That indie music singer Anuv Jain is popular is common knowledge but one has to attend his concert to get an idea of the craze that he is among Gen Z. I got a taste of the love and admiration people have for him, during the Calcutta leg of his Guldasta India Tour that was held at Calcutta Boating & Hotel Resorts (Orchid Banquet) on December 2.
Fans got a closer glimpse of the singer when he sang Mazak. “For this song I want to come ahead and be with you guys. Can I sit here, is it okay?” asked Anuv and the crowd shrieked their lungs out, out of excitement. “This one is a song that I had written for someone very special and whenever I look at her, her smile reminds me of the crescent moon... it looks like the smile. This song is very special to me, agar aata hai then sing along,” said Anuv
With singers Amir Rizvi and Shaktay warming up the crowd with their songs, Anuv Jain got on the stage wearing a black jacket, trousers, guitar in his hands, armed with that smile of his that was sending the girls in the audience in a tizzy. Riha was the first song he opened his performance with. “Hi Calcutta, how are you guys doin'? I am going to introduce myself, my name is Anuv Jain and I am a singer-songwriter from Ludhiana, Punjab, and I officially welcome you guys to my all-India Tour. How are you feeling tonight? Excited? How is the energy looking? I am going to be honest with you, as you know, I released a song (Husn) yesterday and as you might know, things get very hectic when you are releasing music so I am going to feed off your energy to get through the entire set. So give me some more noise,” he said and the crowd obliged for the next 90 minutes. While some were left moist-eyed when he sang Maula, a song he had written for his sister when they lost their father a few years back, or sang out loud when he performed Baarishein, the concert was high on emotions for both Anuv and his fans.
t2 attended the absolutely magical musical night and soaked in the beautiful vibe.
"Thank you so much Calcutta, this means so much to me I can't even tell you. I absolutely love you guys and I really hope you had a great time today and you enjoyed my stories. Thank you so much for being an amazing, amazing audience," said Anuv as he clicked a picture with the entire audience
Payal Sipani (second from left) was on cloud nine when we spotted her smiling ear-to-ear. “My friends and I are huge Anuv Jain fans and today my friends gave me a surprise by bringing me to this concert. It was only now I got to know it’s an Anuv Jain concert!” she said while posing with friends Mahushweta Chowdhury, Sohini Biswas and Nivedita. “The concert was just so great and amazing, we had a blast. It will always be a very memorable night for us,” said Nivedita (extreme right) post the concert
Manav Jain was a happy soul on Saturday. The St. Xavier’s College student got his ukulele signed by Anuv during the concert. “This is the fifth time I am attending his concert, third time of meeting him, and his songs keep me going. I relate to his meaningful songs. I play instruments too and Anuv is my inspiration,” said Manav as he posed with the autographed music instrument.
The venue turned into a dreamy land when Anuv sang Mishri and smoke bubbles wrapped the entire venue as the audience captured the beautiful moment on their phones. “Let’s create a very very beautiful moment for your city, for you guys and me as well,” said Anuv as everyone switched on the flashlights on their mobile phones.