
Some people say "Morning shows the day"
it's not always true,
but when it comes to Lakkhichhara
it surely is. Back in the 90's, nurtured
by the visions of the revolutionary music composer/singer/song writer/performer/film
maker Late Mr. Gautam Chattopadhyay, a group of schoolkids that included his
own son Gaurab Chatterjee on Drums along with some of his friends (ex members
include Sayak, Parambrata, Abhishek, Samya, Riju, CG, Shomi) found music as
their only form of expression. Being the youngest band to cut a single, Lakkhichhara
recorded their first song "Porashonay Jolanjoli
" written
by Goutam Chattopadhyay himself, which appeared on the ground breaking album
'Abar Bochhor Kuri Pore' - Mohiner Ghoraguli Shompadito Bangla Gaan. (Asha
Audio ).
Many a year passed, kids grew up to youngsters, few of them chose their own
roads, the rest emerged in the professional circuit as Lakkhichhara !! That
was the year 1999, the guys started doing music professionally in college
fests, small gigs in hotels, pubs etc. During these times the band's noteworthy
achievements were - the "Biswa Banga Sammellan performance & their
involvement in a Television Serial - 'Swaponil'. Debaditya & Nilanjan
( both ex- Astra) joined the band in 2000, taking care of keyboards &
guitars respectively. Year 2001 saw Lakkhichhara's debut album 'Megha Malhar'
(Asha Audio,2001), the lineup was Sayak Bandopadhyay - Vocals, Nilanjan
Mukherjee - Guitars & Backing Vocals, Sanket Bhattacharya - Bass, Debaditya
Choudhury - Keyboards, Gaurab Chatterjee - Drums, Vocals & Backing Vocals
with Anyrvan joining the band as the songwriter. Though not a hugely commercial
success, the album featured some major hits like 'Care Korina', 'Shudhu Chai
Tomay', being regularly aired on the FM channels. Besides, 'Megha Malhar'
& 'Mohabishwo' won the hearts of critics. The Band also performed
in 'Banga Sanskriti Utsav' that year
every thing was good till December
2001, when the vocalist Sayak Bandopadhyay left the Band.
As we all know - 'Life goes on'
so it did
Subhajit Mukherjee joined
Lakkhichhara as lead vocalist/ guitarist (Subhajit - Vocals, Nilanjan -
Guitars & Backing Vocals, Sanket - Bass, Debaditya - Keyboards, Gaurab-
Drums, Percussion, Vocals & Backing Vocals, Anyrvan - Lyrics) the
guys kept rolling down newfound road
followed by concerts, interviews
and a dream to touch the sky. Lakkhichhara performed in 12 Down Inn Street,
Peerless Inn - being the first bangla band to play live. The title track stormed
off the music scene with no leaf unturned. Within a month it turned out to
be 'The Anthem of the Youth'. The song boasted of it's popularity at
number 1 for months on the radio charts, bringing more shows, fans and above
all - RECOGNITION! The album not only confirmed the band's position in the
'most popular' category, but also showcased their versatility. The romanticism
of 'Mone Porchhe Na', the valor of 'Lakkhichhara', the melancholy
of 'Shatsho Shokaal', the luster of 'Ballerina' proved their skills
as matured songmakers.
Flooded with invitations & interviews from the Radio & Television
Channels, the band was on the peak of grandeur. The album's commercial success
made Lakkhichhara a house hold name. The same year the guys performed at 'Trincas'
- being the first band to appear live.
AND ONE MORE LOST SOUL FOR THE ROAD
2004 brought a new axeman to Lakkhichhara - Rishabh Ray - and the band was
ready to roll. Relentless touring, college fests, charity shows & invitations
kept the band with not even a minute to sit back, Finally in 2005, Lakkhichhara
managed to cut some fresh material to record their third album 'Eka' (Asha
Audio, 2005). Packed with a variety of tunes, 'Eka' strongly boasts to be
their best work till date. The urban groovy 'Paliye Berai', 'Ami Raaji',
'Ke Ki Boley', reflected the helplessness of the modern psyche, the blasphemous
'Eka', 'Proshno', 'Boba Festun' or the bitter sweet dodgy romantic ballads
like 'Phirey Esho', 'Jani-na Ki' surely made their way straight into the young
hearts of the city. The band even anchored a popular weekend game show 'Chhakka
Noile Fakka' on Akash Bangla which was eventually a big success. The members
have also appeared as judges on 'Hau Mau Khau' - a game show on Zee Bangla
TV, Band-E-Mataram (I & II), "Rock Idols" along with numerous
college fests.