Sonu Nigam pays tribute to melody queen Lata Mangeshkar ...

Describing her as the "Goddess of music" and an "inspiration", several Bollywood singers as well as actors wished the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar good health on her 82nd birthday today.  


 "I wish Lataji a very happy birthday. She is the Goddess of music. She is not only an inspiration to me, but to everyone. On this beautiful occasion, I wish her good health and many more wonderful and beautiful years ahead," playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan told PTI.   


 "For me, Lataji is next to God. I feel, music is alive today only due to her. I am fortunate enough to have sung songs with her," Abhijeet Bhattacharya said. Abhijeet got the opportunity to sing with the melody queen like `Darwaza Band Karlo` (Darr) and `Ole Ole`, `Lagi Lagi Hai` (Yeh Dillagi).   


 "Lataji meri bahut pyaari hai (Lataji is very sweet). I know her for a long time...our association is very old. Even if I don`t say anything, Lataji knows that I love her and will wish all the good in life," evergreen star Dev Anand said. 


"Lataji has been a significant entertainer, not only for our countrymen, but everyone across the globe. We all love her a lot...If I get a chance, I would meet...and wish her," superstar Shahrukh Khan said.    


Singer Sonu Nigam said, "I wish her very happy birthday filled with loads of love and care. I think it is our fortune to take birth in the times of Lataji. She is an inspiration for me and will always continue to inspire several other generations." (PTI)

Sonu Nigam, Pyarelal recreate 1960s magic at GIMA Awards ....

It was a sight to behold when singer Sonu Nigam recreated the 1960s by singing popular songs of the time with legendary Pyarelal of musical duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The legend was conferred a special honour for outstanding contribution to pop music at the Global Indian Music Awards (GIMA).

Sonu Thursday night revisited the retro era at the Kingdom of Dreams here as he sang some of the popular songs composed by the musical duo live with Pyarelal conducting the orchestra behind.

The audience swayed to the symphony of the live music as Sonu set the mood starting with songs like “Chahunga main tujhe”, “Sawan ka mahina”, “Yeh jeevan hai”, “Bindiya chamkegi” and “Parda hai parda”.

The energy levels of the audience went up as Sonu went on to sing high-octane songs like “Paisa yeh paisa” and “Om shanti om”. He later asked Shah Rukh Khan to join him on stage and shake a leg with him.

Pyarelal, who received a standing ovation, dedicated the award to all the people he has worked with.

“I dedicate this award to singers and musicians with whom we have worked with till now. We have worked as a team and it is because of them that we became Lakshmikant-Pyarelal,” said Pyarelal after receiving the award.

“I would also like to add that Lata-ji (Mageshkar) has played a very important part in wherever we have reached today,” he added.

Pyarelal also heaped praise on Sonu, calling him the most “genuine singer”.

Sonu Nigam composed a song for breast cancer patients ...

Sonu Nigam has composed a song to help spread breast cancer awareness.

He hasn't lent his voice to the song, but it will feature seven young female singers including Anushka Manchanda, Shruti Pathak, Akriti Kakkar, Shefali Alvares, Teesha Nigam, Shilpa Rao and Neha Bhasin. Says Sonu, "Yes I am recording a song, a special project for awareness of breast cancer, initiated by Devika Bhojwani. I have been asked to score music for the song, to words by Javed Akhtar. Since my mom is a cancer patient, I am open to doing anything to support the cause. So, when they approached me I immediately agreed."

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Sonu Nigam at the music launch of Love Break Ups Zindagi ....

The hot actress Dia Mirza and the handsome actor Zayed Khan launched the music of their upcoming film Love Breakups Zindagi, in Mumbai.

The audio release of Love Breakups Zindagi seemed to be a starry affair as some of the biggest names from the industry were seen at the event. The guests present at the event included celebs like Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, Cyrus Sahukar, Sonu Nigam and Salim-Sulaiman, along with others.

Sanjay Khan was also present at the event to support his son Zayed Khan.

Speaking about the style statement made by the celebs, though all of them looked stunning, it was Dia Mirza’s French Connection white wardrobe that caught our eye!

Love Breakups Zindagi is slated to release on October 7th.

Sonu Nigam performed aarti at Lal Baugcha Raja ....

It was Bipasha Basu's desire to visit Lalbaugcha Raja this year with her mother Mamta, her manager Tanujaa Mehra, Madhuri (hairdresser) and Safar (spotboy).

The Times of India arranged for her to attend the aarti. She arrived at the venue at 8 pm, wearing a Manish Malhotra ensemble. Word of her arrival spread quickly and the security guards had a tough time keeping the crowd at bay. Bips was initially nervous but performed the aarti along with Sonu Nigam, wife Madhurima and son Nevaan. Sonu even sang the aarti.

Said Bipasha, "For the past six years, maa has wanted me to take her to visit Lalbaug Cha Raja. So this year I took a day off from work for her, as TOI arranged the visit for me. We braved the traffic and reached on time, but as I stepped out of the car I realised that there was a sea of people around us. There were a few scary minutes but somehow we got in. It was chaos, but once we were in front of the mangal murti all my tension vanished."

She adds, "It was a magical experience. Sonu sang the aarti and so many prayed together. The cops, armed guards and volunteers are doing a great job there. I will surely visit next year too!"

Sonu Nigam releases His Marathi Chant .....

Star singer Sonu Nigam joined hands with BIG Digital the digital arm of Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd and India’s No 1 FM Station, 92.7 BIG FM. to announce the release of his Marathi chant called "Kushal Chapalgati Nachtati Ganpati” which will be released as a single by BIG Digital at R Mall, Mulund where the Ramky BIG Green Ganesha has been installed.
This chant will be the opening track of the album ‘Ganesh Stuti’ which will be part of Sonu Nigam’s own music label named I BELIEVE MUSIC which he will be launching shortly.
At the occasion Sonu conducted the Maha Aarti of the Eco friendly Ganesha (made entirely of paper mache) following which he sang the above track for his fans who had gathered in huge numbers. All of them were left spellbound by his heartfelt rendition. He also sent out an earnest appeal to his fans to be sensitive to the environment while celebrating the festival.
What made the occasion really special was the fact everyone felt that there was an urgent need to create awareness on the importance of celebrating this festival in an Eco Friendly fashion, an initiative 92.7 BIG FM has been closely involved with for the last 3 years. Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Soumen Ghosh Choudhury, Executive VP & Business Head, BIG Digital & 92.7 BIG FM said, said “We are very proud and honored to release Sonu’s chant in Marathi as a single through BIG Digital. Our radio station 92.7 BIG FM will be the first to air this chant for listeners. We also want to take this opportunity to wish Sonu all the very best for the new music label I BELIEVE MUSIC which he plans to launch shortly.”

Sonu Nigam celebrates Ganesh Utsav ...

On Ganesh Chaturthi Thursday, several Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Sonu Nigam and Anupam Kher sent online greetings to their friends, family and fans, wishing that the lord bless them all.

While some are excited are about modak, a special local sweet dish, as well as the 10-day long festivities, others hope Ganesh brings happiness in everyone's life. Here's what the stars had to say on micro-blogging star Twitter:


Sonu Nigam: Happy Ganeshutsav to all.. Just brought our Ganeshji at home. Last year I'd decided to get eco-friendly idol henceforth, and we stood by it..

Sonu Nigam at Ramleela Maidan to support Anna Hazzare ...

His mother told him that an old man is fasting and so came Bollywood singer Sonu Niigaam to Ramlila Maidan to treat Anna Hazare with music though he "does not know much" about Jan Lokpal Bill for which the Gandhian is protesting.

Niigaam, 38, came to the protest venue this morning to pledge his support to Hazare and sang his hit numbers, including 'mera rang de basanti', and Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn 'Vaishnav Janate'.

For 30 minutes, the singer performed at the ground to loud cheers of Hazare supporters.

"My mother told me that an old man is fasting and so I came to treat him with music. He is not taking food and so it is the best thing to do from my side,"Niigaam said.

"I don't know much about the bill. Anna and you (supporters) want peace and I bow before you,"he said.