An evening of soulful melodies with Lucky Ali

Sravan.Vanaparthy@timesgroup.com

Long before singer, song writer and composer Lucky Ali took to the stage at

Shilpakala Vedika

for a concert on Saturday, the auditorium was already buzzing with a 1000-odd crowd. Fans of the 60-year-old artiste had come all prepared with banners and posters and were cheering his name waiting for him to come on stage and do what he does best — serenade fans with soulful songs.

“I was suffering from depression in school when a friend suggested one of Lucky’s albums. And it changed my life. Till date, I love his songs. So much so that during a recent expedition to

Antarctica

, it was only his music that I listened to,” said Sai, a specially-abled fan in the audience, when asked to share his love for the the Dekha Hai Aise Bhi hitmaker. Soon after, Lucky, accompanied by his entourage of musicians, arrived on the stage to a rapturous applause. “It’s always so good to see you all. Thank you for so much for coming,” said the singer before breaking into some of his greatest hits — Oh Sanam, Anjaani Raho Mein, Kitni Haseen Zindagi and Na Tum Jano Na Hum, to name a few.

Lucky ended the gig with the song

Safarnama

. But prior to that he explained the gist of the number and said, “Everybody suffers and struggles in life and I hope each one of us reach where we want to be. All I want for my people and my country is happiness.” Before taking a bow at the end, the Sunoh hitmaker also announced that he will be cutting a new album soon and the crowd acknowledged it with great enthusiasm.