Written by Suanshu Khurana |Updated: October 2, 2019 5:09:45 pm
A new documentary chronicles the journey of rock ‘n’ roll in India
The eight-chapter documentary also follows the bands of the ’90s — Parikrama, which opened for Iron Maiden, and Indian Ocean, that was doing rock music in Hindi.
When legendary rock band The Police came to India for a performance at Rang Bhawan in Bombay in 1980, the anticipation of the arrival of the band’s iconic line-up — Sting (vocals and bass guitar), Andy Summers (lead guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums) — had the hearts thumping and limbs pounding. Organised by a group of Parsi women, who constituted the local Time and Talent Club, the concert was aimed at raising funds for poor children in India. The women reached out to the band through a city-based agency, which contacted Sting’s agent, and the rest, as they say, is history. The tickets were sold immediately, much to the women’s surprise. For they thought they had invited a police/military band from Britain, with martial tunes in tow and not one of the world’s most formidable bands.
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