10 ON THE PEN

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At first glance, Tushar Hasan will not strike you as an artiste, as he nonchalantly smiles throughout his day-to-day activities at his corporate job. Behind his sharp and confident smile lies his identity as a lyricist, one which he has quietly established for a decade with excellence. He started his career through the album Fuad ft Kona, which was ace singer Kona's first album. Gaining prominence through Cholo Bohudur, a super-hit theme song for a telecom company, Tushar has gone on to write multiple hit themes for many corporate entities, and was also a part of 4 studio albums. “You can say that I have a knack for writing theme songs,” laughs Tushar, “however, I love writing story-based lyrics for songs.” The artiste is particular about how he pens his work. “I have a need to be a part of the entire process of tuning and recording the song,” he says, “as I want to have a feel for what I am writing about.” This year, the lyricist has a few surprises up his sleeve. Tushar is hopeful about the song Bhalo Theko for a telefilm, Bhalo Theko Tumio featuring Apurba and Mehazabien, sung by Miftah Zaman. He has written the theme song for 'Women of the World', an initiative by a smartphone company, as well as 3 tracks for the debut album of an in-house band in a well known telecommunication company. Moving forward, the young lyricist wants to keep on working in his meticulous ways, which earned him a place in the industry. “I would always want to be a part of tasteful music,” says Tushar, who believes it is just the start for him in the music industry.