Manzar aims to make people smile during these tough times: Prashantt Guptha

Actor Prashantt Guptha and singers Salman Ali and Vipin Aneja have come together for a song, titled Manzar. In a couple of days of release, the soulful track has already garnered a lot of love of music aficionados. Saachibaat.com caught up with Prashantt to discuss the song and more.

Tell us about the song, Manzar.

Manzar is so much more than a song. It’s a call to the universe, from the deepest core of a person’s spirit. In many ways, it’s an ode to the times of Coronavirus that has essentially wiped smiles off of people’s faces, and it is an attempt to bring those smiles back. Through the ‘manzar’ of a photographer and the lense of his camera, we see a man’s views of life change through the reactions of the subjects he captures. In essence, if we look deep enough within and around, we might just find our smile back. The song brings together singers Salman Ali and Vipin Aneja. The music video is a fine tribute to Mumbai and in many ways brings back the purity of the 90s pop era.

Why did you decide to feature in the music video?

Honestly, one reason is simply because I don’t like to refuse work, especially in these less active Covid times. But once I heard the song and was offered to play the protagonist to such soulful voices, classy lyrics and lovely vision of the director, there were no two ways about it.

Is this the first time you’ve featured in a song?

This is the first time I’ve featured in a music video that I haven’t sung myself.

You’re a musician yourself. Do you plan to release something soon?

Oh I am musical, but hardly deserve to be considered a musician. I love singing and paying tribute to my idols like Rafi saab, Talat Mahmood and Kishore da. But as of now,

I’m just focused on my work as an actor.

Tell us about your upcoming acting projects

This may sound cliché, but I’m in talks on six projects and have signed two that I cannot disclose. There is a film with Revathy called Love You Bahut Saara soon to release. My film The Tashkent Files recently won the National Award.