Manisha Savla thrilled the audience at Milan Restaurant on June 10th with an evening of ‘Kal, Aaj or Kal’, a musical extravaganza. The event was brought to the Boston area by the Savy Media group. Melody Queen Manisha Savla and her group are from Bombay. The group sang songs of Lata, Asha, Geeta Dutt, Sunidhi Chauhan, Alka Yagnik, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Rafi, Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam, and Udit Narayan and included other features such as Raas Garbha.  The event/tour was promoted by Jayesh Mehta, Riya Entertainment, NJ.
 
Manisha Savla, had her debut with the band Beaters in 1994 at S.N.D.T. Ground, Santacruz (W), Mumbai. Manisha is already famous for her album 'Don't Touch My Chunaria'. She is also coming up with her new album 'Don't Cheat Your Heart' with vocal guru, Shankar Mahadevan. Having been a stage singer for almost a decade now, Savla is a veteran in the industry. A native from Kutch, Gujarat, Savla has performed live on stage with the best in the industry, be it Shankar Mahadevan, Abhijeet, Hari Haran, Sudesh Bhosle or Shaan, apart from singing in one film, Pratha.

At the Boston event, she sang songs such as Yeh Dil Mujhe Bata De, Hai Rama Rama Ho, Puch Mera Kya Naam Re, Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar, etc. Her co-singer Ali, kept every one thumping with songs such as Yeh Mera Prem Patra Par Kar, Pukarta Chala Hai Dil and many others. The two sang duets such as Jo Wada Kiya Woh Nibhana Pare Ga and others.

Two of the local artists Priya and Rahul started the second half with two songs from Hamraaz – ‘Door Na Jana Bhool Na Jana’ and Chand Dhalne Laga – ‘Pehla Pehla Pyar Hai’.
 
Lokvani had a chance to talk to Manisha Savla and Bipin Chunawala, her business partner and drumist.

Lokvani: Is this your first trip to the US. If not, what makes you come back?
Manisha/Bipin: This is our 10th trip to the US. What makes us come back is the appreciation we receive from the audience. In India, we are taken for granted where as in the US people come to talk to us after the show and appreciate our work.

Lokvani: You are a playback singer as well. What is your opinion of the direction of the film Industry?
Manisha/Bipin: Today the films run based on the talent of the directors. Unless they are good, it is hard to make good films and ‘fool’ the people. Good films by good directors will always do well.

Lokvani: How are today’s songs different from the golden oldies?
Manisha/Bipin: Today the emphasis is just on rhythms and dance and has little to do with words. As such music trend changes every 5 years and very few songs have a long life.

Lokvani: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us.
Manisha/Bipin: Thanks.

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