Speaking on the budget, Big FM COO Tarun Katial said "The budget, while good for the common man has nothing phenomenal for the media industry in general or the radio industry in particular. The service tax needed to reduce¦ especially since the radio industry is at its infancy and has great employment and media opportunities in the semi-urban and rural markets.
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Music Director - Raghav Sachar
Director - Ashwani Dhir
Comedy films in Bollywood do not demand a very strong soundtrack, but when the music of a comedy film is composed by a talented musician like Raghav Sachar, the importance of strong music makes itself felt. The absence of good lyrics have hampered Sachar's efforts however, and the One Two Three album just refuses to take off.
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Impact of the budget on the Radio Industry
Radio City 91.1 FM CEO and AROI president Apurva Purohit said "The budget has little to offer for the media industry in general and to the radio industry in particular. No specific measures which would contribute to the growth of the Radio Industry have been announced.
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MUMBAI: Channel [v] is all set to create television history by creating India's first ever LIVE Bollywood flick titled ANDAZ APNA VERY HATKE which is scripted, directed and produced by Channel [v]. All the viewers will be able to watch the fun and excitement that goes into a LIVE flick at 9 pm on Sunday March 2nd, 2008 only on Channel [v]. This film stars the very beautiful & versatile Neha Dhupia and a renowned international celebrity. It will also cast artists chosen through a nation wide talent hunt who would get an opportunity to be a part of this unique initiative.
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MUMBAI : Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music company, and Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S. announced a agreement under which UMG will acquire UMG, including its music recording and publishing division.
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BANGALORE: Thee Indian music legends will perform live for the first time on stage together for the sixth Premanjali annual music festival 'Resonance' in Bangalore on 8 March - violin maestro L Subramanian; flautist Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia; vocalist M Balamurali Krishna. The event is to be held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, which will be transformed to an auditorium with major acoustic arrangements, according to an official release.The organisers expect a crowd of around 4000 people.
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MUMBAI: INX Media's general entertainment channel (GEC) 9X has announced that Bhojpuri film actor-cum-singer Manoj Tiwari and television actress-anchor Roshni Chopra will host its upcoming song-and-dance reality show Chak De Bachche.
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MUMBAI:NDTV 24x7's Documentary 24x7 slot will air Asian Vibes London this Sunday.
The show, put together by Ashim Ahluwalia, documents the rise of British Asian music artists from the rubble of racism and class conflict to a breed that is politically sensitive, culturally complex and musically radical.The film features the imprints of famous personalities ranging from Apache Indian, Kuljit Bhamra, Cornershop, Asian Dub Foundation, to an upcoming generation of artists such as Shiva Soun...
She is a classical singer, better known for her inclination towards ghazals and bhajans. She won the Best Ghazal Singer award for her album 'Aaghaaz'in the 1980s. Recently, she added another feather to her cap by winning the Mission Ustaad reality show on television channel 9X. In a chat with Radio and Music.com's Anita Iyer, talented singer Sunali Rathod reveals her future plans and her delight at winning the show....
