Mumbai’s most talented new age singer, Ashwin Kelkar assures to send shivers to the audience, everytime he sets his foot on the stage. From live performances to video uploads on YouTube, people are just finding too many reasons to fall in love with his singing. You’ve seen the Bollywood blockbusters like Rockstar, Ashiqui 2, Rock On!, etc that picturise the life of a singer. If you get an opportunity to sit with Ashwin and speak to him about his journey, you’ll realise it trails the storyline of these right up to the edge. Ashwin has been singing professionally for more than three years. He is a big time devotee with Nirvana, which has had a major influence on his style of music. Gradually, he moved on towards heavier stuff like Godsmack, Dream theatre, Children of Bodom, and Korn. Although his major influences have always been grunge and alternative rock, his initial musical memories are that of his elder brother playing various ragas on the bansuri. Raag Bhairav and Raag Des are very close to his heart. Mumbai’s most talented new age singer, Ashwin Kelkar assures to send shivers to the audience, everytime he sets his foot on the stage. From live performances to video uploads on YouTube, people are just finding too many reasons to fall in love with his singing. You’ve seen the Bollywood blockbusters like Rockstar, Ashiqui 2, Rock On!, etc that picturise the life of a singer. If you get an opportunity to sit with Ashwin and speak to him about his journey, you’ll realise it trails the storyline of these right up to the edge. Ashwin has been singing professionally for more than three years. He is a big time devotee with Nirvana, which has had a major influence on his style of music. Gradually, he moved on towards heavier stuff like Godsmack, Dream theatre, Children of Bodom, and Korn. Although his major influences have always been grunge and alternative rock, his initial musical memories are that of his elder brother playing various ragas on the bansuri. Raag Bhairav and Raag Des are very close to his heart. His affiliation with classical music, though brief has helped him develop his vocal skills to a great extent. His affiliation with classical music, though brief has helped him develop his vocal skills to a great extent.