An artist and his art know no boundaries. Once again we take the opportunity to re-introduce you to ‘Deependra Negi’ fondly called Deep Negi. A resident of Tehri Garhwal, Deep has for years been working in the Healthcare Department in Dubai, but with his roots deeply embedded in the hills of Garhwal, the young lad has never given up on any opportunity to do something for hill state.
Relentlessly promoting the art and culture of his home-state Uttarakhand in the field of education, music and other social fields has been Deep Negi’s forte.
Today we uncover Deep’s latest gift to his native land and how it is directly linked to Bollywood’s much-awaited movie starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor’s entitled BATTI GUL METER CHALU.
The movie has been shot extensively in the beautiful locales of the hill state, with the lead actors playing Uttarakhandi characters in the movie using local phrases and leitmotifs as well.
Grabbing the occasion, Deep composed a befitting song for the film, sitting in Dubai. Unfortunately with limited information resources, the lyricist was unable to showcase his work to the Director of BATTI GUL METER CHALU, Shree Narayan Singh.
Not one to be easily dejected, Deep went onto then record and lend his voice to his composition that has been launched on his YouTube channel for all to hear and share.
A little over five minutes, the foot-tapping song composed by Reethesh Roy, manages to beautifully capture the beauty of the hill-state with lyrics containing the title of the film, few regional terms and phrases which give it a local tinge.
Strong willed and talented Deep has managed to bridge all distances to promote his culture, language and hill-state. Let us now do our bit to support Deep’s selfless effort and make the song reach the right ears.
