KK takes Auckland by storm
Popular Bollywood songster KK stayed true to the well-earned appellation of Mesmeriser when he cast a veritable spell on the delirious audience at Manukau’s Telstraclear Events Centre on the evening of July 9.
“Before the show, the audience had no clue what was coming. At the end of it, they found that they were part of a history, which they will talk about for years to come,” said Sudeshna Chatterjee, director of Sangeet Limited, the organisers of the successful show.
KK singlehandedly mesmerised the audience for more than 3 hours, unlike other similar big-ticket artistes’ performances that are often interspersed by sideshows of accompanying talents or local artistes.
KK’s ability to instantaneously connect with his audience and his seemingly boundless energy typified by the springy feet with which he traversed all corners of the performing stage was a great hit with the predominantly young audience – young in age and young at heart.
The audience sang with him, danced to his singing and seemed to enjoy every moment of his renditions, his nuances, his antics and his jokes.
The start itself was a fairly fast number, “Tere Pyar mein,” the title song from his album “Bas Ek Pal”. He maintained this clipping-paced tempo throughout the concert. The audience could be forgiven for wondering where his unending energy was coming from.
KK, who has always chosen to maintain a somewhat lower profile than his Bollywood singing start compatriots, has sung so many hits but many of them are not immediately associated with his name by listeners.
So when he sung them, a common refrain that ran through the audience which knew the song but were not quite sure who sang it was, “Hey, I didn’t know that was a KK song!”
The singer’s displayed his versatility in the sheer breadth of his repertoire. From the contemplative “Awaarapan Banjaaraapan” through the foot-tapping peppiness of “It's the time to disco” to the emotional “Alvida”, KK covered the gamut of genres, pleasing his fans to bits.
For much of the second half, the audience was on its feet, often surging toward the stage to be close to the star performer in true rock concert style. Those scenes will undoubtedly be imprinted in the minds of the audience just as the music will ring in its ears for a long time.
In his twenty-fourth number of the performance, KK asked the audience to turn on their mobile phones and hold them in air with a swinging motion in accompaniment to the rhythm of the hit “Pal rahe ya na rahe pal” from his popular “Pyaar Ke Pal” album. It was a rare sight – like a thousand fireflies swaying rhythmically in the supercharged air of the venue.
The romance and pain that KK brought out in the beginning of the second half through his song “Tadap tadap ke” from the film “Hum dil de chuke sanam”, singing with only the piano for accompaniment, was memorable.
Expectedly, the show concluded with the song “Alvida”. KK and his impressive band carried the audience every minute of the show in what will undoubtedly be a memorable evening for many.
Indian Weekender was a proud media sponsor of the show.
Popular Bollywood songster KK stayed true to the well-earned appellation of Mesmeriser when he cast a veritable spell on the delirious audience at Manukau’s Telstraclear Events Centre on the evening of July 9.
“Before the show, the audience had no clue what was coming. At the end of it, they...
Popular Bollywood songster KK stayed true to the well-earned appellation of Mesmeriser when he cast a veritable spell on the delirious audience at Manukau’s Telstraclear Events Centre on the evening of July 9.
“Before the show, the audience had no clue what was coming. At the end of it, they found that they were part of a history, which they will talk about for years to come,” said Sudeshna Chatterjee, director of Sangeet Limited, the organisers of the successful show.
KK singlehandedly mesmerised the audience for more than 3 hours, unlike other similar big-ticket artistes’ performances that are often interspersed by sideshows of accompanying talents or local artistes.
KK’s ability to instantaneously connect with his audience and his seemingly boundless energy typified by the springy feet with which he traversed all corners of the performing stage was a great hit with the predominantly young audience – young in age and young at heart.
The audience sang with him, danced to his singing and seemed to enjoy every moment of his renditions, his nuances, his antics and his jokes.
The start itself was a fairly fast number, “Tere Pyar mein,” the title song from his album “Bas Ek Pal”. He maintained this clipping-paced tempo throughout the concert. The audience could be forgiven for wondering where his unending energy was coming from.
KK, who has always chosen to maintain a somewhat lower profile than his Bollywood singing start compatriots, has sung so many hits but many of them are not immediately associated with his name by listeners.
So when he sung them, a common refrain that ran through the audience which knew the song but were not quite sure who sang it was, “Hey, I didn’t know that was a KK song!”
The singer’s displayed his versatility in the sheer breadth of his repertoire. From the contemplative “Awaarapan Banjaaraapan” through the foot-tapping peppiness of “It's the time to disco” to the emotional “Alvida”, KK covered the gamut of genres, pleasing his fans to bits.
For much of the second half, the audience was on its feet, often surging toward the stage to be close to the star performer in true rock concert style. Those scenes will undoubtedly be imprinted in the minds of the audience just as the music will ring in its ears for a long time.
In his twenty-fourth number of the performance, KK asked the audience to turn on their mobile phones and hold them in air with a swinging motion in accompaniment to the rhythm of the hit “Pal rahe ya na rahe pal” from his popular “Pyaar Ke Pal” album. It was a rare sight – like a thousand fireflies swaying rhythmically in the supercharged air of the venue.
The romance and pain that KK brought out in the beginning of the second half through his song “Tadap tadap ke” from the film “Hum dil de chuke sanam”, singing with only the piano for accompaniment, was memorable.
Expectedly, the show concluded with the song “Alvida”. KK and his impressive band carried the audience every minute of the show in what will undoubtedly be a memorable evening for many.
Indian Weekender was a proud media sponsor of the show.
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