Uday Benegal is the lead singer, principal songwriter and one of the founding members of the pioneering Indian rock band Indus Creed

Indus Creed

Indus Creed is a rock group from India. It was founded in 1993 by Uday Benegal , Mark Selwyn , Mahesh Tinaikar , Zubin Balaporia and Jayesh Gandhi .-History:...

 (originally known as Rock Machine

Rock Machine

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). Benegal's other music-based projects include the now-defunct Indo–rock and funk band Alms For Shanti and the acoustic outfit Whirling Kalapas.

He has also sung the song "Life is Crazy" from the Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film Wake Up Sid.

Alongside his music career, Benegal has been a featured writer, contributing to such publications as The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

, Mid Day, Rolling Stone India, Time Out New York, Asian Age

Asian Age

The Asian Age is an Indian daily newspaper with editions in four major cities in India and one in London. The newspaper was launched in February 1994, simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and London. At present, it has editions in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and London. The Asian Age brings out...

and Tehelka

Tehelka

Tehelka is an Indian weekly political magazine under the editorship of Tarun Tejpal known for its undercover exposé style of journalism. Its cover price is Rs 20 per issue. The publication began in 2000 as a news website, Tehelka.com...

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