Euphoria
Euphoria band members at the filming of their video Alvida, in April 2018
Background information
Origin	Delhi, India
Genres	Indian pop rock •pop rock • pop • indie pop
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Archies Music • T Series • Saregama • Universal Music India • Universal Music Group • Dhoom Records
Members	Palash Sen – vocals Debajyoti Bhaduri – bass Rakesh Bhardwaj – dholak and percussion Prashant Trivedi – tabla and percussion Vaishali Barua – backup vocals Vishal Mehta – drums Vishal Dixit - keyboards Aditya Shankar Benia - guitars Amborish Saikia - guitars Ashok Roy - guitars Akshat Sharma - flute Jayashree Basu – backup vocals
Website	www.dhoom.com

Euphoria (Hindi: युफ़ोरिया) is an Indian pop rock band formed by Dr. Palash Sen in 1998 in Delhi, India. The name "Euphoria", is a term used in Psychiatry to describe a feeling one gets in the state of Mania, was decided upon by Sen, who at the time was a student of medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Euphoria has released 7 studio albums. They have released 16 singles by adopting the DIY method, and embracing the digital revolution in the music industry. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012 by the Indian Recording Arts Academy at the Palm Expo in Mumbai. Alongside jaunty pop rock songs, Euphoria have also been known to produce music with a satirical message. Their 2011 album's title-track, Item, pokes fun at Bollywood for its obsession with so-called ‘item numbers’, Gumsum was written as a letter to India's Prime Minister at the time Manmohan Singh, whilst Jeene Do addresses the common man's frustration with terrorism and politics.^[1]

Influences

Initially rooted in English rock the band through its various line-up changes, found its calling in the sound of fusion rock music arrangements with Hindi lyrics and melodies. With the release of their debut album "Dhoom" in 1998, Euphoria was the first indigenous band that became a household name.^[2][3]

Early years (1998–1999)

Euphoria was formed in 1998 by a then medical student Sen and his friends.^[4] Their first single was titled 'Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom' – and it became the most popular video to hit TV screens in that decade.^[2][3] Directed by ad-guru and filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar.^[2][3]

Music Video Halla Bol (2016)

Euphoria launched their brand new single on 21 June 2016, co-written by Sen and Deekshant Sahrawat, Halla Bol, also composed and led by as vocalist by Sen, describes the song as "the war cry of the meek, the quiet and the non-pretentious common man. This almost six-minute song features the band’s commentary on India’s various issues with spoofs on Arvind Kejriwal, Arnab Goswami, Vijay Mallya and Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’.^[5]

Discography

Key facts

Sen is also an actor, who acted in the Bollywood movie called Filhaal. Also, Sen has starred in a film called Mumbai Cutting, in which he plays the lead role. Euphoria created the background score for this movie.

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