Heartening response for music show

ABC Entertainment, which has organised a number of successful concerts in recent years, is about to repeat its feat at an ensuing show with celebrity singer Shreya Ghoshal on August 20 in South Auckland.

The event, called Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai would include performances by singer Shiv Prasad and mimicry artiste Nitin Bhandarkar.

The programme will be held from 730 pm at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre.

An ABC Entertainment official, who is organising the event jointly with Perfect Harmony Productions Private Limited, said that just a few tickets remained.

“Public response has been enthusiastic and heartening. Almost all tickets have been sold, except for a few, which we are sure would also go,” he said.

Shreya Ghoshal is among the busiest playback singers in the Indian film industry and is popular not only among Hindi film fans but also in the South.

Hence, the programme will appeal to all ethnic groups with an ear for good music.

As mentioned in these columns earlier, her list of films is long, and the scores are longer. But music buffs would say that some of her all-time hits should include Teri Ore (‘Singh is Kinng’), Mian Agar Kahoon (‘Om Shanti Om’), Salamm-E-Ishq (Title song), Ye Ishq Hai (‘Jab We Met’), Zoobi Zoobi (‘3 Idiots’), O My Love (‘Amanush’) and Un Perai Sollum (‘Angaadi Theru’ in Tamil).

Like her seniors in the business Sonu Nigam, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreyas’ foray into playback singing took the Sa Re Ga Ma (Pa) route. The popular Zee TV programme attracts thousands of aspirants from many parts of the world each year, adding to the treasure house of singers.

But it all began when Shreya saw a poster in Rawatbhata, near Kota in Rajasthan, where she was raised (her father is employed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre), announcing a national level music competition in Delhi.

The forthcoming show would be her first in New Zealand.