Meghdhanush (band)

Meghdhanush (transl. Rainbow)^[1] is an Indian Fusion–Rock band formed in Ahmedabad formed in December 2009, who are widely recognized for their Hindi and Gujarati Fusions and unique covers.^[2][3] They are one of Gujarat's foremost band led by Jainam Modi and Karan Patel.^[4] Their signature lies in a contemporary yet rooted sound which connects with the youth and the old. Meghdhanush describes theirs style of experimenting with different genres of music as they believe that different colours of the rainbow represent different emotions, their music does the same.

Meghdhanush
Origin	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Genres	Fusion, Rock
Years active	2009–present
Members	Jainam Modi Karan Patel Priyesh Mehta Ishrat Kalavant Sani Shah Issac Christian
Past members	Dhaivat Jani
Website	www.meghdhanush.in

The band is known for unique cover songs released as singles such as “Shaktiman” (Title Track of the Famous Hindi TV Series of 90s on Doordanshan)^[5] and “Lollipop” (Famous Bhojpuri Song).^[6] It released its debut album “Mijlas” in 2017 and its acclaimed EP “Folk Rang by Meghdhanush” in 2018.

Band Members

• Jainam Modi – Bass Guitar, Vocals
• Karan Patel – Lead Guitar, Vocals
• Priyesh Mehta – Drums, Percussions, Backing Vocals
• Ishrat Kalavant – Vocals
• Sani Shah – Vocals
• Issac Christian – Lead Guitar

History

Meghdhanush was initially formed for a national level rock band competition based on original songs called “Rock Parva” in December 2009, they stood in top 7 bands from across India where Agnee (band) was the judge. The competition gave them the boost to carry forward and they started creating original music.

They released their first official music video “Shaktiman (Cover)” in March 2014, the video was made by Ahmedabad based production house – Videowala, this gave them a nationwide recognition. YouTube India shared the video and Storypick,^[7] ScoopWhoop^[8] and many other blogs published an article on the same. This took them to their first television appearance on Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega on Sony TV and later on MTV RayBan Never Hide Sounds on MTV Indies where in they were the winners for the fusion genre. Post this and the release of their popular single “Baawari” featuring Divya Kumar on MTV Indies in October 2015, they were invited to perform at various music festivals across India and also performed internationally at Turkey^[9] and Sri Lanka.

Discography

Studio albums

• Mijlas (2017)
• Folk Rang^[10] by Meghdhanush (2018)

Singles

• Baawari Feat. Divya Kumar (2015)
• Yaari (2017)

Covers

• Shaktiman (2014)
• Lollipop (2018)

Filmography

• Chhello Divas (2015)
• Mijaaj (2018)
• Dhh (2018)

References

1. "मेघधनुष - English translation - bab.la Hindi-English dictionary". en.bab.la. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "Meghdhanush releases a new single". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
3. Pai, Aditi (16 July 2015). "Catching them young". India Today. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. "The Band – Meghdhanush". Retrieved 22 April 2020.
5. "Shaktiman (Cover) - Meghdhanush". indiatimes.com. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
6. "जबरदस्त अंदाज में आया भोजपुरी सॉन्ग 'लॉलीपॉप लागेलू', बैंड का गाना सुन दीवाने हुए लोग... देखें Video". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
7. "This Amazing Cover Of Shaktimaan's Theme Song Is A Tribute To The Greatest Superhero Of India". Storypick. 24 March 2014.
8. "This Rock Version Of Shaktimaan Title Song Is A Fantastic Ode To The Yesteryear Classic Hit Show". ScoopWhoop. 25 March 2014.
9. "Ahmedabad based rock band Meghdhanush goes international". Times of India. 13 January 2017.
10. "Meghdhanush to recreate two folk songs for a Gujarati film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.