Bawander

Keeping its promise of generating - great informative content with accuracy, authenticity and topical entertainment, IBN7, has brought a new television series on the Real Life Landmark Courtroom Cases, cases which, resulted in historical judgments and hence altered the course of law.
Titled as Bawander, the one-hour weekly show will bring a range of social and legal issues that affect us today and continue to lay foundation to future judgments and set the direction for the Indian Judiciary. Each story of Bawander re-creates the drama of what went on when these most famous court cases were fought in the courtrooms. The series chooses variety of issues and presents a unique window in understanding the evolution of our judicial system.
These real stories of fight for justice also entertain with their intensity and remind us a range of social malaise and evils that have caused great sufferings and anguish to people.
Leading movie actor Atul Kulkarni is the sutradhaar of the show, who puts each story into its right perspective and outlines the issues dealt in the story.
The series is in a fictionalized form. Talents of many leading television and film actors like; Harsh Chhaya, Saakshi Tanwar, Vinod Nagpal, Alka Amin have transformed the real characters of stories into a shockingly real experience.
The series is a first of its kind on any news channel. It entertains with the quality of performance, intensity of emotions, and keeps the authenticity of a true story with total integrity. Bawander will surely entertain IBN7 viewers and remind them of the most talked about legal battles that not only grabbed the attention of the people at one point of time, but true stories of fight for justice that helped change our outlook & also the laws of this great country.

Rare Jugalbandi by Hans Raj Hans & Sovan Hazra of Sky Fusion group.

Recently Sky fusion group presented a unique Jugalbandi of SUFI GAYAN by THE LEGENDARY Sufi & Punjabi Pop singer HANS RAJ HANS (Padmashree Awardee) along with fusion music by “SKY” of SOVON HAZRA at Kamani auditorium in Delhi. The programme was supported by Lokayata, a centre for art & culture, founded by the celebrity author, Dr. Mulk Raj Anand. HANS RAJ HANS, of course, needs no introduction. SKY is a group of musicians experimenting in South Asian Fusion Music.
Renowned Sitar Maestro, Padmabhushan Awardee Pandit Debu Chaudhuri invited as Chief Guest on this occasion, who started the programme by lightening the ‘Jyoti’. Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra also made her presence to grace the event. Musical journey of this evening started with the Sovon Hazra’s composition ‘Dignity of Life’, where his entire crew Neel Ranjan Mukherjee on Hawaiian Guitar, Rajesh Prasanna on Flute, Manish Babu on Key Board, Vishal Mehra on Acoustic Drums and Saurabh Suman on Bass Guitar complemented his Tabla and Cajon to create a sweet symphony. Cajon is a kind of box drum played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands. ‘Illusion’ was the most electrifying and applauded composition at this evening with lots of variations.
Later Legend Hans Raj Hans took charge and presented a Sufiana Kalam ‘Rakho Mori Laaj Gharib Nawaz’ in Raag Megh. He was born into a peasant family. He sings Punjabi Folk and Sufi music but has also sung in movies and released his own Indipop albums. He has worked alongside other renowned artists such as the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, as seen in the movie ‘Kachhe Dhaage’.
He continued his performance by presenting couple of Poetries of famous of Poets followed by ‘Mere Sheba Main To Hu’, ‘Haq Bahu Dam Dam Bahu’. He then rendered a beautiful Qawali ‘Nit Khainr Manga Soniya Main Teri’ as a tribute to legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He accompanied by Jaswant Roy on Dholak, Mary Butty on Harmonium and Chorus Jaspal, Lal chand and Amrit Singh. His performance was so energetic that not even a single audience was able to move from seat. Listeners were going on asking for their favorite numbers and it was like an unending flow of melody. No one was in a mood to go back to home though the time was fleeting.
After the concert, speaking to media, Hans Raj Hans said that “I am very much greatful to Sovan, who invited me and gave an opportunity to perform for such a sweet audience”. Sovon said that “music is not just a part of my life, music itself is my life, it is my fortune that he accepted to join us for this Rare Jugalbadi. It’s been thirty eight years while practicing music and there is still so much to learn”.
A part from musical fraternity, Amit Sharma- CEO Amrapali Group, Mukesh Gupta- Managing Director Graphisads, Prabhat Jha- Oriental Insurance, Arif- ACME and Naresh Goel- CMD Coco Foum were among the guests. Pt. Debu Chaudhuri said, “Sovan is striving since many years, God may gift him all the desired and deserved things in his life”.

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Najam Sheraz- one of the most prolific musicians of Pakistan in India with his new album.

India is becoming ‘second home’ for most of the Pakistani artists and because of the modern day blend of Hindi and Urdu spoken in both countries, songs sung by Pakistani artists and listened to by millions of Indians an Pakistanis have connected the two countries in a way they have never been able to before. The younger Indian generation’s love of Pakistani bands has done what politicians find difficult –reduce tension between the two countries. In this series another Pakistan artist Najam Sheraz visited India to promote his new album “Najam”. Apart from media interaction, he also performed live at Crowne Plaza Delhi. He presented some of original tracks of popular Bollywood numbers. Never scared of trying new experiments in music, Najam Sheraz is now entering into another dimension with a brand new album “Najam”.
Najam Sheraz is one of the most prolific musicians of Pakistan. He is an extremely versatile singer who enraptures his audience with this melodious and alluring voice. Music has always been Najam Sheraz’s true passion. His fascinating career in music includes a wide range of albums and singles that are considered to be anthems worldwide. Who can forget the heartrending melody of “Menu Tere Naal” which was re-written as “Bheegay Hont Tere” for the movie Murder and went on to become a massive hit.
Being a true artist, Najam Sheraz believes in the philosophy that spreading peace and harmony through music is a greater cause than simply composing music for entertainment. He believes that this mentality generates music that is truly long-lasting. This is the reason why he is still around and growing as a musician ever since he began his musical journey in 1994 and is the only Pakistani artiste other than the legendary Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to feature in the original soundtrack of a major Hollywood production. He has featured on the original soundtrack of Twentieth Century Fox movie “Split Wide Open”.”It gives immense pleasure when our gives awareness apart from entertainment, recently a school from Raipur wanted to show our video to girl students and I feel its an honor to my work” said Najam.
The powerful compositions on the album depict an amalgamation of various genres. Be it Eastern classical or folk, rock or funk, and even blues, Najam Sheraz excels in all genres of music. This unique talent has promoted Najam as a musical icon and has distinctly placed him in the spotlight, apart from other artists.
The new album is an extension of artist’s personality. It is an assortment of thought provoking numbers, ballads and all other genres that Najam Sheraz is a master at. The title track “Khwabon Ke Rishtey” talks about incomplete relationships and set backs in love and life. The same has been beautifully depicted in a music video that captures the pain and agony of such broken relationships through stories of three teenage girls. The video is in certain ways a landmark music video as it also brings to light certain issues that are prevalent in our society but are often swept under the carpet as people find it uncomfortable to talk about them. The track “Dil Tumhara Bhi Hai” is a Hindi/English love ballad with Natalie Williams, A famous Jazz Singer and the star performer of Ronnie Scotts (World's most famous Jazz Club) London. Track such as ‘Mahiya’ deals with universal women empowerment with the everlasting story of Heer-Ranjha as the backdrop. Other tracks like Chedey Man Ke Taar, Jaa Re Jaa, Love You More Than Anything, Mera Yaar Bina Dil Lagda Nahin capture various moods of Romance – from the Fun n Frolic to the Pain and Agony.
Najam Sheraz’s latest album features some renowned musicians like – Chris Eaton co-producer, Pianist (who has done many no1s of Cliff Richards, Amy Grant, Jessica Simpson, Janet Jackson). Miles Bould a legendary percussionist (who has done many tours and recording sessions with Sting, Michael Jackson, Cher, Tina Turner, The Sugababes, Beyonce) Dan Wheeler, a phenomenal sound creator with Guitars Mark Edwards, a Jazz musician and a trippy programmer Paul Evans on Drums, Matt Weeks and Collin on Bass and Colin Walker who engineered and recorded all live instruments Paul Burton (Paulie Poppadom) The Mixer.
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Assam- a flower with many petals woven together to dazzle the eye.

The Bollywood's singing sensation Zubin Garg was in capital recently to perform at Samaj Sadan Open Air Theater as a part of Assam Association Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The cultural evening was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi, in the gracious presence of Hon’ble Chief Justice of Supreme Court & Subhash Chandra Sehgal-Chairman, Ozone Group. “Assam Association Delhi is bringing all the essence of Assam to Capital by organizing cultural events time and again. Assam is like a fully grown flower only one root and one stem, and many petals woven together to dazzle the eye” said Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi on this occasion.
When Zubin entered the premises, he was flocked by his fans and could not move further. He might be known for nation after the massive hit ‘Ya Ali’ but, he has an immense popularity among Assamese. He presented various Assamee songs to make the audiences swing on his tunes.
Before his performance, a comic presentation of ‘I Love You Montono’ left audiences giggling. The evening also seen the traditional dance ‘Bihu’ form Assam.
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Actor Mukesh Rishi turns the spotlight on India's brave hearts with his new show 'War Heroes'

Actor Mukesh Rishi, well knowned among audiences as Inspector Saleem was in capital recently. We had a chat will him regarding his new show ‘War Heroes’. The show is all about the nameless and faceless sentinels of India's borders.
always on call to defend the country and often sacrificing their lives in the process. In a bid to salute the Indian soldiers, India News, the news and current affairs channel owned by Kartikeya Sharma, is airing a new show 'War Heroes' on Mondays at 10.30 am. Each episode is dedicated to one soldier, where it takes the viewers to the war ravaged areas where these soldiers fought relentlessly without caring about their lives. This black and white travelogue would bring freshness again to their footprints and narrate their tales of bravery.
The programme will visit the soldier's cities, villages, schools or colleges and unfold their loving memories. The aim of the programme is to carry forward the legacy of the soldiers to instill in the minds of Indians an already disappearing sense of devotion to the motherland and pay homage to them by celebrating their lives.
Announcing the launch of 'War Heroes', Harish Gupta, CEO, India News, said, "'War Heroes' is a show for every Indian who has sung the
National Anthem even once in life. This show will appeal to all age groups."
Actor Mukesh Rishi would salute these martyrs and appeal to the people of India to lend a hand to the bereaved families of these brave hearts. The programme would serve as a timely reminder about the importance of the armed forces, given the dwindling numbers of people ready to take up a career in defense.
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