Indus Creed on how the underground scene is a countercultural response

Updated On: 19 July, 2023 10:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

Iconic Mumbai rock band Indus Creed reflects on live performances, rediscovering passion for music, and the importance of the underground scene

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Starting out at as a college band in the 80s, Indus Creed are proof of the band culture in colleges in Mumbai. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Indus Creed

The memories of the first Independence Rock festival in August 1986 are still fresh in the minds of the remaining members of Mumbai`s iconic rock band, Indus Creed. They recall the excitement of playing to a large crowd at Rang Bhavan, an iconic venue for music shows in South Mumbai. It is as if it only happened yesterday. "The first I-Rock is the most favourite and vivid memory I have of I-Rock. We didn`t expect such a big crowd at Rang Bhavan, and it was in our early days of Rock Machine. We had played to some 800-1000 people and it was raining, so I think it was a different experience," shares a smiling Mahesh Tinaikar, one of three original members of the band.

While the first I-Rock performance is a favourite, the fact that Rang Bhavan, where it was held for many years, was an iconic venue for hosting music shows, made it even more memorable. Along with Tinaikar from the initial lineup, even Uday Benegal and Zubin Balaporia have fond memories of performing there. While Balaporia reminisces, "Rang Bhavan was a classic venue. You had a stage, and everything set up for you and it was in South Mumbai where most of the people were listening to kind of music we were playing.” It is no different for Benegal, who continues, "I do miss playing at Rang Bhavan. We saw so many great concerts there before we got on the stage and started playing there.” Long after Rock Machine rechristened themselves Indus Creed, they split in the late 90s, but the trio regrouped to form the band again in 2010, along with drummer Jai Row Kavi and bassist Krishna Jhaveri, who joined years later in place of Rushad Mistry.

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