The Unfinished Journey

It was the year 1997... long 13 years back. I recorded my first song at a sophisticated audio studio in Guwahati. My plan was to give the song for the Doordarshan programme "Sursangam". Mr. Sadananda Gogoi was the producer of the programme. He asked me for the song at the earliest as the recording for the next 4 episodes, may be the last four, was scheduled to be done in the very next week in various places of Shillong and Guwahati.

When I entered the studio my watch showed me 10 pm. Some recording was still going on. My music composer, Rajib, his brother and I had to wait for another 1 hour or 2 in the lobby of the studio. Finally we got the time at around 12 at mid night. I had been dozing a bit and a bit nervous too... However, my voice dubbing was over in a single take. The sound engineer was surprised as he told me that he never saw a new artist completing voice dubbing in a single take. Those were quite encouraging words at that time for a new comer like me. Audio track mixing and editing took another one hour. and finally by 2 am it was over.

I gave the copy of the song to the producer . On the day of video recording he himself along with his renown wife Anisha Sarma took me to the spot where the video was scheduled to be shoot. I still remember my first make up (hope.. not the last!) in a video shoot. Video of 2-3 songs of different artists were to be recorded. A large gathering surrounded us! Lip synch'ing was little difficult for me in first 2 - 3 attempts. Anyway I had a cute girl dancing in my song. Oh.. not with me! Of course, I also danced (all alone!) but it was removed from the video later on. It was telecast after about 2 months by Doordarshan, Guwahati.

That was my first video I acted on and a large audience zoomed up at me! Never wished to stop that journey, lets see..!