Black cats get a new song by Gulzar and Shankar Mahadevan

The elite black cat commando force, National Security Guard (NSG), has got an inspiring song for themselves penned by renowned lyricist Gulzar and sung by noted playback singer Shankar Mahadevan.

The four-minute song, speaking about the courage and valour of the NSG commandos who valiantly fought the terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, will be unveiled by Union home minister P Chidambaram here tomorrow.

"The song encapsulates the grit, courage and the history of the NSG. While Gulzar has written the lyrics, Shankar Mahadevan has composed and sung it," an NSG source said.

The song has a patriotic tune with military beats in the background, symbolising the work style and special operations of the 'men in black', the sources said.

While the song uses words like "shaurya" (courage) and NSG's slogan "Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha" (everywhere best security), it also speaks about the commando forces' stride to the other parts of the country with the establishment of new NSG hubs.

The force is celebrating its silver jubilee tomorrow.

The NSG has undertaken special operations since 1984. The last operation by the force was "Operation Black Tornado" in Mumbai to eliminate the terrorists who attacked the western metropolis on November 26, 2008.