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The gorgeous Ghazals of Mehdi Hassan transcend all borders. His most ardent disciple in India Talat Aziz vouches for the borderless appeal of Mehdi Haasan.

Says Talat Aziz, “I first heard Mehdi Saab’s recordings on the radio and then on cassettes in the 1960s. I was mesmerised by his voice, and remained so for the next 45 years. The first time we met was in 1977 in Toronto at a friend’s house. He was wearing a beautifully embroidered kurta and chewing paan. There was a regal aura about him.”

How did Talat come to know his mentor? “Others had told him that I sang well. He told me to sing something, and I was petrified, but I sang. He didn’t say anything. The next day at a private mehfil he took me aside and advised me, “You should not sing yet. Your voice needs to be trained.” He was never anything less than honest.

As Producer Salim Akhtar passes away, Subhash K Jha revisits Chand Sa Roshan Chehra.

Nothing about this film about Young Love is young. Jaded and utterly out of step with definitions and dimensions of courtship and romance in the new millennium, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, released 20 years ago, directed by Shabah Shamsi As produced by Salim Akhtar, represents the most archaic and frozen face of Indian cinema.

In the pursuit to launch the debutant hero, producer Salim Akhtar’s nephew Samir Aftab, the writer Jalees Sherwani fills the plot with every conceivable cliché. Beginning with bachpan ka pyar (childhood attachment) that we’ve seen in puppy-love flicks like Anmol Ghadi and Betaab, the creaking groaning plot takes on the theme of hate-turned-into-love with a family feud, ala Romeo & Juliet, at its bulging backdrop.

What can you say about a film that begins with the juvenile little hero putting a...

The three Khan superstars Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir celebrate every major religious festival in India, be it Diwali, Eid, Christmas or Holi with equal enthusiasm. During Eid, Salman’s home Galaxy Apartment is the brightest in Mumbai. It’s an open house at Salman’s on Eid with guests of every religious order streaming in throughout the day to savour the delicacies that Salman’s mother and the cooks whip up in the constantly-active kitchen.

Food flows. So does good conversation.

Says Shabana Azmi, “This Eid, our house is completely under renovation, and we are living in a small flat, so it’s a very small lunch with only family with full focus only on food. But I did the mandatory badaam cutting for the Sheer Khorma last night like Mummy used to do… I’ve received lots of messages from friends and nieces complaining bitterly that they are...

It is sad how ill-informed our media is! The coverage of the passing away of legendary ghazal singer, Pankaj Udhas, demonstrates this lack of information and research. The credit for Pankaj’s fame is attributed mainly to one film song, ‘Chitthi aayee hai…’ from ‘Naam’. The film was released in 1986 by which time Pankaj had become a hugely popular ghazal singer, second only to the veteran Jagjit Singh. But then, Jagjit Singh had a head start.

By 1986, Pankaj had quite a few silver, gold and platinum discs to his credit. These discs were awarded by the music companies on an album achieving a certain milestone in sales. Ghazals were initially a choice of certain discerning music lovers.

But Pankaj had a varied repertoire and his numbers such as ‘Ghungroo toot gaye’, ‘Sharab cheez hi aisi hai’, ‘Chandi jaisa rang’ and ‘Niklo na benaqab’ carried a definite appeal for the masses.

Siddharth Anand has changed gears for good. He is now riding the action genre with Bang Bang! (2014), War (2019), Pathaan (2023), and now Fighter. Fighter is termed as India’s first ‘aerial action’ film and first instalment in the ‘Fighter’ franchise. The film has references to 2019 Pulwama attack, 2019 Balakot airstrike and 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmishes, which make it more relatable and serious.

‘Fighter’ is about these top Indian Air Force aviators who are brought together in the face of imminent danger, to form a Quick Response Team ‘Air Dragons’. Fighter unfolds their camaraderie, brotherhood and battles, internal and external. As mentioned above, Siddharth Anand seems to be on a success spree with all the right moves. Let’s find out the various reasons why Fighter becomes a decent watch for the patriotic Indians and a ‘must-watch’ for the non-patriotic ones as a warning – ‘Do not mess with us’!

Action

Action seems to be the flavour of the season.

Actor Karan Singh Grover, who is all geared up for the release of his upcoming movie ‘Fighter’, on Tuesday shared pictures of himself, flaunting his chiseled physique, and washboard abs.

Karan, who is known for his work in the shows like ‘Dill Mill Gayye’ and ‘Qubool Hai’, is a fitness enthusiast and is often seen sharing glimpses of his workout routine on social media.

Now, the ‘Alone’ actor dropped a string of photos, wherein he is seen in the midst of water and showing off his toned biceps, muscles, and washboard abs.

The post was captioned as: “Metamorphosis”.

Karan, who will be soon seen in the Hrithik Roshan-starrer ‘Fighter’, got compliments from the fans, who wrote: “Finally Hrithik ko competition milega”.

One user said: “bringing the heat always”. Another said: “Fireeeeeee”.

Hrithik and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’, features Karan as Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill.

Directed by Siddharth Anand and...

The makers of Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’ on Tuesday unveiled the first fierce look of actor Karan Singh Grover as Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill. The teaser of ‘Fighter’ has already stormed the internet, capturing a thunderous response nationwide.

Taking to social media, Karan shared his first look in which we can see him perfectly stepping into the character of Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill, known by his call sign ‘Taj’, serving as the Squadron Pilot from the esteemed Air Dragons unit.

His portrayal enriches the character with a commanding presence exuding both fierceness and charisma.

Karan wrote: “Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill Call Sign: Taj Designation: Squadron Pilot Unit: Air Dragons #Fighter Forever #FighterOn25thJan”.

Directed by Siddharth Anand and presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, ‘Fighter’ stands as a testament to cinematic brilliance.

The film promises an immersive narrative seamlessly intertwining adrenaline-pumping action and fervent patriotism,...

The makers of Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’ on Tuesday unveiled the first fierce look of actor Karan Singh Grover as Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill. The teaser of ‘Fighter’ has already stormed the internet, capturing a thunderous response nationwide.

Taking to social media, Karan shared his first look in which we can see him perfectly stepping into the character of Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill, known by his call sign ‘Taj’, serving as the Squadron Pilot from the esteemed Air Dragons unit.

His portrayal enriches the character with a commanding presence exuding both fierceness and charisma.

Karan wrote: “Squadron Leader Sartaj Gill Call Sign: Taj Designation: Squadron Pilot Unit: Air Dragons #Fighter Forever #FighterOn25thJan”.

Directed by Siddharth Anand and presented by Viacom18 Studios in association with Marflix Pictures, ‘Fighter’ stands as a testament to cinematic brilliance.

The film promises an immersive narrative seamlessly intertwining adrenaline-pumping action and fervent patriotism,...

When Scam 1992 broke into the Indian Ott space three years ago, the web series scene in this country didn’t have much to offer other than Sacred Games or Made in Heaven. Upon its arrival, Hansal Mehta’s biographical epic on the convicted stockbroker Harshad Mehta not only became a rage among the audience, but it also made people take the Indian Ott space seriously. Three years later, its lead star, Pratik Gandhi, a relatively unknown face back then, is a household name who we regularly see in commercials where the now iconic Scam 1992 intro music plays in the background. Hansal Mehta, already a prolific director at the time of the show’s arrival, is on a career-high after delivering the Netflix thriller series Scoop only a few months ago. Considering all that, the second installment of the Scam franchise, titled Scam 2003: The Telgi Story, is possibly the most...

New Delhi, Aug 31 (Ians) The month of September is all set to bring an exciting slate of titles on the Ott, filled with thriller, crime, action, and comedy drama.

Ians has brought an enthralling slate, which will captivate audiences of varied choices with titles spanning across genres and languages. Presenting a list of five titles on various Ott platforms:

‘Friday Night Plan’

Directed by Vatsal Neelakantan, ‘Friday Night Plan’ stars Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan and is produced by Excel Entertainment. The film is a tale of self discovery, companionship, packed with a lot of fun and a ton of chaos. Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Kassim Jagmagia & Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment, this heartwarming story also stars Medha Rana, Aadhya Anand, Ninad Kamath, and Juhi Chawla in a special appearance. It will premiere on Netflix starting September 1.

‘Scam 2003: The Telgi Story’

Actor Gagan Dev Riar is set to essay...

Mumbai, Aug 28 (Ians) Actor Gagan Dev Riar, who is set to essay the role of the convicted Indian counterfeiter, Abdul Karim Telgi in ‘Scam 2003’, was earlier supposed to play the part of Sitaraman, the Sbi manager at the centre of the whole securities scam in the first part of the ‘Scam’ series ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’.

However, despite being the first choice Gagan couldn’t take up the role because of date issues.

Talking about his connection with the first season of the show, Gagan Dev Riar said: “If not for date issues, I would have been part of the first season of Scam. I was the first choice for the character of Sitaraman, the Sbi manager who was at the centre of the whole securities scam, which was later exceptionally played by Jamini Pathak.”

He further mentioned: “However, at that time I was busy with a project...

The upcoming crime-drama series ‘Scam 2003: The Telgi story’ is one of the most anticipated Indian serials of this year, featuring a strong cast, renowned creative heads all the while telling the story of real life fraudster Abdul Karim Telgi. Popular radio jockey and TV actress Sana Amin Sheikh will also be seen in the drama and has shared details about her character in the series.

Detailing her character, the actress said: “In the show, I play Telgi’s wife Nasifa, who was an integral part of his life, who stood by him through thick and thin. The prep process was fascinating, for me to be in the shoes of someone so closely related to the mastermind behind such a huge scam in our country.”

“However, the equation they share adds more layers to their characters and brings to light a side unknown to the world. I am very excited...

Mumbai, Sep 25 (Ians) As a group of celebrated musicians that includes Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Ankit Tiwari, Talat Aziz, Ash King are all set to pay tribute to iconic ghazal singer, the late Jagjit Singh, with a new project, Sonu took a moment to recall the legend and his timeless contribution to the world of […]...

With the iconic ghazal Koi Fariyad recreated in Rekha Bharadwaj’s voice for T Series produced Tum Bin 2 creating a whirlwind effect in the music industry, Anubhav Sinha and Bhushan Kumar have decided to team up together and pay a first of its kind musical tribute to Late Jagjit Singh on his 5th death anniversary on October 10. It’s a known fact that the second installment of the Tum Bin franchise has brought to life this evergreen ghazal in the official teaser of the film by garnering close to 10 million hits in a span of 5 days and being an instant hit with the youth bringing back the age of romance. Moreover the biggest superstars of Bollywood, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan gave their nod of approval by officially launching the teaser.

Titled Tum Bin Misses Jagjit Singh, the strictly by invite only concert will feature some of the stalwarts...

Abhishek Kapoor's next Fitoor, has been in the news since the film commenced shooting earlier this year. However now we hear that the cast of the film has undergone a major change. In fact we hear that Rekha, who was to play the character of Miss Havisham in Kapoor's adaptation of Charles Dicken's novel Great Expectations, has walked out of the film.

Apparently, Rekha chose to walk out of the film since she was unhappy with the rushes of the film shown to her. When she approached the production house regarding her decision, the makers of the film went into tizzy. However, the day was saved when the Haider actress, Tabu accepted to play the role. The problem however now is that Rekha's sequences will have to be reshot with Tabu, Aditya and Katrina and getting the dates of the lead actors isn't going to be easy.

Fitoor...

After an extensive shoot schedule in Kashmir, the cast and crew of Fitoor are currently completing a major part of the film in Delhi. During the shoot, however, there was a small accident on the sets of the film. Apparently, Katrina Kaif was supposed to drive a convertible in one of the scenes of the film. But without realizing that one of the doors of the car is open, Katrina started driving it with a camera set in front of it. Suddenly, the crew's attention turned towards the sound of loud crash when the opened door of the car had smashed into one of the walls. Recollecting the incident, Katrina mentioned that she was taken aback by the sudden turn of events but it was Aditya Roy Kapur's behavior that left her mighty surprised. Terming her co-star Aditya as a 'method' actor, Kat added that while the entire crew was concerned of her safety,...

Ever since the film Fitoor got announced, it has been making news. Be it for its unique star cast or its storyline, the film has reasons enough for everyone to be excited about its release. Well, the good news is that the film's much awaited release date has now been announced. Speaking about the same, Amrita Pandey of Utv said that the film will be releasing on February 12, 2016. Fitoor stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Rekha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Akshay Oberoi, Talat Aziz, and Ajay Devgn (in a cameo) among others. The film is directed by Abhishek Kapoor and produced by Utv.

By Rima Bhatia and Stacey Yount

With big stars, great directors, romance, dance, drama and thrills, it certainly looks as if 2015 is going to be a fabulous year at the movies! Being the Bollywood fans that we are, we all had a list of movies we were looking forward to seeing this year. We started off at 10 but then kept thinking ‘oh wait this movie’ and we have to add that, so check out the 25 films we can’t wait to see in 2015!

Shamitabh

Starring – Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan

Director – R Balki

Producer – Sunil Lulla, R Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Manchanda, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Dhanush

Music – Ilaiyaraaja

Release Date – February 6th

Scripted and directed by R. Balki and featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara Haasan in her debut, Shamitabh has been in the news since August 2013 when initial reports on...

25 years after it was first released, the staged version of Mahesh Bhatt's Daddy was shown in Delhi at the Shri Ram Centre Mandi House on August 4 and 5 and it left the audience roused and over-whelmed. The play version of Daddy which has the Mahesh Bhatt protege Imran Zahid playing Anupam Kher's role, and two young Delhi actresses Tanya and Simran playing Pooja Bhatt's role at two different stages of the narration, was attended by Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt who came away completely moved. Pooja Bhatt broke down during the play. Says Pooja, "It was sincere and moving. I realized again, not for the first time, that nothing beats a powerful narrative. Daddy had such a moving story. It is relevant to date." The film was based on Mahesh Bhatt's own battle with alcoholism and his tender relationship with his eldest born Pooja Bhatt. Mahesh's...

Mumbai, Nov 21: Ghazal singer Talat Aziz, who is making his debut as a radio host with "Carvaan-e-Ghazal", says the space is dominated by Bollywood music and he hopes his show brings in a whiff of fresh air.

His radio show will go on air on 92.7 Big FM Sunday.

"Radio channels have been dominated by Bollywood music and this is a bold step by the team to introduce an exclusive ghazal show," Aziz said in a statement Thursday.

"Carvaan-e-Ghazal" will offer listeners a chance to appreciate beautiful ghazals, qawwalis, sufi music and unheard-of stories behind them.

Through the show, Talat Aziz will play specially.

Mumbai, Nov 6: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has launched ghazal album "Destiny" and urged people to listen to the album to enjoy its soothing effect.

"Destiny" has brought together the three acclaimed singers - Anup Jalota, Pankaj Udhas and Talat Aziz - and is said to be the biggest ghazal album of the year.

"When I listened to it ('Destiny'), it gave immense peace. I would like to urge to all the people here to kindly listen to the beautiful album. It will give you all a lot of peace and a good sleep as well," Amitabh told reporters Tuesday at the launch.

Singer Sumeet Tappoo has also sung for the album, which.

The nominations for the 4th Star Global Indian Music Academy Awards (Gima) 2013 have been announced! This event is an effort by Wizcraft International Entertainment to felicitate Indian music. The jury comprises of some of the best artistes of the field and this jury decides the nominees.

Beginning with film-music based nominations, Barfi! leads this category with seven nominations and is followed by Talaash, Student of the Year, Ishaqzaade, Cocktail and Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Vishal-Shekhar have received 4 nominations this year for Student of the Year and the song ‘Radha’. Singing sensation Shreya Ghoshal has also received 4 nominations, three for best duet and one for best playback singer.

Music director Pritam has been nominated for six awards. The different categories are best background score, best music arranger and programmer, two nominations for best music director, best music album for Cocktail and Barfi! and best film song.

Shalmali Kholgade has been nominated in four categories,...

New Delhi, July 4: Imagine the impact of Bollywood music, combined with larger-than-life production, special effects, graphics, dancers, singers and disc jockeys - such a live entertainment experience will come alive to fans with BollyBoom. Its first edition will be held in the capital Nov 24.

The BollyBoom fest is initiated by Percept Limited in association with Sonu Nigam, Salim-Suleiman, and Talat Aziz.

Percept plans to invest Rs.300 million to build the BollyBoom, and is targeting a live attendance of about 100,000 in financial year 2014, further growing to 500,000 by financial year 2016, read a statement.

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Mumbai, Mar 1: Singer Sonu Nigam's mother Shobha Nigam is no more. Her last rights were performed here Friday morning.

The 63-year-old passed away Thursday afternoon at 1:40 p.m at her Andheri home. The last rites were performed at the Vile Parle crematorium at 9.30 a.m.

Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who was present at the cremation, tweeted: "Dear friend Sonu Nigam's mother passed away after battling with cancer. May her soul rest peace! Take care of yourself Sonu."

Other Bollywood celebrities inluding Sajid-Wajid, Talat Aziz, Jatin Pandit and Bhushan Kumar were present at the cermomy.

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The Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards 2013 celebrated music with the utmost bliss of stars, glamour and music all around! It was a fun filled evening with a completely distinguished jury comprising of Ramesh Sippy, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Sooraj Barjatya, Prasoon Joshi, Anu Malik, Aadesh Srivastava, Lalit Pandit, Louiz Banks, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam, Suresh Wadkar, Talat Aziz and Ila Arun. This jury definitely needed no introduction and was a healthy mix of some great achievers of the industry.

Bollyspice brings you the list of the winners of this grand award function. Read on!

Song of the Year:

Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin from Agneepath, Singer – Sonu Nigam, Composer Ajay-Atul, Lyricist – Amitabh Bhattacharya

Worldwide Listeners’ Choice – Song of the Year:

Radha from Student Of The Year, Singers – Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani and Udit Narayan, Composer – Vishal-Shekhar Lyricist – Anvita Dutt

Male vocalist of the year:

Sonu Nigam...

The Mirchi Music Awards 2013 night saw many noted Bollywood actors, singers, music composer under one roof celebrating the talents and honoring those singers and composers who has done exceptionally well in 2013. Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards was being judged by distinguished Jury Members, veterans and maestros from music industry. The jury members include Ramesh Sippy, Ashutosh Gowariker, Sooraj Barjatya, Prasoon Joshi, Anu Malik, Aadesh Srivastava, Lalit Pandit, Louiz Banks, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Sadhna Sargam, Suresh Wadkar, Talat Aziz and Ila Arun. Esha Gupta attended the Mirchi Music Awards 2013 ...

Roop Kumar and Sonali Rathod have described their 'Celebrating the Legends' concert as a once in a lifetime opportunity. The acclaimed playback singers, who performed at the Royal Albert Hall last year, will be paying their personal tribute to legendary singers Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Aziz and Noor Jahan. Speaking at a recent press conference, Sonali said: "This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform our favourite childhood numbers from our favourite childhood singers who we idolised. It's a wonderful opportunity and thanks to Saregama and our London audience for having us back with this unique concept." Speaking to Digital Spy, Roop Kumar explained why he chose to pay tribute to the four world-renowned singers and what makes them legends. "Look at the contribution of their work in the music industry," (more)...

Mumbai, June 30: Ghazal singer Talat Aziz was the first celebrity contestant to be eliminated from the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".

Talat was among TV hosts Archana Vijaya and Shibani Dhandekar to get minimum scores after combining audience votes and the judges' scores.

Talat was competing alongside Gurmeet Chowdhary, Giaa Manek, Sanath Jayasuriya, Bharti Singh,.

Mumbai, June 25: It's unusual for a 55-year-old to groove on a dance floor, but Talat Aziz is ready for the challenge. The ghazal singer says he's fit enough to wear his dancing shoes for reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" at his age.

"I recently checked my weight. I have lost three kgs in one week. I have maintained myself all these years. I used to work out, but dance is making me more fit," Aziz told Ians.

Talat, whose first album titled "Jagjit.

Mumbai, June 14: They have different styles of singing, but when ghazal expert Talat Aziz and effervescent crooner Shaan took to the "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" floor for a jugalbandi, they set the stage on fire.

Aziz is one of the 12 celebrity participants on the forthcoming season of the dance reality show, while Shaan came on the sets to root for him on the opening episode.

The duo took the audiences by surprise as they engaged in an entertaining jugalbandi, bringing.

Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan passed away in Pakistan today around 12:22 pm. Hassan who has a huge fan following in India as well as in Pakistan has landed his voice in many Bollywood films. Bollywood and Pakistani singers expressed grief at the demise of the legendry singer. Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar called Hassan the 'voice of God'. “"A singer like him is born once in a millennium. It is my bad luck that I could not sing with him when he was healthy. Now I can only regret. With his demise the music fraternity has lost a great and legendary singer", says Nightingale Lata Mageshkar. Singer Talat Aziz,...

The Jagjit Singh concert on Feb 8 on the occasion of the Ghazal maestro's 71st birthday has earned the wholehearted approval of the Ghazal maestro's wife. In fact, Sabbas Joseph of Wizcraft says the event organizers made sure to have her approval before organizing the concert in memoriam. Says Sabbas, "We thought it was only right that we should get Chitraji's blessings. This concert where some of our finest singers will pay a vocal tribute to Jagjit Saab is being done for no commercial purposes. Only out of everyone's love for Jagjit Saab's artistry. Just a day before he passed away, Jagjit Saab was supposed to attend the Gima (Global Indian Music Academy Awards). He had called to tell us he was feeling unwell. And then he was no more. This concert in his memory couldn't be done without Chitraji's approval. When we visited Chitraji she gave us her wholehearted support and approval.

Unlike other Pakistani singers, ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali says he has no plans to lend vocals to Bollywood songs and is happy that his genre of music is slowly getting the much-needed recognition.I am not the one who can sing for movies. Ghazal is my first love and it is really close to my heart. I cannot sing any song if someone just asks me to. The song should also appeal to me, I should like it, Ghulam Ali told Ians in an interview.Hailing from west Punjab.s heartland of Sialkot in Pakistan, the musical genius has been singing ghazals for the past 55 years.He made an entry in Indian cinema with his popular song Chupke Chupke Raat Din for B.R. Chopra.s Nikaah. His other famous ghazals include, Humko kis ke gum ne mara, Kal chaudavi ki raat thi, and .Hungama hai kyon barpa.The era of...

August 11, 2010: The legendry ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas launched his album Shaayar yesterday at Landmark Store, Infinity Mall. The album was inaugurated by none other than Pandit Jasraj. Shaayar is a tribute to legendary poet Daagh Dehalvi.

The event started with two ghazals from the album sung by Pankaj Udhas himself. The singer set a melodious atmosphere with his harmonious voice.

Singers like Talat Aziz, Anoop Jalota, Ashok Bhosla came in to support Pankaj Udhas. Also a lot of friends from outside the music fraternity came in to lend their support.

Akashdeep came in with wife Sheeba. Krishika.

April 8, 2010: Amid all the controversies surrounding the Sania Shoaib story, preparations for their marriage continues nevertheless. And the news is that Sania’s uncle Talat Aziz is all set to perform at the couple’s sangeet after Sania personally requested him the favour.

Though the unpleasant circumstances amidst which the marriage is taking place, has to some extent affected the planning of the ceremony and Aziz has not yet decided exactly what he would be singing, it will definitely be something special. “ At the moment everything is unsure, the date, the venue, nothing has been decided..

Saregama India Ltd, India’s foremost music company launched its new album “Caravan-e-Ghazal” at St. Andrews Auditorium, Mumbai.

The event was attended by an august gathering of eminent artistes, journalists and dignitaries.

Speaking at the launch of his album Talat Aziz said “This album is a culmination of a lot of love and hard work. I have tried to keep the compositions traditional keeping the great poets of Urdu and their poetry in mind, yet embellished the music with contemporary treatment. I was greatly helped in this by Jeetu Shankar who has arranged the music. And the highlight.