers, as the band had already many commitments. He died on the Christmas Day, following another heart attack.

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Updated: July 21, 2014

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