Press Conference

          13th October 2000, "AKS is all about happiness", beamed India's most loved contemporary musician Lucky Ali speaking at a preconcert press conference on Wednesday at Crossroads shopping mall in Mumbai. Lucky announced that his third album titled AKS would be released on 15th October through Sony Music. 
         In a pre-concert chat with the media, Lucky explained that this album has a more upbeat mood than his earlier albums and is about the joy of living. Elaborating on the album title AKS Lucky informed, "Aks means reflection and the album's composition are truly in the spirit of reflection on the past and the hopes about future. It is an honest reflection of my being at this stage in life." 
        Lucky also said that plans for an on-stage (live) album were being finalized. He attributed the success of his music to his team stressing that every member of the band and the production team play an important role in the album's making. "Every album is a 'we' success and not an 'I' success", he emphasized.
        At present Lucky is in an upbeat mood hence the effervescent Tere Mere Saath Jo Hota Hai. Though Lucky Ali is an icon of sorts, "I do not like being in a particular slot, POP or anything else! I don't know what it is. I just produce music." Slot or no slot Lucky definitely has reached out to the masses with the titanic success of Kaho Na Pyar Hai, "I did the film more out of family connections (Lucky's father Mehmood had given Rajesh Roshan a big break in music) than anything else. The out come was overwhelming." He says that he is not into full-fledged film music and he has not closed the door on film music  either, "If something interesting comes up I will do it." 
        Lucky Ali cannot deny the reach of a Bollywood music score, "It helped my previous album Sifar a lot. In the long run the album turned out to be quite successful." Talking about his previous album, he clarified us about his association with BMG Crescendo, " We just had made the music album (Sunoh) and shot the video on our own. It was a readymade package that we sold to Suresh and that's all. My association with Sony Music was a blessing. They gave the freedom that I craved for."