Phir Dekhiye-comments from Shankar Mahadevan
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I heard this song for the first time after I joined Muziboo in 2009, sung by George Kuruvilla and I took a shot at it. Interestingly, my versions, then and now are based more on George’s, and not the original.
Recently there was a chance to send in an entry to the local radio show Gaata rahe Mera Dil which was having Shankar Mahadevan as the guest. It was announced that he would get to pick his top 4/5 favs and air it with his comments. So I decided to redo Phir dekhiye with Jay Swaminathan’s track and George nitpicked my draft and mixed the final one. I sent it in… No news whatsoever for 3/4 weeks and I had almost forgotten about it since there wasn’t much I could do :)
Meanwhile, I was invited to a “Meet Shankar Mahadevan” event hosted by the radio folks, and I had the chance to meet him and get complimented on my singing as well. Little did I know that he had already heard my radio entry and also recorded a feedback well before I met him. Nonetheless, it was awesome to meet him, and I was also very thrilled to get direct feedback from him regarding a couple of songs of mine he said he had heard. I was particularly impressed by how down to earth he was, and his ability to put someone at ease! Thanks to all fellow muzibians who tuned in and heard the show, and left me a feedback on facebook and by other means. Truly feel blessed for all the support and encouragement.
Thanks to my friend TT Balaji, who sent me snippets of the prelude and Shankar’s comments, I have mixed those to present the whole episode here. However, YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF THE RADIO SHOW WITH SHANKAR MAHADEVAN HERE AS WELL". Fellow Muzibians Azam and Deblina were also featured on the same show :)
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Original Music by : Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Originally sung by: Caralisa Montiero
Lead vocals and harmonies: Meera
Arrangement by: Jay Swaminathan
Mixed by: George Kuruvilla
Interview: Sameer Khera (GRMD) and Shankar Mahadevan
Thanks Jay for the track, and George- for taking time off to patiently go through every nit, grit and get it to this level…Last but not the least, thanks to Sameer and Snehal from the radio station for letting me use the interview part here :)
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Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Meera…I remember your original post of the song…had a few diction issues…This one is awesome and not surprised that shankar complimented this rendition.
I have some great memories of shankar from college days. Also had the good fortune of rehearsing with him for college day celebrations….down to earth guy and one of India’s finest musical talent today.
To my favs.
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Satyajit Sahu said
You should actually upload the version with Shankar’s comment. I heard it on the radio, and it was fantastic.
In fact, similar to you this song was the ‘first’ one I heard on Muziboo, and made me a Muziboo user, and connected me to this great group of musicians all over the world.
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Meera Manohar
said
Thanks Azam- couldn’t agree more :)
Harshan— thank you, appreciate it :)
Satyajit- actually the archive link has a lot of dusturbance, and doesn’t do justice to the track jay has recreated or the the magic George has done :) Which is why I gave the archive show link above but uploaded the actual mp3!
Cheers,
Meera
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Neetu (away) said
M ‘:)’ says it all!!!:) Awesome!!!
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Rahul (getting back to routine)
said
Lovely work Meera. Much better than your earlier take. No wonder you got selected. Congratulations. Keep up the good work.
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Sangeeta Sutar ... said
wow….very encouraging Meera!
You are one of my fav singer on muziboo and really happy for you.
Keep it up and congrats:)
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Anirban Chowdhury said
wow meera you had Shankar pleasantly shocked…that itself is such a big compliment. He literally offerred you a chance to sing for him which is a big big compliment coming from one of the best singers in the country and one of the best composers alive……Kudos!!!
Neil Swanson..(collaborations welcomed.singers wanted)
said
Meera.what a wonderful song and superb vocals.
very well executed. agree with all comments.
this by far is my most favorite of all songs
u have done . nice contemporary sound also .
ur vocals are so soothing on this . enjoyed
a bunch god bless NEIL
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Sarada Bhagavatula
said
Great! My hearty congratulations to you :)
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Latha Ganti
said
Excellent :-)
Raj kumar Anjan said
As Shankar said, its quite difficult to deliver this song which seems very ordinary with minimal nuances… I am all excited after hearing his comments… ‘God-willing, I would love to work with her’ – May that happen very soon… Keep following him… Huskiness – I can’t only glare at that… This version sounds better than the previous one… Congrats on every feat achieved through this cover… Good Luck, Meera!!! Asurathanamaana oru break kidaikka asuri kku en vaazhthukkaL… :)
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Deepesh A k(indefinitely on and off) said
congrats meera!!!
Cheers
Deepesh
Arvind R said
Well done Meera … Shankar’s compliments to you are in quite heart warming and you should feel so encouraged. I hope you get a good break to bring out your aspirations and further talent. All the very best.
Your songs were really good!. Ways to go!.
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Harry Jassal (indefinitely away) said
This is brilliant Meera and Shankar Ji’s comments were very true regarding your singing.
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Biju Ramachandran
said
wowwwwwwwwww
meera ,what more do yu want!
v v happy for u.when shankar told wowww i got goosebumps….
all the best meera.we all will pray for yur success.
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Adithi said
Welldone Meera! That was a comment well-deserved from the man himself! All the very best for a very bright musical career ahead! :)
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Jenefa said
Congrats Meera! Wishing you all the very best :)
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Shaniruh
said
Excellent singing Meeraji ……gr8 work :)
Uthra said
Meera: Awesome. Very happy for you. Lovely singing and lovely comments. All the best.
Jay and George: Excellent work.
Kumaran.k.k. ( trying to come back ) said
meera….
as usual, amazing !!!
gifted with great talents, keep it up to reach good heights !!!
cheers…
always yours,
kumaran…
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Sudha Kumar (recovering and getting back to listening..)
said
Listened to the radio Fundoo recording, a WOW from the S-Man himself! Now don’t forget us, is all I will say. Good luck to you, I can see a Kacching moment coming up real soon, Meera! :-)
Keep up the great work, well-deserved!
-Sudha
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Sushanth Shankar said
Hi Meera!! :)
Splendid piece of work by all 3 of you! I and for a matter of fact am sure none of us are surprised why he wanted to work with you!! Congrats Meera! Really happy for you! Hope to hear you feature on SEL’s work sometime soon… :)
All the very best!
- Sushanth
Gudihal Srinath said
You have a great voice. i have become your fan now….
Nivedan(away) said
Hi Meera
Quoting SM >> ‘God willing if there is a chance I wish to work with her’ – He said it with so much love and sincerity…this is going to happen!
Meera….goosebumps mate. Wow…why should you not? come on it will happen. What a presentation and thanks for sharing this ’moment.
Loved your voice and voice!!!!!!. Just classic.You go places girl. You will.Your Blessed.
Love it & loved it
Warm Regards
Nivedan
Anu Anand said
Wowww, congrats Meera ! That was brilliant ! :)
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Dwarak - back in slow motion said
Wowwwwwwwww Meera, am at ecstasy on listening to Shankar Mahadevan sir’s feedback to you…. Amazing stuff Meera, especially the comment from SM, “I thought that the original CD is playing actually”…. Way to go Meera…. Best wishes to work with Shankar ji and am truly expecting this to happen very soon….
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Rashmi Madhu said
Fantastic Meera . loooooooooooooooooved the song. What a feel! keep it up. And wow to get such a comment from the Great Shankar Mahadevan. I m happy for u. May u have all success
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Ramesh Tadi said
Meera, this really does not suprise me at all and look how Shankar too felt and spelt it out in his own feedback… no more comments Meera as always run out of superlatives… God Bless you and we all wish Shankar comes back soon with an excellent offer for you and i am sure that day is not far away… But great to know from you and Harshan ji, how down to earth Shankar is… Congrats and All the best… Awesome Awesome Awesome!!
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Kumaran said
Congrats Meera!!!! Enna oru meerattalaana rendition!!!! You impressed not only Shankar but everyone who listened to this!! Congrats!!!
Anbu Mohamed
said
Simply mesmerizing….No wonder Shankar Mahadevan was impressed about your rendition. All the Best and sure you have all the potential to be professional singer !
Regards
Anbu J. Mohamed
Krishnan N v said
Great Meera.!!!!….Loved your rendition ….!!! What else you want, than such lovely comments from the creator himself… ? Congrats…
Hoping to see you in Bollywood soon…
All the best …
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Aisoo (away) said
Meera akka, hats off to u!!!!! This was just mind-blowing!!!
Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Meera, lovely song. Beautifully sung-loved your modulations. Congrats for the achievement-keep singing!
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Meera Iyer said
Wow!!Awesome Meera! :) Congrats! :)
Kumar Srinivasan
said
Congrats Meera !!! I assume you are not looking for any more comments on this :-D. All the best for a good break with SEL.
-Kumar.
Meera Manohar
said
Thank you all!
@Kumar— I am sure this rendition still has a LOT of scope to be nitpicked, so you can still tell me :-)
Cheers,
Meera
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Prem j Hans said
Congratulations Meera :) you are a fantastic singer, Awesome work by George and Jay too …Loved this song :)
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Sukumar R ( far away ) said
soooperb ji…great to hear shankar talks about you…
Hari Bhaskar
said
Meera, it was so nice to hear Shankar speak about you. The song was superbly rendered. Goes to favs. My best wishes to you. regards, Hari.
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Swati Prasad (unable to be frequent) said
Congratss
its a big achievement infact
Swati Prasad
Sarmi .. away!!!
said
Congratulations Meera. Looking forward to more of your awesome Covers soon.
All the best,always!!!
Sanjay Gahlot said
wow….fabulous…
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Ambily
said
Wow Meera :) Such delicate execution! My God! :) And a BIG Congrats too! :) I am least surprised that Shankar Mahadevan was bowled over by your singing! :) Way to go!
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Shampak Chakravorty said
Just tooooooo Good :) Meera & George bro hats off :)
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Meera Manohar
said
Thanks guys…
Cheers,
Meera
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Jaya Ganapathy said
Congratulations Meera!
So waiting to listen to your Movie number!!
Good Luck!!!
Jaya
Saran G said
whoaaa…… some people here are really big ….eh ? I dunno if you are the top of the pile. even if u r somewhere there, i guess…. u deserve to be there…. excellent effort! who am I to dispute shankar mahadevan …anyway!
saran
Shikha Sabherwal said
Very well sung Meera… Just like original… cudnt make out whethr its u or the original singer… :)
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Shikha Sabherwal said
Very well sung Meera… Just like original… cudnt make out its U or the original singer… :)
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Don said
wowo….
Meera Manohar
said
Thanks Jaya, Saran, Shikha & Don!
Cheers,
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