Musical career
During his final year in college, Agashe was introduced to Hridaynath Mangeshkar, who invited him to compose music for the Shirish Atre-Pai-authored Marathi poem Khulya Khulya Re Pavasa (lit. 'Open, Open, Rain'), sung by Asha Bhosle for the Marathi movie Hey Geet Jeevanache (1995). Previously in 1994, Agashe had recorded an English rock music album in Indianapolis, citing The Beatles as a major influence.[36]
In 1997, Agashe released his first Marathi language album titled Achanak (lit. 'Suddenly').[37] In 1998, he released his first Hindi language album titled Nazar Nazar (lit. 'Look, Look').[36][38] The album was produced by Ashutosh Phatak and Dhruv Ghanekar and released in India by Sony BMG.[39]
In 2003, Agashe released a new age-techno track titled I Need Someone in Germany.[40] In 2005, he further released a double-sided album titled Two of Us featuring an album of Hindi pop music titled Jaan Le (lit. 'Know It') and an album of English rock music titled F. C. Road.[41][42]
In April 2016, Agashe music directed a western pop album of Suresh Bhat's ghazals in Marathi with Asha Bhosle called 82. The album was titled after Bhosle's age at the time of recording. Recorded within one week, the album consisted of ghazals given to Agashe by Bhat. In a televised launch for the album, hosted by Sudhir Gadgil, Agashe and Bhosle also announced a competition for fan-made music videos to the songs on the album.[37][43]
In June 2021, Agashe music directed a Marathi retro music album of Suresh Bhat's poems and ghazals with Rahul Deshpande titled Theek Aahe, Chaan Aahe, Masta Aahe (lit. 'It's Okay, It's Good, It's Great'). Recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, the album was produced by Vivek Paranjape and featured Aarya Ambekar, Dhanashree Deshpande-Ganatra, and Pranjali Barve as guest vocalists.[44]
