Sunny, Bobby and Shreyas shake a leg to Daler's hit track

Daler Mehndi's hit song, "Kudiyan Shehar Diyan" from Rahul Rawail's 1999 action-packed drama Arjun Pandit is on its way back to the public memory with Shreyas Talpade's Poster Boys, the official Hindi remake of the actor-producer's 2014 Marathi film by the same name.

The song is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.The song features Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Elli Avram and Shreyas himself. The song is recreated by Tanishk Bagchi and is sung by Neha Kakkar and Daler Mehndi. 

Music Director Vickey Prasad is all set to go places with Toilet Ek Prem Katha

Vickey Prasad, who hails from Buxar, Bihar and completed his studies from North East remembers that he had first performed the song "Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna " at the age of 3 at a farewell party of a teacher who rewarded him with a five rupees note. Since then his journey of music started and Vickey used to play the drums, and wanted to learn keyboard but failed due to some unfavourable economic conditions and lack of opportunities, when he was in Class IV. “My family loved music and managed to collect lots of tape cassettes. I used to listen to the songs again and again until I got bored. every time after such moment I always wanted something new to listen but due to unavailability of songs in the market I always had to compromise with the situation”, says Vickey.Vickey says that he used to write poetry since very young age. It was 2001 when he was in Class VIII when there was no new song in the market to listen, an idea struck in his mind to make my own songs and he started to compose and sing his own tune.  “I was so happy to sing it again and again. Next morning when I woke, I tried to remember my tune but, it was gone. A few times such things happened with me. One day though he was not musically trained vocally nor instrumentally, he used to play a bit of flute and started writing his melodies with the help of flute in "SARGAM". Vickey collected some money in order to buy a walkman with recording button and started recording his voice and listening to it.

Vickey tried his best to learn music but faced failure due to financial condition up to 12th standard and decided to move to the North, where he pursued music basics in guitar apart from graduation in English literature and psychology. “In 2010 I moved to Delhi to do P.G. Diploma in sound engineering along with music production course. For 1 year after my diploma did some freelance works, and in February 2012 moved to Mumbai, after trying to make some contacts via face book. I started contacting people and did meetings for 3 months, but realizing the financial crisis, he decided to get a job to survive. I worked in KFC for 1 and half month. It was like a nightmare for me as I never thought of doing a regular job in my entire life. So I left the job after collecting my salary and promised myself that if I earn even a single rupee in my life then it will be from music”.Within a week Vickey got his first project as a music arranger. Since then he has seen various ups and downs but the period from 2013 to 2014 was very harsh. It was almost 4 years since he hadn't seen his mom and family and had no money even to feed himself a meal.  His deposit money of the room was also about to finish so he decided to visit his home for a change and returned to Mumbai with a fresh energy, especially as he was continuously getting calls from a client for a small project since then, he kept working on different projects. It was September when he ended up doing a small project and by the end, he realized he has worked throughout the year and there was nothing fruitful not even earned a respected sum. The year was about to end, just three months remained then I thought only some miracle can do something. When he realized that only a miracle can do something, on 4th of October, he received a call from Friday Films and one of his mentor named Mr. Manoj Rajdutt asked him to come to the given address. “When I got the chance to make scratches I promised myself that I will not let the opportunity go. With the grace of God and blessings of elders, I got the chance which every struggling musician only dreams of”.

Music maestro Amit Mishra is going places in Bollywood

After having won a lot of accolades for his music compositions in the past — films like Athithi Tum Kab Jaaoge, Machli Jal Ki Rani Hai and Guest In London (which is slated for release on June 16, 2017), the versatile music maestro Amit Mishra is now working hard on various independent releases and a web series, besides popular TV series like Diya Aur Baati Hum Season 2 (Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji), Khatmal E Ishq, Dafa 420 and Lapataganj.

Amit Mishra has composed for two songs in the movie Guest in London. Incidentally, Amit Mishra, who has also had the proud privilege of composing music for Athithi Tum Kab Jaaoge, has also sung for Guest in London along with Sumeet Anand and Navendu Tripathi, besides writing the lyrics with Navendu Tripathi.

The uniqueness of Amit Mishra's music lies in his innate ability to strike the right chords of fusion: world music with the traditional folk components. He uses the natural dynamics of the song and it's environment to include a variety of sounds, leaving its audience with the 'exact' magical moments and feelings as echoed by the composition. We look forward to his upcoming compositions and wish him our best for the future.

Dr L Subramaniam was invited to a special reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in honour of India, to mark the start of the UK-India Year of Culture

As a part of the UK-India Year of Culture 2017, Dr L Subramaniam was one among several celebrities to have been nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event was hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace. Ambi Subramaniam told that my dad Dr L Subramaniam performed and closed the cultural festival of India at UK 2017 Festival with the London Symphony Orchestra and premiered a new symphony called The Bharat Symphony. Dr L Subramaniam also thanked the Prime Minister for nominating him for the culture event. The UK-India of Culture 2017, which was led by finance minister Arun Jaitley, saw the presence of several dignitaries including Kapil Dev, Kamal Hassan, Manish Malhotra, Suresh Gopi and Gurdas Mann.

"Soulful songs break the clutter of today's templatised tracks in the music of Wedding Anniversary, "Abhishek Ray

Music composer Abhishek Ray is excited about his fresh creations boasting an ensemble of new live sounds and voices in his latest film. The singer-composer of Paan Singh Tomar, Welcome Back fame can't wait for the Hindi film music lovers to listen to the pure melodies of the Nana Patekar - Mahie Gill starrer romantic drama Wedding Anniversary.

"I am grateful to Shekhar Sir (Director) for giving me a freehand to experiment with music. Not like he wasn't involved, he is a very hands on director but with a creative bent of mind and that helped me give the music that this film has," expresses Abhishek gratefully while adding, "The music album of Wedding Anniversary is a potpourri of pure electronica to jazz featuring singers like Bhoomi Trivedi, Amika Shail and myself. We even have a classical jazz number sung by music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan. From Arabic item number featuring Mahie Gill to soulful thumris picturized on Nana Patekar, the music of this eclectic film breaks the clutter with a new sound and feel."

Among other songs including an  item number, is a beautiful Waltz number called Ittefaqan picturised on Mahie Gill dancing with her valentine Nana Patekar. Picturised exquisitely by director Shekhar S Jha, the song has been shot in an old Portuguese bungalow by the sea. The romantic sung and composed by  Abhishek Ray captures cupid in its true form this Valentine. Amika Shail does the female vocals. Candlelight dinners, roses and exquisite Victorian dance steps make this a classic love song this Valentine.

Presented by Bharat Shah, Produced by Kumar V Mahant & Achut Naik 

of V K Productions, Wedding Anniversary is scheduled to release on 24th of February, 2017 and happens to be an allegory on love, life and relationships.

Nana Patekar,Priyanshu chatterjee,Abhishek Ray,Shreya Narayan,Shekhar S Jha,Bhumi Trivedi,Shruti Marathe at audio release of film Wedding Anniversary

Kishore Bandekar of V K Productions and director Shekhar S Jha received all the guest at the audio release of Hindi film Wedding Anniversary at Sun & Sand Hotel, Juhu. Nana Patekar came specially to release the audio.Music director Abhishek Ray, singers Bhumi Trivedi, Abhinanda Sarkar performed live for media and guest. Shreya Narayan anchored the event and gave details of music and film.Five videos and theatrical trailer was played for the media and guest. Bharat Shah, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Shruti Marathe, Shruti Sharma, Sanket, Shanti Bhushan Roy, Rashid Iqbal and much more came to be part of this audio release. Nana Patekar spoke regarding his character in the film. Zee Music company has the music rights of this film.The film is slated to release on 17th February 2017 all over.

25th edition of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival on 13th January at 7 pm at Shanmukhananda hall,King circle, Mumbai

 The festival has been held in 55 cities across 22 countries, and will take place in the USA, UK and Germany as well this year

Recognized worldwide for bringing the best of international musical talents under one roof, showcasing music from every genre – Indian classical to jazz, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) will kick off its 25^th edition in Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, on January 13^th, 2017. These concerts will be dedicated to the birth centenary of Lord Yehudi Menuhin, the most prolific violinist of the 20^th century.

Founded by violin legend Dr. L. Subramaniam and Viji Subramaniam, the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) was launched by Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmiin 1992. Since its inception, LGMF has hosted some of the biggest names in the music industry including Lord Yehudi Menuhin,Bismillah Khan,Gangubai Hangal,Pandit Jasraj,George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Al-Jarreau, Steven Seagal and Symphony Orchestras.

LGMF is the only music festival that has been able to showcase talent from around the world and provide a platform for myriad styles of music; it has presented Indian Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani), Jazz, Rock, Western Classical, Orchestral, Indian Folk, Ghazals, Hindi Film music, and different Classical and Folk styles from five different continents.

This year’s edition will begin with an evening of global fusion music, with a lineup of acclaimed international artists with Dr. L. Subramaniam:

·         Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam

·         Vadim Repin (prodigy violinist and recipient of France’s most prestigious musical award, The Victoried’ Honneur for a lifetime’s dedication to music)

·         Svetlana Smolina (hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “an outstanding pianist with a luxuriant tone” and a frequent player on global stages including – Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, and Hollywood Bowl)

·         Audun Sandvik (Norwegian cellist and teacher at the Norwegian Academy of Music, one of Europe’s most prestigious institutes)

Commenting on the event, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Founder and Artistic Director, LGMF, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to celebrate the 25^thedition of this unique festival. I have always been passionate about taking Indian arts and culture to a global audience, while exposing Indians to global music.When we started the festival over two decades ago, we never imagined thatit would attain a global stature and be associated with so many legendary names from the world of music. Today, we are honored to dedicate our silver jubilee edition to one of the most important musician of our time, Yehudi Meuhin.”    

Speaking on this occasion,Kavita Krishnamurti, acclaimed playback singer and Director, LGMF,said “Over the years, the festival has received an overwhelming response amassing millions of views across social media platforms, and hosting over two lakh people at a single event. Each musician has a unique talent, and when they share a stage, it creates a riveting experience for everyone. I invite everybody to enjoy an evening of diverse musical talents.”

The fest has been held in 55 cities across 22 countries till date. This year, in addition to its presence in Bangalore, Mumbai, San Diego, Chicago and New York, the festival will also be held in the UK and Germany for the first time ever.Moreover, music enthusiasts have yet another reason to enjoy the show as it is free for all.

The accompanying artists for Mumbai include –Atul Raninga (Keyboards), Ravi Iyer (Guitar),Jayanthi (Guitar),V.V. Ramanamurthy (Mridangam),Girish Vishwa (Dholak), Ashish Jha (Tabla) and Satya Sai G (Morsing).

MAJAZ IS THE FIRST FILM AS MUSIC DIRECTOR -TALAT AZIZ

 The main lodestone of the movie is its music, which has crafted by one of the most intellectualistic accomplished legend Talat Aziz the famous Ghazal Maestro. This name itself reflects the story behind the blended music, which has been soothing the hearts for years.

He gives music in few tv serials also, but the big news is that first time He has given music in film Majaz which is releasing on 25th August worldwide, and India, film is a biopic of Majaz.Asrar ul Haq Majaz commonly known as Majaz Lakhnawi was an Indian Urdu poet.  

He was known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ghazals and nazms in Urdu; Majaz was maternal uncle of popular Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar.

 

In film Majaz 12 song, ghazal and nazam are there, and singers are Talat himself, Sonu Nigam Alka Yagnik.Talat has done a par excellence justice as the Music Director of Majaz (Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun). He has not only played with the strings to pour the soul but also given his sedative voice to the songs in the film, which will be a golden treasure to Indian Cinema and find a place in the ace book of songs.  

Director of the movie is Ravinder Singh Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rashmi Sharma is in the main lead other actors are Neelima azeem ,Shahab Khan, and Anas Khan.