MUMBAI: Crossword–India's leading lifestyle bookstore and Saregama India Ltd hosted the Audio CD Launch of �Geetmala Ki Chhaon Mein' by Ameen Sayani.

Geetmala Ki Chhaon Mein is a comprehensive retrospect of the legendary Geetmala show by Ameen Sayani, peppered with amusing anecdotes, heart-warming nostalgia and immortal songs. Each volume also contains excerpts from interviews of illustrious film personalities, and sounds like a racy, sizzling episode of the legendary Geetmala radio show.

The first five volumes, launched in January 2009, were a hit in the market. Volumes 6 - 10 contain hit songs from 1956 - 58 and are interspersed with interesting anecdotes, like Ameen Sayani's first visit to Radio Ceylon, and his own love story. Interview snatches of luminaries of the Hindi film world like Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Naushad, Madan Mohan, Pran, Begum Akhtar, Ajit, Sunil Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Mehmood and Gulzar are also included to take you back into the golden era of Hindi film music.

Ameen Sayani, the most imitated announcer even today, the original radio star and anchor of the immensely popular radio programme �GEETMALA', the beloved 'apka dost'. Other popular radio shows �SARIDON KE SAATHI', �SHALIMAR SUPERLAC JODI', etc. He remains an unabated "golden voice" of Indian radio, conferred with Padma Shri in 2009.