Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Ankur Tewari’s ‘Mr. Faarigh’ Explores Procrastination Through Music
Ankur Tewari is a singer, songwriter and composer from India.
He has made music independently since 1998.
His new album is called ‘Mr.
Faarigh,’ which means being free, unoccupied or idle.
The album has nine songs that examine why people sometimes delay doing things.
It says procrastination is not always laziness and can come from worry or wanting everything to be perfect.
The songs move between distraction and thinking honestly about yourself.
Some songs are inspired by Mumbai at night and by Tewari’s life in Bandra.
His band, The Ghalat Family, helped shape how the songs sound.
Tewari also works in films, music supervision and record-label projects.
Ankur Tewari’s new album ‘Mr. Faarigh’ is a nine-song concept album about procrastination.
The album presents procrastination as connected to perfectionism, anxiety and analysis paralysis rather than simple laziness.
Tewari says the songs explore betrayal, relevance, belief, grit, rage and stages of grief.
The album draws inspiration from Bandra and Mumbai, including the city’s late-night energy and simpler-town atmosphere.
Tewari says The Ghalat Family has been central to the instrumentation, live performances and development of his music.
- Who
- Singer-songwriter, composer and lyricist Ankur Tewari, with contributions from The Ghalat Family.
- What
- Tewari released ‘Mr. Faarigh,’ a nine-song concept album investigating procrastination and related emotions.
- When
- The album was recently released; Tewari’s independent music career began in 1998.
- Where
- The album is associated with Tewari’s life in Bandra and Mumbai, India.
- Why
- Tewari created the album to examine procrastination, revisit a more carefree form of leisure and explore feelings such as anxiety, distraction and introspection.
- Artist
- Ankur Tewari
- Album
- ‘Mr. Faarigh’
- Album format
- Nine-song concept album
- Central subject
- Procrastination, including its links to perfectionism and analysis paralysis
- Featured band
- The Ghalat Family
- First single discussed
- ‘1:15 AM (After Hours)’
- Other song discussed
- ‘Kasam Se’
- Record-label venture
- Tewari co-founded Tiger Baby Records with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti.