At IFFI 2025, Vishal Bhardwaj shared the deeply personal and spiritual journey behind creating Paani Paani Re.

At the Annual Lata Mangeshkar Memorial Talk at IFFI, titled The Rhythms of India: From the Himalayas to the Deccan, the hall transformed into a space of memory, melody and the mystic inner world from which music is born. With composers Vishal Bhardwaj and B. Ajaneesh Loknath in conversation, and critic Sudhir Srinivas guiding the dialogue, the evening unfolded like a musical autobiography told through anecdotes, instinct, accidents and grace.

But the moment that silenced the auditorium was Vishal Bhardwaj revisiting the creation of one of his most haunting compositions, Paani Paani Re from Maachis. What followed was a rare glimpse into the private room where melodies come alive

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