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  • Celebrate the 73rd birth anniversary of the music Genius - Pancham Da on 27 June'12

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jun 27

    MUMBAI: For all the lovers of music and fans R D Burman, Shemaroo brings a musical treat to celebrate the 73st birth anniversary of the music genius. R. D. Burman, popularly known as Pancham da was one of the greatest music composers that our Hindi Film Industry has witnessed. He created magic on silver screen with his singers like Asha Bhosle, Lata mageshkar, Kishore Kumar and other contemporary singers. His style of music is said to be much ahead of his time.

    Shemaroo brings Pancham Unmixed, 101 R D Burman Hits, the Sargam Ke Saathi Series and many other titles showcasing the Man and his music. Other than these, Shemaroo also has a number of movies in its catalogue for which Pancham Da composed music like Aap Ki Kasam, Caravan, Pukar, Parichay etc., which were undoubtedly musical hits.

    With the kind of versatile music, R. D. Burman composed, it almost becomes impossible to imagine of films made by several film makers without his songs. In fact, Pancham da was the only thinkable name for films made by Gulzar, Nasir Hussain, Ramesh Sippy & Ramesh Behl. Also, R.D.Burman holds the record for composing the music of all films made by Ramesh Behl under the banner of Rose Movies till the legend lived. Right from THE TRAIN & JAWANI DIWANI to KASME VAADE, PUKAR & INDRAJEET are all the work of the musical genius - Pancham da.

    The National Award Winning film Pancham Unmixed, is the only feature length film made on the great maestro. It is released in an Exclusive Collectors pack by Shemaroo Entertainment. - The Collectors Edition DVD Pack is inclusive of a Feature length film on R. D. Burman, Pancham Magic - a compilation of his songs and a Coffee Table Book titled "Strings of Eternity". Pancham Unmixed - The film has attempted to explore legendary composer R. D. Burman‘s music. It takes an incisive look into the composer‘s reflective artistry and buoyant, but also lonely inner being. Featuring a host of Pancham Da‘s close friends, colleagues and admirers like - Asha Bhosle, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Manna Dey, Shammi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor among others - Pancham Unmixed is the most comprehensive film made till date, on the great composer. The special Coffee Table Book titled ‘Pancham - Strings of Eternity‘, has some enchanting anecdotes, insights, emotions and rare photographs of this legend. The song compilation dvd ‘Pancham Magic‘ has 30 timeless Original Video Songs composed by Pancham Da. It is an ideal gift for any Music lover.

    101 R. D. Burman Hits , part of 101 series released by Shemaroo is jewel of a collection. The Album captures different moods of R. D. Burman. The songs in the pack ranges from romantic melodies to his sizzling hits, rhythmic beats to masti bhare nagme and many more. ‘Piya tu ab to aaja?.‘ ‘Bacha ke Rehna Re Baba..‘, ‘Aati Rahengi Baharen..‘, ‘Jaane Jaan Dhoondhta Phir Raha?‘ are some of the many melodies that you would surely like to hum along with the stars. Sargam Ke Saathi, is another series of R. D. Burman as the name suggests is a series of Song DVDs which salutes the great association of Pancham da with his favourite singers, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar.

    Buy a pack of Pancham DVD today to recreate the magic of Burmanji‘s music on his birth anniversary!!
    To watch your favourite Pancham songs, you can also visit: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL71363B61EAD8CC08&feature=plcp

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  • Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan felicitated

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jun 11

    MUMBAI: March 28th 2012 witnessed the launch of the ?Walk of the Stars?, an iconic tribute to the Indian Film Industry, in Mumbai. The property was inaugurated amongst much grandeur at the Bandra Bandstand promenade with the felicitation of the legendary Kapoor Khandaan by none other than Kareena Kapoor! UTV STARS, the channel that spearheaded the inception of the Walk of the Stars in India, has already taken steps to take this initiative global! And what better place to do so than the ?IIFA?, The International Indian Film Academy, a first-of-its-kind effort to promote Indian Cinema globally and a celebration of Indian Cinema, thus reaching out to millions of its fans.

    This tie up is a part of a larger effort to take the ?Walk of the Stars? global. The relationship with IIFA will extend to the launch of the property in Gurgaon at the ?Kingdom of Dreams? in association with Wizcraft, the brain behind IIFA! Though there is no confirmed date yet, channel sources have it that stars will decend at the iconic ?Walk of the Stars? in Gurgaon soon! Subsequently there are plans to also take the Walk of the Stars property to the UK and Middle East.

    At IIFA 2012 UTV Stars will honour and felicitate the contribution of some of the legendary actors of the yesteryears and the contemporaries of today! The list of actors who were felicitated comprises none other than Shammi Kapoor, Dev Anand, Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan. While Shammi Kapoor and Dev Anand were felicitated at the IIFA Rocks Event held on 8th June 2012, Ranbir and Vidya were felicitated on the day of the main Awards ceremony at the IIFA Green Carpet which was held on June 9 th 2012. Shammi ji and Dev Saab were felicitated by Randhir Kapoor, Rajeev Kapoor and Ramesh Sippy while Ranbir and Vidya unveiled their own handprints!

    A customized slab bearing Ranbir and Vidya?s handprints and Shammi Kapoor and Dev Saab?s Signatures were unveiled at the IIFA 2012.

    Commenting on the association with IIFA 2012, Nikhil Gandhi, Business Head, UTV STARS, said:
    ?We?re extremely delighted with our association with IIFA. Both UTV STARS and IIFA, are iconic Bollywood brands and have created immense value for the Indian Film Industry over the years. This is an extension to our endeavour of paying tribute to the superstars of Bollywood. The UTV STARS IIFA Walk of the Stars is a big step in making this a grand success.?

    Commenting on the association with UTV STARS, Sabbas Joseph, Director, Wizcraft, said: ?IIFA is a
    first of its kind effort to take Indian Cinema global and celebrate it in the true sense. UTV STARS Walk of the Stars, on the other hand, is a great effort at paying an iconic tribute to the people who?ve been and are an integral part of the Indian Film industry. Our ideologies put together are an endeavour towards honouring the greats of Indian Cinema!?

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  • Shemaroo remembers Mukesh on his 35th death anniversary

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 06

    NEW DELHI: 6th Sep 2011, Mumbai: A voice that has undefined depth and a unique perfection in its incarnation of songs belonged to one of the greatest singers of Hindi Cinema. It belonged to Mukesh.

    Shemaroo remembers the great singer on his 35th death anniversary on 27th August, 2011 by releasing 101 Mukesh Hits in a premium 3 DVD pack. The pack features best of his works from the black and white days of silver screen to the colourful frames. ?Awara Hoon? , ?Suhana Safar Aur Ye Mausam?, ?Sajan Re Jhooth Mat Bolo? ?Dost Dost Na Raha?, ?Chal Akela Chal Akela?, ?Hum Dono Milke Kaagaz Ke Dil? are some of his popular songs that are incorporated in the pack. It also features the song from AAH ? ?Chhoti Si Yeh Zindagani Re?? which features singer Mukesh as an actor too; He plays the ?Tangewala? lip syncing to his own voice.

    Mukesh was considered synonymous with Raj Kapoor as he became the great showman?s voice. Some of their best combination songs are included in this compilation, which includes songs from Awara, Shree 420, Aah, Jis Des Mein Ganga Bethi Hai, Sangam, Mera Naam Joker and many more. Mukesh was equally at ease singing for other stars like Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Joy Mukherjee, Sanjeev Kumar, Navin Nishchal etc. Popular songs of Mukesh sung for these actors enrich this compilation pack. While Disc 1 & Disc 3 of the compilation include the solo songs of Mukesh, Disc 2 feature his all time-favourite duet songs.

    101 Mukesh Hits covers various moods of singer Mukesh put together in this priceless compilation. Go grab your copy now!

    101 Mukesh Hits in a premium 3 DVD pack economically priced at Rs 299/-.

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