Sonakshi Sinha to perform at Bollywood Music Project

Radius Developers Presents Hungama Bollywood Music Project, touted as Asia's Largest Bollywood Music Festival, is getting bigger and better with each passing day!

While it is on the way to create a milestone by bringing together music icons like Arijit Singh, Amit Trivedi, Papon, Badshah, Rekha Bharadwaj, Shalmali Kholgade, Sachin-Jigar, Shefali Alvares, Nakash Aziz, Divya Kumar and Mohammed Irfan on a single platform for the first time in the history of Bollywood, there is yet another addition to the music fest.

Yes, we have our very own ‘Dabangg’ Sonakshi Sinha, who lately packed a punch in AKIRA, is now prepping up to sing live at the coveted and the biggest music festival ‘Bollywood Music Project’ (BMP). She may have sung live at an awards ceremony in the past, but this would be the first time when Sona will be seen in a rock star avatar and performing live before a packed audience for 40-minutes on the stage.

The actress will be crooning several chartbusters including her 2015 debut single ‘Ishqholic’, ‘Joganiyan’ from TEVAR, Rajj Rajj Ke from AKIRA. Not only this, but Sonakshi would also sing a couple of songs from her personal favourite list.

Conceptualized by Event Capital & TM Talent Management, the two day cultural extravaganza will have something in store for all fans from music to adventure sports to flea markets laden with gourmet .

The event will be a first of its kind, multi-stage, multi-genre festival that will be conducted at Jio Garden, BKC onSeptember 30 and October 1 with an expected audience of over 30,000 fans over two days.

2016 MARKS THE 25TH YEAR OF THE LEGENDARY SUFI-ROCK BAND `JUNOON'

The immensely popular Sufi/Rock outfit JUNOON completes its 25^th Year in the music business and to celebrate the milestone the band is all set to relive their exciting music journey with their fans the world over with a series of launches that will culminate with the release of the brand new studio album later this year!

Commencing this September, the band will be re-launching their entire catalogue of 7 studio albumsdigitally – all with new album artworks! This will be followed by a freshly compiled “Best Of” loaded with 27 of their biggest career hits on a Double album! This set will feature all the fan favourites including “Sayonee”, “Ghoom Tana”, “Meri Awaz Suno”,”Yaar Bina”, “Mitti” and many more!

But the pinnacle of the celebration will be the release of the band’s brand new studio album – their firstin 11 years – which will drop worldwide this November!

Sharing their excitement on this momentous occasion, JUNOON front man Salman Ahmed says “Junoon is thrilled to be joining forces with Devraj Sanyal and his amazing team at Universal Music India and Adrian Cheesley from the Universal Music Group in London for the celebration of Junoon’s 25^th Anniversary releases. We are as excited about the new album ‘Junoon25’ as we are about the reactivation of the entire Junoon catalogue. Get ready to whirl & chant in ecstasy! May the Junoon be with you always!”

Devraj Sanyal Managing Director and CEO, Universal Music Group, South Asia “We are extremely proud to partner with iconic band JUNOON in celebration of their 25^th Year Anniversary! It’s an incredible achievement to stay relevant for 25 years…not many bands in our side of the world have such sustained careers and JUNOON is definitely up there amongst the very best. Our exhaustive plans around the 25^thYear Anniversary will not only satiate the band’s loyal fan base but will also introduce them to a whole new generation! So enjoy the `Junooni’ ride all over again as we dig deep into the vaults of JUNOON and at the same time ready for their first new album in 11 years! “

Founded in Lahore by guitarist and songwriter Salman Ahmad in 1990, Junoon has seen a diverse and highly eclectic line up of musicians from East & West. Over the last 25 years, the band has enthralled audiences all over the world, with their signature Junooni sound…a cross cultural marriage between South Asian Sufi rhythms, raga-esque melodies and thunderous rock vibrations. 

Having sold over 35 million albums, the band has been featured in global media networks like Newsweek, New York Times, MTV & loved by Hollywood & Bollywood movie stars. From the UN general assembly hall in New York to the Nobel peace prize ceremony in Oslo, they have performed concerts all around the world. Junoon's roller coaster journey hurtles through space and time, winning over the hearts and minds of their legions of diehard fans across the globe. 

The JUNOON catalogue re-issue is now available worldwide across all digital platforms exclusively on Universal Music.

About Universal Music India:

Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of the Universal Music Group (UMG) and is home to record labels such as A&M Records, Blue Note Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Emarcy, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Music Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records.

UMIPL has an extremely rich Indian catalogue comprising songs from classic Hindi and Regional Films, IndiPop, Bhangra, Ghazals and Devotional. It’s enviable catalogue includes artistes such as Asha Bhosle, Anup Jalota, Bombay Vikings, Jagjit Singh, JoSh, Malkit Singh, Pankaj Udhas, Panjabi MC, Raghav, Mohit Chouhan, Euphoria, Adnan Sami, Rabbi Shergill, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan 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 ABBA, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Enrique Iglesias, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, The Beatles, UB40, Deep Purple, Enigma, Norah Jones, Deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers, amongst host of others, popular music icons and household names in India.

Sony MAX 2 Highlights and Listings- 16th- 30th September, 2016

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Sonarika-Rajniesh starrer SAANSEIN first poster out

The much-awaited SAANSEIN - The Last Breath first poster is out.

The poster features Sonarika Bhadoria, better known for her role of Goddess Parvati in popular TV show 'Devo Ke Dev Mahadev', and 1920 fame Rajniesh Duggall.SAANSEIN marks the debut of Sonarika on big screen, while Rajniesh is back with 'horrance' (horror romance) after a successful start in 1920.Also starring Hiten Tejwani, Neetha Shetty, Vishal Malhotra, Amir Dalvi, the film is directed by Rajiv Ruia. The music is composed by Vivek Kar, lyrics penned by Kumar. SAANSEIN is produced by Gautam Jain and Vivek Agarwal under the banner GPA Productions.

SAANSEIN - The Last Breath is set to release on November 11 2016.

‘31st October’ Actress Soha Ali Khan Lashes Out At ‘Intolerant’ Trolls

The spectre of ‘religious intolerance’, which has captured the imagination of many over the past few months, raised its ugly head once again when actress Soha Ali Khan, the daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, was targeted by a few trolls for her secular beliefs recently. 
Soha Ali Khan, who will be next seen playing a Sikh housewife in upcoming dramatic thriller ‘31 October', recently had a harrowing experience when she was trolled on social media for visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a few days back, her pictures at a Ganpati pandal invited criticism by some people, who felt that she was being ‘disloyal’ to her religion. To make matters worse, her trolls also passed sexist, insensitive and derogatory comments about her gender and her marital life (Soha is married to Kunal Kemmu, a Hindu, which has also not gone down well with some right-wingers), which were in extremely bad taste." 
However, not to take this lying down, Soha, who comes from a fairly liberal family background, lashed out at the trolls and said in a statement, “My religion is my business alone. Whether I choose to do namaz or go to a church, how does it affect anyone? People shouldn’t bother about what’s not their business. I am all for freedom of expression, but being told how going to a temple makes me a non-Muslim is plain callous. No one has the right to say that. I am not a commodity and so, a particular community cannot own me. Our social fabric is so rich because we are diverse. Respect each other’s choices. That’s the culture India signifies, not the one of hatred that people commenting on my timeline are trying to propagate. I try not to be affected by it and frankly, as long as no one is coming into my private space or harming me physically, I don’t care. But those who are desperate to have an opinion on my life, at least try to have an educated one. 
Harry Sachdeva, Producer of "31 October" also weighs in , "Festive season teaches us love, brotherhood and celebration. When I talk about respecting religions and humanity, I act upon it, this should not invite  extremely derogatory  comments made upon Soha and her personal life. The real shame should be upon those who abuse the respect and who use derogatory language for women. If you don't agree with her, then don't but that gives you no right to abuse and vilify Soha for promoting humanity and respect for all religions.”
Produced by writer-producer Harry Sachdeva and Magical Dreams Productions Pvt Ltd, co-produced by Anand Prakash, directed by National award winner Shivaji Lotan Patil, and released by Panorama Studios, ‘31 October’ is a thriller about a Sikh family trapped in a riot-prone area of New Delhi during the anti-Sikh riots in the aftermath of the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
‘31 October’ is slated to release on October 7 this year.