‘100 Days And Other Stories’: Shantanu Moitra and the man behind the music

‘100 Days and Other Stories’, a no holds, barred autumn discourse with Ace Music composer Shantanu Moitra on his recent visit to Himalayas was hosted on Sunday for the very first time. The hearty session organized by Kriti and Digital Merchandisers was moderated by Sanchari Mukhopadhyay. Shantanu Moitra spoke about his book ‘Pherari Mon’ in the first half and about his 100-Day journey across the Himalayas in the second half of the session.
There was once a young boy who loved nothing more than making music. It all started with his performance in school function with Miriam Makeba. He dreamed of sharing his music with the world. One day, his dream came true. From a childhood spent strumming away at a guitar in Delhi to one of the most successful music composers in Mumbai: this is the story of Shantanu Moitra. His ebullience and sheer sense of adventure lit up "100 Days And Other Stories".
“I must say it’s overwhelming to see the audience who had gathered here today for the very first 100 Days and Other Stories. A big thanks to the organisers Kriti and Digital Merchandisers for this platform where I could capture my journey across the Himalayas, how people from diverse walks of life follow their passion and why we should explore these to dust off the daily routine of our monotonous activities which leads to satisfaction to our wellbeing”, said Shantanu Moitra.
Finding himself all alone at Jaisalmer station at three in the morning as a schoolboy; days as a client servicing drone in an advertising agency; collaborations with the biggest names in Hindi cinema; the making of Parineeta, his greatest hit; an all-consuming love of astronomy; near-death escapades in the Himalayas; his surreal moment with Diego Maradona at Milan airport - these stories provided a fascinating glimpse of the man behind the music. ‘100 Days And Other Stories’ is a collection of these reminiscences, anecdotes and self-revelations, embellished by photographs and videos from Moitra's personal albums.