Connecting through music

Rahul Lakhanpal, a Mohali-based singer-composer currently residing in the US, got an opportunity to pay a tribute to Bollywood actress Sridevi at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 at France this week. Rahul was the key performer at a special event organised in the honour of Sridevi. 

Lakhanpal shot to fame in Hollywood after his track Chicago Land was selected in the Hollywood movie, The Tiger Hunter, released in the US in September 2017. 

At the 71st Cannes Film Festival, Sridevi received a special salute for her contribution to cinema at Titan Reginald F. Lewis Film Honours at Cannes Film Festival. A special visual footage was screened in her honour in the presence of filmmakers from across the world. Subhash Ghai collected the award on behalf of her family. 

Followed by Subhash Ghai’s tribute, Rahul sang a medley of Sridevi’s legendary hits, Surmayi Akhiyon, and Ae Zindagi Gale Lagale. Rahul said, “Sridevi was an inspiration to all of us, a powerhouse performer, fine actor, and a devoted wife and a mother. The world has lost a beautiful soul but she will forever live in our hearts. It’s my pleasure to pay tribute to the female Indian superstar through my music”

Rahul works both in Hollywood and Bollywood industry, and is all set to release his next single this month. Rahul is currently working on plethora of projects with Beat Motion Productions, a California-based record label. Beat Motion Productions was also one of the event sponsors at Sridevi Tribute event at Cannes Film Festival. 

Rahul has collaborated and performed live with the likes of  Aadesh Srivastava, Sukhwinder Singh, Sushant Singh, Kapil Sharma, Sunny Leone, and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. — TNS