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  • Bipin R Pandit’s Khumaar Musical Nite returns on 4 November

    Bipin R Pandit’s Khumaar Musical Nite returns on 4 November

    Mumbai: Khumaar the famous and much-awaited Musical Nite organised by Bipin R Pandit for the past 18 years in succession (barring the covid period) is all set to happen on Saturday, 4 November 2023 at St. Andrews Auditorium Bandra.

    This year Khumaar will be presented in a new avtaar as songs that will be rendered will be from the year 1990 onwards. Thus, you will have popular numbers of Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal. There will be a special Sufi segment as well.

    Khumaar founder and owner Bipin R Pandit stated, “As an organizer and performer it is a great feeling that my show for all 18 years has been houseful two to three weeks ahead of the event date at times even one month before. I am extremely happy that most of the industry Stalwarts from the Media, Advertising and Marketing world have confirmed their presence.

    It has always been my endeavor to scout and select talent meticulously over a period of one year from all over India. Thus, what you get to see on the event day is the very best available. Besides the established stars, I am getting one singer from Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Malegaon Nashik.

    This show will be in celebration of my completion of 25 years with the Advertising Club and 18 years of Khumaar. It will not be inappropriate to state that this is the perfect launch for the festive season of Diwali that follows. There is a musical Dhamaka in the offering.”

  • Nokia livens up festivities for senior citizens with #KhamoshiKhatam

    Nokia livens up festivities for senior citizens with #KhamoshiKhatam

    NEW DELHI: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has joined hands with HelpAge India to roll out a nationwide campaign, #KhamoshiKhatam, that helps take away the loneliness faced by senior citizens during the pandemic and encourages the country’s youth to remember, reconnect and rejuvenate their relationship with the elderly. 

    As part of the campaign, a surprise virtual concert was organised at six HelpAge India homes on 26 December with a live performance and chat by celebrated singer artist Alka Yagnik, exclusively for the senior citizens. 

    Over a tete-a-tete after the performance, Yagnik talked with the attending silvers about their love for music, the challenges of living in a lockdown, and how the online concert marked a joyous end to a sombre year for the elderly.

    A video that captures the essence of this heart-warming campaign went live on 28 December. With every share it garners across social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, it will secure a donation from HMD that will go to HelpAge India. 

    HMD Global head of marketing – India Ruchira Jaitly said, “2020 has been an especially difficult year for senior citizens owing to the pandemic. Unprecedented social distancing and lack of human interactions has increased the silence in our lives. With #KhamoshiKhatam, we hope to bring surprise, cheer and hope in the lives of the senior members of our society, with a beloved artist, Alka Yagnik. Not only this, with every share of the video, we will donate to HelpAge India. I urge people to share this video and show their support to our senior citizens.” 

    Singer Alka Yagnik said, “It’s a pleasure for any artist to be part of the lives of our senior citizens and to be able to bring festive cheer.”

    HelpAge India head communications Sonali Sharma said, “Senior citizens have been the hardest hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, not only in terms of it affecting their health and livelihood, but also forcing them to deal with anxiety, depression and a feeling of isolation. Those living in old age homes were virtually cut off from the outside world. HelpAge is happy to associate with HMD Global for bringing back positivity, cheer and happiness into their lives through this initiative. I urge everyone to reach out to the elders in their lives, spend time with them and show them that they are valued and cared for.” 

  • Singer Udit Narayan’s surprise visit on ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’

    Singer Udit Narayan’s surprise visit on ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’

    MUMBAI: This weekend on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs, emotions flow in abundance as all the contestants, Captains Shaan and Monali and even the host Aditya Narayan get a special surprise from their loved ones. The young Li’l Champs have been living away from home for nearly two months now , gearing up for the tough competition and giving their best week on week. So it was time to surprise them by bringing down their parents, siblings and even teachers.

     

    While host Aditya Narayan was busy welcoming each contestant’s relative or parents who were specially flown down for this episode, never did he imagine that the makers of Zee Sa Re Ga Ma Pa had also planned a surprise for him! During the course of the show, the Li’l Champs were asked to share one thing which they would like to thank and apologise to their parents for. When the young and charming host Aditya Narayan was asked the same question, he replied that he would like to thank his dad for his genes and singing ability and before he could continue, a very familiar voice singing the popular 90’s number ‘tu mera dil tu meri jaan’ took over for backstage. Well it hardly took Aditya and people sitting in the audience a couple of seconds to realise that it was the legendry singer and host Aditya’s father, Udit Narayan singing his son’s debut song and their first duet. Aditya, who was visibly pleasantly surprised, replied singing his portion of the track ‘oh I love you daddy’!  An overwhelmed Aditya expressed his delight and disbelief on seeing his dad on the sets of his show and even thanked the channel for bringing in this sweet surprise for him.

     

    The senior Narayan also had a great time catching up with old friend Mahaguru Alka Yagnik and affectionately teased her. The duo has given Bollywood some of the most memorable chartbusters of the 90’s together and took this opportunity to walk down memory lane and talk about their good old recording days. The two even sang ‘mere mehboob mere sanam’ from the film Duplicate on the demand of the audience. However, the father and son duo were only allowed to leave the stage after they gave an encore of their superhit debut duet. Udit Narayan immediately obliged and even rendered his own version to son Aditya Narayan’s latest hit ‘tattad tattad’ . It was truly a delight to see the two powerhouse performers perform together on stage!

     

    When two of Captain Monali’s friends paid her a surprise visit on the sets as a part of the same episode, they spill the beans on her passions other than music. The audience, Mahaguru and Li’l Champs  were surprised  to know that this petite beauty is actually a squash, pool and badminton champion and has given many of her male friends stiff competition. Her friends, who met her years back at a dance class also divulged that she is a phenomenal salsa dancer and can also do some dangerous head stunts. Well, seems like Monali is surely a ‘chota packet bada dhamaka’!

  • Mika and Alka Yagnik sing a duet on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs

    Mika and Alka Yagnik sing a duet on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs

    MUMBAI: It sure will be a vibrant, colourful, musical evening, when the Li’l Champs of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa celebrate Republic Day this Saturday and Sunday at 9pm. The episode with the theme of different colours of India will see these little wonders dressed in traditional attires of various states of India, singing regional songs. Adding to the fun element of the show, will be the power-packed performer and singer Mika Singh who will be seen as a special guest on the show.

     

    Mika, was ecstatic to be amidst the Li’l Champs and brought the house down with his performance on ‘Mohe rand de basanti’. He was also quite elated to be with his buddy Shaan and was on the show to support his team of ‘Cool Boys’. The singer, who started his musical journey in 2006 has belted out quite a few chartbusters since then but never has he got the opportunity to sing with the queen of melody and Mahaguru of Sa Re Ga MaPa L’il Champs Alka Yagnik. So apart from having fun with kids and awarding them shagun of Rs 5000 each for their outstanding performances, Mika also took this opportunity to fulfill his long-standing dream.  He expressed his desire to share the stage with Alka and requested her to sing a duet with him. Well, the gracious Alka Ji immediately obliged and happily came on stage. The two then sang together the popular song ‘Koi mil gaya’ from the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It was their first duet together and the glee on Mika’s face on his dream coming true was pretty evident. The Captains Monali and Shaan couldn’t keep themselves far away on this historical moment and soon joined the duo on stage.

     

    The Li’l Champ who stood out with her exceptional performance this week was 11 year old, Arunita Kanjilal from West Bengal. Bringing alive the flavour of Maharashtra, dressed aptly in a green Navvari saree, she enthralled the audience and Captains alike with her performance on the famous lavani song ‘‘Haath Naka Lau Maajha Saadi La’. So apt were her expressions and harkats, that special guest Mika almost thought that this young talent hails from Maharashtra. Mahaguru Alka Yagnik went to say ‘she can be taken straight for recording and she is perfectly studio ready’. Other Li’l Champs who gave stellar performances were Aravind Nair from Cochin who sang his rendition of Sonu Niigams popular non-film number ‘Bijuriya’ and Aishwarya Saha who sang ‘Morni baga maa dole’.

  • Zee Muzic celebrates international Women’s Day

    MUMBAI: Zee Muzic celebrates International Women’s day with the Badshah of Bollywood. An exclusive show where Shah Rukh Khan sheds light on his favorite Women from Sania Mirza and Sonia Gandhi to Aishwariya Rai & Rani Mukherjee.

    Also catch up with the first Miss Universe, The Diva, An Actress to reckon with and a powerful woman in her own right, who could be better than Sushmita Sen herself on her most favorite woman — her daughter Renee, besides of course talking about herself and the Woman of Today . She also converse with multiple celebrities on their three favorite women:

    Boman Irani, Reema Sen, Sooraj Barjatya, Alka Yagnik, John Abraham woman & Kangana Ranaut .

     

    Zee Muzic in addition to the above also brings you Upen Patel, one of the hottest beefcakes on Indian screen, in a candid conversation where he talks about 10 sexy women who according to him, can sizzle in whatever they wear, whatever time of the day it is! His personal takes on women from Bollywood who have truly redefined style, fashion and the sex symbol tag!

     

    In another women’s day special, Karan Johar talks about the 10 women who have impacted his life. From Kajol to Rekha, he reveals the women who’ve made him what he is today!

     

    Tune-in to Zee Muzic on International Women’s Day to know more about your favorite stars.

  • Shemaroo launches music album for B.A.G. Films’ ‘Mannat’

    Shemaroo launches music album for B.A.G. Films’ ‘Mannat’

    MUMBAI: Shemaroo Audio has launched audio cassettes and CDs of the Punjabi movie Mannat.

    Shemaroo also owns the international audio and video rights for this movie.

    A B.A.G. Films production Mannat stars Jimmy Shergill. Kulraj Randhawa (of Kareena Kareena fame) will make her movie debut with this film. The film is directed by Gurbir S Grewal.The film showcases the classic love story between the two talented actors. The other star cast includes Kanwaljit Singh and Deep Dhillon.

    Shemaroo has also tied up with telecom operators like Reliance Mobile, Airtel and Hutch for providing mobile content of the movie like ring tones, wall papers, videos, etc to their subscribers.

    Shemaroo VP Hiren Gada said, “Even as the music of the recent release Main Tu Assi Tussi (also on Shemaroo) is climbing the popularity charts, Shemaroo is proud to present its second musical extravaganza with Mannat. We have always believed in quality content and the popularity of Mannat’s music will only re-emphasise this. We are looking forward to many such ventures.”

    The audio track lists six melodies. It has names like Jaidev, Safqat Ali Khan, Alka Yagnik, Babu Singh Mann and Arvinder Singh coming together.

    Babu Singh Mann pens the lyrics for Paani Diya Chchalla Hove, Tu Hove Main Hova a romantic number sung by Feroz Khan and Rani Randeep. Another romantic track that you just cannot miss is the Umrandi Saanj Hove Yaar Tere Naal by one of the best-known singers of India Alka Yagnik. Feroz Khan sings the male playback for this song. People of all ages will identify with this song, making this to be one of the most popular songs in recent times.

    Shafqat Ali Khan, also known as Chaurasi of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana has added the Sufi touch with a mix of modern and Punjabi folk to two songs, giving a whole new dimension to the variety of songs. Already acclaimed as a classical singer, Shafqat has applied his amazing vocal skills to popular music and has even sung a number in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

    In Mannat he presents a sad number, Darda Maar Liya, Mera Dil Darda Na Hove written by Ambar Hoshiarpuri. The song merges with the mood in the film and will make your heart go all out for the characters. The second song by Ali – Kare Door Door, Pave Vo Zamana comes with a flavour of love and romance.

    The yearning for love continues to flow with Rabba Yaar Nu Mila De, Dil Dar Nu Mila De, sung by Arvinder Singh.