I was honored to have been asked by veteran and ad film composer Dhruv Ghanekar to compose and record my team of string players for his music to this new ad film for the Incredible India campaign at his Wah Wah studio in Mumbai. The imagery is breathtaking and I think the music came out brilliantly. Besides my writing for the film, I also find the use of charango particularly lovely... #IncredibleIndia #YogioftheRacetrack #DhruvGhanekar #Adfilmcomposer #WahWahstudio #Mumbai

I accompanied Bollywood singing star Armaan Malik on two songs for his upcoming episode of MTV Unplugged. The intimate arrangement for piano cello and vocal of Bol Do Na Zara was quite a special experience to record. We did it without any click track, a true unplugged version. #ArmaanMalik #MTVUnplugged #MTVIndia #BolDoNaZara #CelloJake #cello #CelloBollywood #IndianMusic #IndianCinema #IndiaClassicalMusic #IndianCello #HindustaniCello #Hindifilm #Bollywood #JakeCharkey

I recorded cellos for this film directed by Avinash Das and background score by Rohit Sharma. It's the story of a village dancer who gets revenge against a corrupt politician who has shamed her. Good to see more films being made in India now that take a positive stance on women's rights. #AvinashDas #RohitSharma #AnaarkaliofAarah #Bollywood #Cello #JakeCharkey #CelloJake #SoloCello #Hindifilm #FilmMusic #PriyaKapur #SandipKapur #IndianDance #IndianMusic #IndianCinema #Indian

Another Hindi blockbuster starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Subhash Kapoor about tells the story of a small-time lawyer who is faced with a pivotal case in his career . My friend Vishal Khurana wrote the music and I recorded cellos remotely from my studio in the USA. Looks like a hit! #FoxStarStudios #JollyLLB2 #AkshayKumar #SubhashKapoor #VishalKhurana #CelloJake #SoloCello #HindustaniCello #IndianCinema #IndianMusic #IndianCello #IndianClassicalMusic #Hindifilm #FilmM

I performed with the Grand Central Symphony for Share & Care Foundation's 34th Annual Gala Bollywood Extravaganza. The event helped raise $800,000 for impoverished women and children in rural India. We worked with the super talented Bollywood singer Parthiv Gohil and composer Yogesh Pradhan to bring Bollywood classics from the 50's to modern times to life. It was an deeply rewarding experience working with these incredible musicians and seeing such a successful collaborati

This survival film is Cannes-nominated director Vikramaditya Motwane's third feature film directorial venture. 'Shaurya' (Rajkummar Rao) has to stay alive after he accidentally locks himself up in his new rented apartment in a desolate Mumbai high-rise, for almost a week. I recorded remotely for the background score, which was composed by my friend and talented composer Alokananda Dasgupta. #VikramadityaMotwane #Trapped #RajkummarRao #AlokanandaDasgupta #Cello #Bollywood #J

Avichi is an independent Hindi film written and directed by Varun Chowdhury. Avichi - Sanskrit and Pali for 'without soul' Soulless beings wandering in a state of misery turning animalistic with each passing moment in a never-ending realm of hell. I recorded cello remotely for the skillfully composed score by Ramon Ibrahim. The film received this outstanding review from its debut in Kolkata. #Avichi #VarunChawdhury #RamonIbrahim #JakeCharkey #Cello #Hindifilm #QDROPUS #Rah

Worked on this upcoming 2016 Tamil release, Nishabdam, directed by Michael Arun and composed by Shawn Jazeel. We spent an arduous but very satisfying day in studio pulling out some of the sweetest lines I’ve heard in a long time. Looking forward to hearing this one! #Nishabdam #MichaelArun #ShawnJazeel #IndianCinema #CelloJake #CelloBollywood #miracleProductions #RoseProductions #JakeCharkey

You can hear my cello on the new Fox Star Studio´s production: Neerja, a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. It features Sonam Kapoor as the title character, with Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku and Shekhar Ravjiani in supporting roles. The music is done by Vishal Khurana. #Neerja #FoxStarStudio #VishalKhurana #AisaKyunMaa #ShabanaAzmi #YogendraTiku #ShekharRavjiani #SaiwynQuadra

I worked on the background score of the mega-hit Airlift, a 2016 Indian drama film directed by Raja Krishna Menon, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, along with background score composer Arijit Datta. Look for it in Theatres! #Airlift #AkshayKumar #ArijitDatta #JakeCharkey #CelloJake #CelloBollywood #Cellosseries #RajaKrishnaMenon #NimratKaur #IndianCinema #IndianMusic