Lucky Ali at The Blue Frog, Mumbai

In 1996 Lucky Ali, born Maqsood Mehmood Ali, burst onto the Indian pop scene with his album ‘Sunoh’. The album won several awards including the Best Pop Male Vocalist at the 1996 Screen Awards and the Channel V Viewers Choice Award in 1997. The song ‘O Sanam’, launched his career and is considered by some to be one of the best indi-pop songs ever.
The son of iconic Bollywood comedian, the late Mehmood, Lucky Ali started his playback singing way before his pop career began, with the song “Walking and I am Walking Alone” from the film ‘Ek Baap Chhe Bete’ and he has sung for over a dozen films so far. With his distinctive voice and style of music, Lucky has bewitched a generation of fans.

Pratyul Joshi

There is much more to the singer-songwriter Pratyul Joshi than meets the eye. A software engineer by training, he put in his papers a year into his first cushy job to pursue his passion- making music. He went on to study at the Audio Media Education wing of A.R. Rahman’s K.M. Conservatory and thereafter, at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Pratyul was adjudged the Best Rock Vocalist at the Delhi International Music Festival in 2009. Now based in Mumbai, Pratyul’s skills as a sound recorder and mix engineer fetch him his living. Music got him through the monotony of engineering college for sure, but soon enough became the calling of his life.

A self-taught musician, Pratyul’s music comes straight from his heart, drawing upon his wanderlust trails across India and flowing through his disarmingly emotive self. The smooth talker belies his intense core that embraces the artist’s struggle contentedly and follows his passion with courage.