Shankar Mahadevan Shares Chocolates With Paps To Celebrate Shakti's Grammy Win; Watch Viral Video

Shankar Mahadevan and his fellow members from Shakti made India proud at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Shakti, a collaboration featuring John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan, V.Selvaganesh, and Ganesh Rajagopalan, was awarded the Grammy Award for their work, The Moment. The album has won Best Global Music Album. Shankar and his team members were present at the Grammys to accept the award. The multi-talented musician, singer and composer was swarmed by the paparazzi as he arrived in India. To celebrate this feat, Shankar Mahadevan distributed chocolates.

In a video that was shared by the popular paparazzo handle Voompla, an ecstatic Shankar Mahadevan, in a bright red hoodie, was captured offering chocolates to the paparazzi. He said, “Ye chocolate aap sab ke liye, from India.” As he kept walking towards the exit, Shankar Mahadevan handed chocolates to those around him. He exited the scene after thanking everyone.

Take a look:

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Shakti sealed the top spot at the Grammy Awards leaving behind artists like Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido. Interestingly, the band members recorded their parts separately from their respective hometowns during the production of the album which was released in 2023.

As people from all walks of life congratulated Shakti band members, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also gave a shoutout to them. Shankar Mahadevan had acknowledged the Prime Minister’s best wishes, calling him their inspiration. “Thank you so much sir!! Your energy and hard work is our inspiration to create and perform music from our country and make India proud all over the world !! Love you sir . Bharat Mata ki Jai !” the music maestro replied on X (formerly Twitter).

All About Shakti

Shakti is a revolutionary fusion band that combines Indian classical music with jazz. It was founded in 1973 by jazz guitarist John McLaughlin in collaboration with traditional Indian musicians. Led by celebrated Indian violinist L Shankar, Shakti also had tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, percussionist Vikku Vinayakram among others.