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15 March, 2015

GiMA 2015 ENTHRALLS AUDIENCES

Awards to be telecast exclusively on Star Plus, 15th March - 8pm

The 5th Gionee Star Global Indian Music Awards witnessed some stellar performances by some of the most celebrated names in the music industry. The hosts , Mikha Singh and Manish Paul elevated the mood with high levels of zest and humor. The two entertained the crowd as they indulged friendly banter much to the amusement of the films and music industry seated in the audience.

The audience was in splits as the duo spot Daler Mehendi in the audience and proceeded to exclaim at the brotherhood between Mika and Daler. Shankar Mahadevan performed a soul stirring piece from Taare Zameen Par with kids from his own music academy while Pritam on the other hand enthralled the audience  with some of his popular hits.

The ceremony also saw a proud A R Rahman gleaming with joy as he watched his band NAFS make their debut on the GIMA stage. Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said, “The ultimate goal of NAFS is to spread joy. The band will strive not only to entertain musically but will also be a visual treat for its audiences in India and abroad”

The award winning Nooran sisters steered their way into hearts as Zakir Hussain, Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh, Kanika Kapoor, Sulaiman Merchant, Daboo Malik, A R Rahman, Ramesh Sippy , and Mika among others cheered them as they crooned a few lines from their well acclaimed track ‘Patakha Guddi.’

Don’t miss the magic! The 5th Gionee Star Global Indian Music Awards powered by Hungama.com and Kelloggs Chocos will be telecast on Star Plus on 15th March at 8pm.

Arijit Singh, Mika and Shankar Mahadevan pay tribute to Kalyanji-Anandji

Hungama Studio at GiMA Awards 2015 saw the entire music fraternity reliving the music of the legendary duo


Mika and Manish Paul pay tribute to Kalyanji Anandji
Mumbai, 11th March, 2015: Hungama.com, India’s largest music service came up with a unique way to pay tribute to Kalyanji-Anandji at the Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) Awards 2015. Hungama.com created a specially designed area – The Hungama Studio – where the celebrities performed the composer-duos hit numbers in their own individual style.

Artists paying homage to
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Kalyanji-Anandji included leading names like Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Ankit Tiwari, Arijit Singh, Pritam, Mika Singh and Shraddha Kapoor. The most popular songs relived by the artists in the Hungama studio included evergreen hits like Laila O Laila’ from Qurbani (1980), ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas from Blackmail (1980) and ‘Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta’ from Jaanbazz (1986).

Kalyanji–Anandji, regarded as one of India’s finest music composer duos, has composed chart-topping numbers for over 250 films. Some of the most memorable songs composed by them include Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas – Blackmail, Khaike Paan Banaraswala – Don, Yeh Sama, Sama Hai Yeh Pyar Ka - Jab Jab Phool Khile, O Sathi Re Tere Bina bhi - Muqaddar Ka Sikander amongst many others.

Commenting on the association, Siddhartha Roy, CEO, Hungama.com said, “We created the Hungama Studio to  celebrated to one of India’s best music composers and were glad to the see the enthusiasm of today’s celebrities towards the timeless music of Kalyanji-Anandji.”

He further added, “Hungama.com has been a part of the music industry for over 15 years and rrecognizing the growing importance of digital platforms in music consumption, Hungama.com has partnered with GiMA to introduce a new award category ‘Most Streamed Song of the Year’.”

GiMA Awards 2015 are scheduled to telecast on Star Plus on Sunday, 15th March, 2015.