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Actor and Supermodel Natalia Kozhenova in an exclusive photoshoot; Posing with a football, promoting FIFA world cup fever.

Bollywood being always driven by sports never escape a chance to showcase their love for football. As the football season FIFA world cup flags off, the football world cup dominates most of the events and conversations.Actor and super model Natalia Kozhenova poses with a football promoting the fever of football.  Natalia being a adhere football addict gears up for FIFA in an exclusive sporty photoshoot.Ask her about her favorite player, she revels “I love sports especially football, I follow the game religiously. Since I am supporting Argentina, my favorite player is Lionel Messi. With Messi a part of FIFA I am very excited and looking forward to this world cup”.

 

RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN’S LATEST VIDEO “ZAROORI THA” CROSSES 1 MILLION VEVO/YOUTUBE VIEWS WITHIN 4 DAYS OF ITS RELEASE!

`BACK 2 LOVE’ – THE NEW ALBUM TOPS DIGITAL AND RETAIL CHARTS AND IS SET TO BECOME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL `NON-FILM’ ALBUM THIS YEAR!

Post its official release on 9^th June`14, music maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s latest album `Back 2 Love’ has already set the pace and is in line to become the most successful non-filmalbum of 2014!Released on leading record label Universal Music, the albums’ lead video “ZarooriTha”, featuring television’s hottest couple Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon has crossed the coveted 1 million views mark on Vevo/YouTubewithin just 4 days of its release. While it’s not uncommon for `film’ music videos to achieve these numbers, Khan’s heart rendering song has turned out to be one of the fastest non-film music videosto hit the1 million mark in recent times!

The album has stormed onto the music scene, topping both retail and digital charts within a few days of its release. It peaked at #1 on both, the iTunes India Pop charts and the Nokia Music charts.On the overall iTunes India Album charts, which is usually dominated by Bollywood soundtracks, it peaked at #3on the day of release.

Shot in Dubai by video director Rahul Sud, the beautiful video to “ZarooriTha”features Gauhar Khan(model, actress, Big Boss Season 7 winner) and KushalTandon (actor, model, Big Boss 7) in the lead role of a very gripping and engaging love story that pulls at the heart strings. It’s the perfect visual accompaniment to a great Rahatsong that’s destined to become a `classic’. The video is available to view online on Rahat’sVevo channel (www.youtube.com/rfakvevo) and is also right now playing across music television channels here.

Says RahatFateh Ali Khan, "Firstly thanks to everyone for making this milestone of over a million views happen within 4 days! It was and still is our belief that good combination of melody with lyrics and composition works! Universal Music and my Producer Salman Ahmed of PMEhave really worked hard in promoting my new album `Back2Love’, literally like a movie. Congratulations to everyone involvedespecially Rahul Sud the video director and the fabulous on screen real life chemistry of Gauhar Khan and Khushal Tandon".

Says Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director, Universal Music / EMI Music, South Asia, ‘This being Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s first new album in almost 7 years, we mounted the album just like a film soundtrack! An overseas album launch, television tie-ups, radio tie-ups, brand tie-ups, unique digital campaigns like `The Sofa’ … and the outstanding response within just a few days of its release says it all! We are thrilled that our campaigns have worked as is evident from the phenomenal numbers and chart success we are seeing! Having said that, this is just the beginning and we have plans in place to sustain this momentum to ensure that this brilliant new album from Rahat sets the trend for more great `non-film’ albums in India!’

RahatFateh Ali Khan’s Back 2 Lovenow available worldwide across digital and physical formats exclusively on Universal Music.

About Universal Music India:

Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of the Universal Music Group.UMIPL has an extremely rich Indian catalogue comprising songs from Classic Hindi and Regional Films, Indi Pop, Bhangra, Ghazals and Devotional. It’s enviable catalogue includes artistes such as Asha Bhosle, AnupJalota, Bombay Vikings, Jagjit Singh, JoSh, Malkit Singh, PankajUdhas, Panjabi MC, Raghav, Bohemia, MohitChouhan to name a few. UMIPL ‘film’ catalogue (the 2nd largest in India) spans music from blockbusters such as Sholay, Qurbani, Amar Akbar Anthony, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Devdas and Munnabhai MBBS amongst the numerous jewels which symbolize the musical journey from the 70’s to date. On the International music front, UMIPL are the clear market leaders with artistes such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, ABBA, Akon, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber amongst host of other popular music icons and household names in India.             

FIFA fever soaring high ! Bappi Lahiri launches “Life of Football- Latest single by Composed and Sung by the legend himself

As the football season FIFA kick starts, our Bollywood celebrities come forth to show their fondness towards this extremely likable sport. Bollywood being always driven by sports never escape a chance to showcase their love for football. From talking about their favorite player to composing songs on football.

The newest to join the bandwagon is the very talented and Ace music composed Bappi Lahiri who welcomes the FIFA world cup with his new single “Life of Football” composed and sung by the legend himself.

The legend produces “Life of football” his brand new single as a product of his passion towards football and singing. After lending his voice to many Bollywood actors, legendary singer Bappi Lahiri entertains the masses with his recent single which is totally exhibits his excellence.

Talking about his latest single, he says” I am a big football and FIFA world cup fan. I composed and sung this single out of love for football. Seeing the clubs playing I hope soon India also forms their club and represent India internationally in the next FIFA world cup”.

John Abraham Launches North East United Football Club

 

Football fans across the North East were ecstatic when Guwahati was selected as one of the eight franchise cities of the proposed Indian Super League (ISL). The ISL is a football League promoted by  IMG , Reliance and Star India which is all set to kick off from mid September to November 2014.

The ISL received an overwhelming response as numerous corporate houses of the country and top sporting institutions as well as a galaxy of top Bollywood stars  bid to own a team from the proposed 9 cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Goa, Kolkata and Guwahati.

In April this year, the winning bids were announced and the consortium comprising of Bollywood actor John Abraham and Shillong Lajong FC were awarded the Guwahati Franchise.  Guwahati had found its place in the list of 8 cities for the 1^st edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) in place of Chennai. 

The team was unveiled in an event held in the city today and named “North East United Football Club".

Speaking at the function, John Abraham said “I am a firm believer in the footballing talent that exists in the North East and proud to be associated with owning a football Club from the region. Our objective is to harness the talent and combine the footballing potential of the region into one team that we hope shall become an engine and platform that will power Indian football forward in the future.”

The event was also attended by a host of actors and personalities from the Assamese film industry who were present to lend their support and encourage the team besides officials of the Assam Football and Guwahati Sports Association and other dignitaries. Also present at the function were Bolywood Producer Ronnie Lahiri who is a designated advisor and mentor of the Franchise and Sanjiv Narain co – promoter of the Franchise. 

Larsing Sawyan, Managing Director of Lajong said “A United Team of the North East based out of the region’s largest city has the potential to compete at the highest level in the country and with North East United, we hope to continue to fulfil the sporting aspirations of the people of the region and assist in propelling football in the country to higher levels”.    

India is a country of 1.2 billion people where over 50% of the population is below 25 years of age. Sports is therefore gaining traction in the country and is mostly followed by everyone in this age group. The aim of the Franchise is to take football to the next level in the North East in order improve the overall development of the sport in India and also provide new opportunities to talents across the region.
The league which will be organised by IMG-Reliance and Star India which has the support of the All India Football Federation, promises to bring international football stars who will be playing alongside the Indian Footballers and create a new era of football in the country.