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Pyarelal Sharma of the famous Laxmikant Pyarelal music director duo speaks on his latest effort

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Our new album will have melodies of Laxmikant-Pyarelal but it will also have a unique fragrance- Pyarelal Sharma One need not introduce the sensational music composer Jodi Laxmikant- Pyarelal. They have been in the industry for decades now, giving beautiful melodies to the world of glamour. However, after the death of Laxmikant the melodies seized to come from Pyarelal Sharma. But after a decade of exile the ace composer returns to the musical world. Pyarelal has composed for the album “Aawaaz dil se” which launches a debutante singer Pankaj Chaturvedi. The album is released by Music Company Eternal Dreams and the lyrics are penned by Sameer. We spoke to Pyarelal Sharma about his new venture. Here are excerpts from an exclusive interview with Pyarelal Sharma After 14 years, the audience once again gets to hear your music, but what was the reason for being away from your fans for such a long time? No, no, we were never away from our fans. We had only taken a break for fe...

Seven Islands International Film Festival, 2012

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Seven Islands International Film Festival provides an exclusive platform for auteur's cinema in India Mumbai October 27, 2012: The Seven Islands International Film festival set the ball rolling with the 'India Premier' of the critically acclaimed movie 'Berlin Telegraph' by Leila Albayaty an Iraqi-French singer-songwriter and filmmaker. The film festival also witnessed overwhelming support from the stalwarts of the Indian Cinema, who supported the festival for providing a strong platform for auteur's cinema in India. The festival was inaugurated by Dibaker Banerjee and Kalki Koechlin by lighting a ceremonial lamp. Seven Islands International Film Festival will preview 50 movies across 18 countries, a platform created to celebrate World Cinema. The festival aims at bringing together global radical filmmakers with new cinematic approaches that break through the clutter of traditional filmmaking and create an audience for such movies. Speaking on the ina...

MAMI's 14th Mumbai Film Festival (2012) award winners

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Aquí Y Alla´ (Here And There) declared the Best International Competition Film at 14th Mumbai Film Festival Miss Lovely wins Best Film in India Gold category Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award Spain’s Blancanieves directed by Pablo Berger screened as the Closing Film Mumbai, October 25, 2012: - Highly regarded world over by connoisseurs of cinema and considered among the most promising film festivals in Asia, the 14th Mumbai Film Festival, presented by Reliance Entertainment and American Express and organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, screened a stellar lineup of approximately 230 works of cinematic genius from across the globe at five venues spanning the length and breadth of the city, establishing its credentials as the country’s quintessential cinematic platform. The evening saw a grand award function hosted at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) that witnessed the honouring of thespian Waheeda Reh...