Monday, January 23, 2012

ITS BEEN A GREAT END TO 2011 AND A FANTASTIC START OF 2012!

A WONDERFUL YEAR IT WAS THAT ENDED WITH MANY PERFORMING EVENTS FOR ME.

TO MAKE A MENTION OF FEW IMPORTANT ONES WERE THAT OF COMPOSING A TITLE SONG AND SINGING IT ALONGWITH SMITA ROY FOR THE SERIAL "NANHE SITAARE" ARRANGED BY MY TALENTED FRIEND NOEL GONSALVES AND SOUND RECORDIST SANDEEP DANGE.

LATER IT WAS RENDERING PLAYBACK FOR MARATHI DRAMA "JAAGTE RAHO" TITLE SONG WHICH WAS APPRECIATED WITH SHOWS ALL ACROSS MAHARASHTRA.

THEN THE LIVE SINGING FOR THE PLAY "MAREECHIKA" WHICH TOOK OUR TROUPE TO THE INTERNATIONAL IBSEN FESTIVAL AND FURTHER TOURED ACROSS THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF INDIA, ULTIMATELY WINNING THE MOST ENTERTAINING DRAMA OF THE YEAR AT "THE BIG AWARDS NITE"

ANCHORING FOR DNA'S ECO GANESHA WAS NOT JUST ANOTHER CELEBRITY PAGE 3 EVENT FOR ME BUT IT WAS SERVING THE LORD BALLARESHWARA'S IMAGE IDOL AND RECEIVING HIS BLESSINGS, HELD AT GOREGAON'S OBEROI MALL IN THE PRESENCE OF EMMINENT CELEBRITIES SUCH AS DEEPTI BHATNAGAR,AMAN VERMA,VISHWAJEET,VINAY PHATAK,DIR. APNE AND GADAR Mr.SHARMA, AND MANY MANY MORE..

AFTER SEVERAL OTHER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EVENTS, IT WAS TIME TO PERFORM AND ANCHOR FOR THE YEAR OF CANADA 2011 CONCERTS ALL ACROSS CANADA ALONWITH ILA ARUN'S TROUPE WITH PERFORMANCES AT TORONTO,WINNIPEG,SASKATCHEWAN,SASKATOON,REGINA,MONTREAL AND THE CAPITAL OF CANADA OTTAWA. HERE IS WHERE WE ALL CELEBRATED DIWALI WITH OUR OVERSEAS INDIAN'S AND CANADIANS ALIKE.

THE YEAR ENDED WITH SOME WONDERFUL MOMENTS OF SONGS AND MUSIC PERFORMIONG AND ANCHORING AT VARIOUS EVENTS DURING CHRISTMAS AND HOMEWARMIONG NEW YEAR WITH MY FAMILY.

2012 BEGAN WITH BEING AN ANCHOR FOR DNA'S RAISE YOUR VOICE INAUGURAL EVENT BMC'S CORPORATOR ELECTION'S 2012 WITH WARDWISE DEBATE EVENTS OF PUBLIC AND CONTESTING CANDIDATES OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES.

KUCH RANN UTSAV CLOSING CEREMONY 2011 - 2012 WAS ANCHORED AS WELL AS PERFORMED FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 10.000 PLUS PEOPLE ATTENDING IT.

MAMTA SHARMA SANG FOR MUNNI BADNAAM AND THE SONG MADE HISTORY THE MOVIE DABBANG FURTHER BREAKING ALL RECORDS AT THE BO AND MAMTA RECEIVING EACH AND EVERY COVETED AWARD FOR HER EFFORTS FOR WHICH WE PERFORMED FOR MAJOR EVENT ALL ACROSS INDIA AND THE DABBANG NITES ARE STILL GOING ON.. NEXT STOP AT BANARAS ON 29TH JAN. CANT WAIT!!

Monday, June 28, 2010

MAMTA SHARMA AND MANDHAR ALONG WITH TROUPE GETS GUJRAT ROCKING

THE JUNE OF 2010 HAS WITNESSED TWO EARTHQUAKES OF MUSIC IN GUJRAT.THOSE GUILTY OF THIS DOING WERE NONE OTHER THAN THE MOST TALENTED BOLLYWOOD STAGE SINGERS MAMTA SHARMA & MANDHAR SABNIS.

THEIR PERFORMANCES OF MELODIOUS SONGS IN SURAT, & LATER IN GANDHIDHAM FOR A REGIONAL CHANNEL GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THOSE PRESENT TO WITNESS AN AMAZING EXTRAVAGANZA OF SONGS CHOREOGARPHY AND MUSIC WITH A LIVE BAND AS WELL.

THE ITEM DANCES OF SEEMA SINGH A POPULAR BOHJPURI DANCER WAS GIVEN A ONCE MORE ON DEMAND.

HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THIS AMAZING DUO PERFORM SOON!!!

HUNGAMA AT RAJASTHAN IN SALASAR BALAJI SANSTHAN WITH STAND UP COMEDIANS SWAPNIL JOSHI,VIP, & POP SINGER MAMTA SHARMA

IT WAS A TRUE HUNGAMA AT SALASAR IN RAJASTHAN ON MAY 23RD WHEN THE BALAJI SANSTHANS TRUSTEES & FAMILY MEMBERS HAD GATHERED FOR AN AUSPICIOUS WEDDING RECEPTION OF THEIR LOVING SON & DAUGHER.

THE SANGEET FUNCTION HAD STAR CELEBRITIES PERFORMING LIVE ON THE DIAS WHICH WAS SHARED BY THE EQUALLY ETHUASTIC CHEERING DANCING AND FEET STOMPING OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CROWD.

MANDHAR SABNIS SET THE MOOD OF THE EVENING AND OPENED THE SANGEET SHOW WITH HIS ENERGETIC PERFORMANCES OF POPULAR BOLLYWOOD NUMBERS. HE LATER INTRODUCED SWAPNIL JOSHI,WHO CAME ON STAGE AND SPONTANEOUSLY PRAISED MANDHARS ELECTRIFYING STAGE PERFORMANCE.

SWAPNIL JOSHI ALONG WITH VIP,BOTH OF SONY T.V.,s COMEDY CIRCUS FAME CARRIED ON WITH THEIR UNENDING MADNESS OF MIND BLOWING ONE LINERS WHICH GENERATED RIB TICKLING LAUGHERS FORM THE CROWD.

BOLLYWOOD POP SINGER MAMTA SHARMA SET THE FIRE ON STAGE WITH A NON STOP BOUQUET OF LATEST HINDI SONGS. AND THE HEAT QUOTENT OF THE SHOW REACHED ON SUCH PARAMETERS THAT IT ACTUALLY ENDED WITH A MINOR SHORT CIRCUIT FIRE AND THE CURTAINS CLOSED,BUT WITH NO HARMS ANY AS SUCH.IN ALL A GREAT EVENING OF SONGS DANCE AND LAUGHTER CHERISHED BY ALL PRESENT HERE.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

IPL SEASON 1 MEMORIES... PERFORMING RAJASTHAN ROYALS TEAM SONG"HALLA BOL" LIVE WITH ILA ARUN AT THE SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM JAIPUR.

Now that the seasonIII of IPL has ended,it just made my memories afresh when in IPL 1
I had performed the Rajasthan Royals Theme Song
"HALLA BOL" with ILA ARUN & her troupe at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur. Performing at the cricket stadium before the spectators was an out of this world experience & an achievement in its own creditability which very few singers so far have achieved and i am most honored to join this list.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

New Jersey se aaya mera dost!
The Times Of India 20th August 2007,
Bombay Times Page 5.

This suburban disco got a good dose of music and more on Saturday night, as New Jersey-based Jamal Sheikh hosted a musical evening to celebrate his musical beginning in India.




Maestros of Indian classical music Sultan Khan and Ghulam Mustafa Khan were the chief guests for the evening, and came promptly on time. Old habits die hard, but in today’s fashionably late times, such habits are a blessing!




The maestros along with Abu Malik addressed the guests, and spoke enthusiastically of Jamal’s passion and dedication towards music. Aroon Bakshi was seen browsing through the music CDs on display, while new singers Khushboo and Mandhar got their dose of a Page 3 do.




Later, after some persuasion from the guests, the musical duo also sang a few lines from their songs. The sounds of music whiffed through the air as the night smoothly went on.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Tuesday, December 12, 2006