The cine world is now buzzing with the excitement around the launch of one of the biggest releases in Mollywood. Empuraan L2E, the sequel to Lucifer is all set to hit the theatres on the 27th of March, 2025. The movie will look at catering a pan India audience as it is getting released in multiple languages. The trailers have been well received, the records have been broken for the pre bookings for the show which even led to a temporary crash of the booking site due to the high demand, and the curtains will get raised on 27th for the audience to witness Lal Ettan in his blazing avatar.

‘Phir Zinda, the ballad of retribution’ – the song bringing Khureshi Ab’raam aka Stephen Nedumpally and the essence of Empuraan to life got released this week.

To be part of Empuraan, such a mega movie is a great feat for any artist and for Anand Bhaskar, whose voice brought to life ‘Phir Zinda’ , it has been an amazing experience.

While sharing his experience with PAC Talks, Anand Bhaskar added “My entire vocal range is utilised in this song and I’ve also done some metal growling which was something I’ve always wanted to do on a commercial song.Working with Deepak Dev Sir is always an amazing experience so it was a lot of learning and lot of fun. Even though rock is such a familiar zone for me to sing in, this has to be one of the hardest songs I’ve had to sing.”

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It is a dream come true for any Malayalee to be associated with Superstar Lalettan – the great Mohanlal. For Anand Bhaskar , this is not the first time. Anand Bhaskar is elated to have sung the song ‘Oru Dinam’ in Mohanlal’s movie Big Brother. The journey of Anand Bhaskar is really fascinating wherein Anand always kept thinking ‘Oru Dinam – One Day’ I will mesmerize this world with my songs. It is now becoming a reality.

First impression is the best impression. I have known Anand for more than 7 years now. The first 15 minutes discussion I had with Anand Bhaskar inside a boardroom in Dubai in 2018 made me believe in one thing “Iska Time Ayega”.

Some of his band members have changed but each one of them who have been associated with ABC share the same passion towards music. This has helped him to keep ABC going & growing over the years. I was also surprised by the way these musicians support other bands who are competing with them in the market. Maybe when you grow from ‘scratch’ , you always learn to Stay humble, Stay grounded.

Everyone would have listened to the super infectious voice of Anand while browsing through the advertisements which pop up during the commercial breaks. He has been the go to versatile singer for many advertisement agencies. The advantage of knowing multiple languages & the ease at which Anand sings different genres has helped him get multiple singing assignments.

From two wheeler brands like Yamaha, Hero & Honda to the mega cricketing mania IPL – he has made his presence felt in all these advertisements with his addictive voice. Some of the notable ads include Yamaha – Call of the Blues, Hero World Challenge, Vivo IPL 2018 CSK vs MI, Rajasthan Royals theme song, Yipee mood masala & Flipkart.

The digital platforms,  Netflix, Amazon and Voot, lapped him and his music. He composed the music for Amazon Prime’s Mirzapur, he sung ‘Fuh se Fantasy’  for  Voot original series & showed his Punjabi singing swag with Bakra Swag for Netflix original Chopsticks.

He also lend his voice to the Malayalam song ‘Kedathe’ for the movie Vallikudilile Vellakaran.

Anand got his Tollywood playback singing break with the song ‘Gana Gana Gana’.

The first bollywood song sung by him was for Bhaagi 2 – Get Ready to Fight.

It was just a matter of time before he attained greater heights & it couldn’t have been better than the much talked about ‘Mission Mangal’. Anand Bhaskar sang the famous “Shaabaashiyaan” along with co singers Shilpa Rao & Abhijeet. This song crossed million views – a proud moment for Anand Bhaskar.

Anand is all smiles when he looks back at his achievements: “In December 2019, I completed 5 years as a full time musician, with several prestigious ad campaigns, 4 film songs (2 Bollywood, 1 Malayalam and 1 Telugu), 2 albums and several ads and web series as a music director, under my belt. Now starting 2020 with Oru Dinam – hope this decade will be great for me and music. I always believe in Independent Music. My band Anand Bhaskar Collective has also started to find its own identity. Great work by each & every person associated with Anand Bhaskar Collective “.

From 2019 to 2025, Anand Bhaskar has been creating amazing work . He has composed music for the super hit web series including Mirzapur, ShowTime, Masoom, Dr. Arora, Thai Massage, Main Monica, Bombay Begums, etc. This is in addition to the work he does in the advertisement space.

Anand and Hrishi have also started a complete ‘audio solutions’ company called the Thunder Score.

As a fan of Anand Bhaskar Collective Band, I was eagerly waiting for the release of their album ‘Ufaq’ – the horizon.
The first Single of ‘Ufaq’ got released on 31st March, 2022: ‘Main Hoon Zameen’.

Main Hoon Zameen: This is the first time ABC took the leap, the leap of faith. For the first time, ABC came out with a concept for their Song. They gave to this World a great message showcasing the good work of people who help in schooling of street kids & underprivileged kids, story of a person single handedly focusing on tree plantations, & a professional tutor who turns into as a animal vigilante by the evening.

Bheed me khadaa Bheed se judaa…Sard hawaa ki oon se.. Saansein bunn rahaa Main hoon zameen,…aasmaan bhi Main zarra hoon… kehkashaan bhi Hukum hoon mai…main iltejaa bhi …Main zameen, aasmaan bhi… Wonderful thought provoking lyrics.

and the one which hits really hard is the song ‘Ufaq’.

The World could definitely do with more songs like Main Hoon Zameen.




Do listen to ‘Laajawaab’, ABC latest release…!!!

Anand Bhaskar and co adding music to our lives one beat and one song at a time…!!!

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Anand Bhaskar : Mallu with the Delhi attitude 🙂

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My personal favourites include his Bakra Swag number & Kaanha by the band ABC.

(This article was first written in 2019 and edited on 26th March , 2025 with Phir Zinda and new album updates)