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SUSHANT ASTHANA – the versatile Artist & the musical maestro

Successfully making passion his profession, the highly qualified Artist Sushant Asthana is known not only for his excellence in music, but also as a writer and performer beside being a musical director. With the motive of fulfilling his mentor and inspiration – his father’s dream as well as passion, Sushant embraced music to be his career and life. Sushant Asthana is not only a playback singer but has also marked his achievements as a Music Director, writer and a great performing artist. He is working for Hindi Commercials, Bhojpuri Folk and many Ghazal projects. Born on 5 May 1988 in Siwan, the maestro artist breathed music since a very tender age following the footsteps of his first mentor- his father Shri Yogendra Prasad Asthana. Sushant completed his elementary schooling from Barkagaon School in Bihar. He pursued BSc from Islamia College, Siwan, along with Diploma in Music. He has also pursued B.Ed and M.Ed in Classical Vocal. The highly qualified artist further learnt Western Music with Piano from Trinity College of London. Having greatly motivated by his parents and brother, Sushant Asthana today has created his identity in the world as a versatile artist with Music as the core. He says, “The concern of our future shines in the eyes of parents and they inspire us the most to keep working in the right direction.” The maestro artist also carries the passion for travelling along with writing. His performance is not limited to the stages of India, but has shone on the platforms of Suriname, Fijji, Mauritius, London, Norway and in many other countries. Sushant Asthana has also worked with the country's most famous Bollywood singers like Udit Narayan, Javed Ali, Mad Aziz, Kumar Sanu, Vinod Rathor and many more under his music direction. Ten years of his journey of Music directions have brought him great laurels and followers. He has been awarded with many awards like Bihar Asmita Samman, Mati Ke Lal Samman, The Glory of India Award, Jharkhand Bhojpuri Ratna Award with many more on the way. Sushant has worked as a music director for famous personalities like Javed Ali and Udit Narayan and many other Bollywood singers at just 25 years of age which he considers to be a great achievement. At present, he is working on a Ghazal Series named ‘Bhojpuri Ghazal woth soul’ and also is working For Bihar Bhojpuri folk music. Life has not been a bed of roses for this great music maestro. Born in a middle-class family, he had to struggle a lot to reach his dreams. He struggled a lot for music education. He says, “I think Being a musician, nothing is impossible to handle. Our soul with Musical energy always pushes me towards coolness to handle difficult education.” Besides his father, he owes his learnings to his mentors Pd Ramprakash Mishra, Michael Vodra, Pd Arup Ratan Mukherjee, Gaurav sharma, and Pd Rajan- Sajan Mishra ji. Sushant still carries the dream of singing and music direction in Bollywood films and work a lot for the richness of Bhojpuri music. Sushant’s routine is engrossed in music direction, teaching and training, travelling and listening to world class music genres. He speaks, Music maestro Shushant Asthana believes in Humanity and Nature. He leaves a message for all, “Always respect your parents in life. Every little thing in the world is important in itself. Always do your work honestly. Always respect your work.”