Singing talent hunt grand finale: Arundhati Hegde crowned Bangaluru’s Super Singer-2018

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September 26, 2018

Bangaluru: India’s biggest singing talent hunt, RalcoTyres presents Radio City Super Singer, culminated the 10th Season with a grand finale in Vega City Mall, Bangaluru. Radio City Super Singer has been one of the most celebrated singing talent hunt on Radio, which has successfully grown year after year. The decade long success of the property resonated with the audiences, and like every year has garnered a record-breaking participation in each of the 39 cities this year.

Radio City Super Singer 2018’s top 6 finalists from Bangaluru, Guruprasad, Charvi, Muralidhar, Sindhu Hegde, Sameer Kulkarni, and Arundhati enthralled the audience and upheld the repute of this timeless property with entertaining performances in the presence of the ever-dynamic Kannada director, lyricist and screenwriter, Yogaraj Bhat. The ultimate singing crown was bagged by Arundhati Hegade along with an attractive cash prize of INR 1lac.

Delighted by the success of the 10th season of Radio City Super Singer, Kartik Kalla, Chief Creative Officer, Radio City said“Radio City Super Singer has become one of the most sought-after platforms that has been responsible for producing some of the brightest talents since a decade in the country, who have proved their mettle in the singing space.

The property has garnered tremendous response year on year from participants, listeners and singers. We have constantly spun the innovation wheel in making the property more engaging and grander which has been a key attraction for advertisers as well. We aim to upscale the property in the years to follow with the most entertaining content and I congratulate the winner and Radio City team for keeping up the spirit and making Radio City Super Singer a milestone.”

Sharing his happiness on being associated with the 10th season of Radio City Super Singer, Yogaraj Bhat said, “India is full of young, talented and aspirational singers with mesmerizing, melodious voices. All they need is a platform to nurture and showcase their talent to the right audience. It is really great to see and be a part of Radio City Super Singer, a talent hunt which has been providing a launch pad to the budding singers of our country for the past 10 years. I congratulate Radio City for further promoting the culture of music in the country and hope we witness the discovery of more extraordinary talents in the years to follow.”

Through this property, Radio Cityhas been consistently providing a platform to many singers who have contributed significantly to the industry such as Harjot Kaur, Manya Narang and Sri Ganesh to name a few. With the top 5 contestants from each of the 39 city battling in the grand finale, this season saw some of the renowned judges, music maestros like Jasraj Joshi, Vishal Mishra, Shri Charan, Kona Venkat, JasbirJassi etc. to name a few.

After an intense competition, the top six participants: Guruprasad, Charvi ,Muralidhar, Sindhu Hegde, Sameer Kulkarni, and Arundhati were shortlisted by an eminent jury and later judged byYogaraj Bhat. Through the talent hunt, Radio City aims to empower aspiring singers and provide a platform for every city to laud their exceptional local talent.

True to Radio City’s philosophy of ‘Rag Mein Daude City’, participants from the kona-kona of India registered through Radio City’s digital platform www.radiocity.in through IVRS, in-studio and mall auditions.

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Agencies
July 27,2020

Mumbai, Jul 27: Action director Parvez Khan, known for his work in films like Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun and Badlapur, died on Monday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 55. 

Parvez, who worked in the industry since 1986, was rushed to Ruby Hospital after he complained of chest pain, his longtime associate Nishant Khan told PTI. "He suffered a major heart attack in the morning. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. He didn't have any health issues but felt chest pain last night," Nishant said.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who worked with Parvez in the National Award winning 2013 drama Shahid, said the action director was extremely skilled. "Just heard that action director Parvez Khan is no more. We had worked together in Shahid where he executed the riots sequence in a single take. Very skilful, energetic and a good man. RIP Parvez. Your voice still rings in my ears," Hansal tweeted. 

Parvez started his career by assisting action director Akbar Bakshi in films like Akshay Kumar's Khiladi (1992), Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar (1993) and Bobby Deol-starrer Soldier in 1998. It was with Ram Gopal Varma's Ab Tak Chhappan in 2004 that he started working independently and went on to have a long-standing collaboration with filmmaker Sriram Raghavan in films such as Johnny Gaddaar (2007), Saif Ali Khan-starrer Agent Vinod in 2012 and Badlapur, featuring Varun Dhawan. He is survived by wife, son, daughter-in-law and a granddaughter.

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January 4,2020

Mumbai, Jan 4: After the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur constituted a panel to decide whether legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' is offensive to Hindu sentiments, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar had a cryptic take on the burning controversy.

"Best time for the rich & small businesses to make money as most of the population are engaged with a revolutionary poet named Faiz," Sircar said in a tweet.

The poem, penned down by the iconic poet in 1979, came into limelight again recently during the protests against CAA and NRC in IIT Kanpur.

Earlier on Thursday, senior lyricist Javed Akhtar rejected the claims about the poem being 'anti-Hindu'.

IIT Kanpur on Thursday had set up a committee to look into the issue.

The move came after a complaint that the students who took out a peaceful march in the campus on December 17 against the Citizenship Amendment Act and in solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia students, sung it as a mark of protest, which hurt the sentiments of other communities.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians who faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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News Network
July 18,2020

Mumbai, Jul 18: Filmmaker and Yash Raj Films (YRF) chairman Aditya Chopra on Saturday recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case, an official said.

Police have sought information about a contract signed between Rajput and YRF from Chopra who visited Versova police station this morning and left after four hours, the official said.

The "Chhichore" actor, 34, was found hanging at his apartment in Mumbai on June 14. No suicide note was found from the spot by the police.

The police are investigating allegations that professional rivalry, besides clinical depression, drove the actor to suicide.

Police are also trying to understand the reason behind Rajput ending his contract with YRF, the official said.

Earlier, the police had recorded statement of YRF's casting director Shanoo Sharma.

The police had recorded statements of 34 persons, including Rajput's family members and close friends like actors Rhea Chakraborty and Sanjana Sanghi, in connection with the case.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday dismissed the need for a CBI probe into the death case of Rajput, saying the Mumbai police are capable of handling the matter.

On Thursday, Rhea Chakraborty demanded a CBI inquiry to understand what "pressures" prompted Rajput to take the extreme step of suicide.

Rajput starred in films such as Shuddh Desi Romance', Raabta, Kedarnath and Sonchiriya. But his most prominent role came as cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the biopic, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

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