Aamir’s Tribute To Asheem From Indian Ocean

Aamir paid tribute to one of the members of the Indian Ocean band, Asheem Chakravarty at the music launch event of ‘Peepli Live’. Asheem passed away recently and his last creation was ‘Zindagi Se Darte’.

Indian Ocean band has composed music for Aamir’s ‘Peepli Live’ and since one of the members of the band, Asheem passed away, so everyone felt the obvious sadness in the air and Aamir expressed his gratitude towards him.

He said, “He (Asheem) was one of the members of Indian Ocean and unfortunately he passed away. It's a great loss to all the people who are close to him - Indian Ocean, his family and to his fans all across the world...and ‘Zindagi Se Darte’ was his last song.”

Aamir further added, “I am sure wherever he is, he will be blessing us and will be happy for us.”

In Asheem’s remembrance, the Indian Ocean band gave a memorable performance on the music launch stage. Even Aamir is a great fan of the band and he feels that they form one of the most fantastic composers.

He added, “I have been a fan of Indian Ocean for quite a few years now and when Anusha (Rizvi) told me that she wants to work with Indian Ocean in this film they are fantastic composers and their mix of folk and western is really amazing and I think both these songs Desh Mera and Zindagi Se Darte are really amazing songs.”

The movie, ‘Peepli Live’ is releasing on 13 August and it also introduces debutante director Anusha Rizvi to the world of Bollywood.