Aqshay Rana

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Aqshay Rana is a musician, actor and storyteller based in Himachal Pradesh, India. His earliest musical memories are his father's old cassette deck and an iPod a friend lent him over a summer break. Hearing a soulful guitar instrumental on television during his 12th board exams inspired him to learn the guitar and start his own musical journey; the Rockstar soundtrack, heard in that same period, convinced him to pursue music as a career. He counts Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Kaa Surroor and Atif Aslam's voice on Doorie among his first major influences.

Aqshay writes lyrics, composes, sings, acts and writes screenplays, and he founded Maharana Melofilms, which produces the series. His current project, Labb Aur Naina, is a romantic musical series: a concept album in which interconnected songs unfold a single love story. Each song is built around one situation or moment, with lyrics that stay loyal to that emotion, and the screenplay lets the songs blend into one another so the story keeps moving forward. He performs his own characters because, as the writer, the emotions feel personal to him.

The series' Theme Music, which weaves instrumental elements from every track into a single cinematic piece, and its Motion Poster are out now. Aqshay's ambition is to create many more musical series like Labb Aur Naina and, one day, a feature film on his own life.