A mother with her child, lilting music, and a message that celebrates a milestone. India’s first tiger anthem — a song and a short film on a tigress and her cub — composed and created as a part of Times of India’s #SavingOurStripes initiative, was launched by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday. TOI’s initiative marks the golden jubilee of Project Tiger.
Shantanu Moitra, music director of films like “3 Idiots” and “Parineeta”, composed the song. “Usually, I compose songs for Bollywood superstars, but after working on this anthem, I have realised that the tiger is the biggest superstar,” he said. Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker S Nallamuthu shot the visuals, and poet/lyricist Tanveer Ghazi penned the words.
The short film celebrates the bond between a tigress and her cub. The target audience for the foot-tapping song is today’s children, who will have to carry forward the spirit that made Project Tiger a world-class success.
Launching the anthem, Yadav praised it for focusing on the simple joys of nature and for reminding humans that animals aren’t greedy.
Shantanu Moitra, music director of films like “3 Idiots” and “Parineeta”, composed the song. “Usually, I compose songs for Bollywood superstars, but after working on this anthem, I have realised that the tiger is the biggest superstar,” he said. Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker S Nallamuthu shot the visuals, and poet/lyricist Tanveer Ghazi penned the words.
The short film celebrates the bond between a tigress and her cub. The target audience for the foot-tapping song is today’s children, who will have to carry forward the spirit that made Project Tiger a world-class success.
Launching the anthem, Yadav praised it for focusing on the simple joys of nature and for reminding humans that animals aren’t greedy.