After Annu Kapoor; Javed Akhtar jumps on the bandwagon to exploit Golden Era of Bollywood
- IndiaGlitz, [Friday,April 24 2015]
The 60's and the 70's of Bollywood are regarded as the Golden Era of Bollywood, particularly for its mesmerizing music. The craze for the music of this era is so intense that even today it is one of the most sought after music, not just among the people in the age group of 40's and 50's but even among the youngsters and teenagers.
To bank on this craze many radio and TV channels are doing roaring business most popular being actor Annu Kapoor's radio program SUHAANA SAFAR WITH ANNU Kapoor on 92.7 Big FM, which takes listeners down memory lane of Bollywood with its spicy anecdotes from Bollywood coupled with super hit songs from the 60's and 70's.
To take this legacy of Bollywood unheard anecdotes and interesting gossip tales to the audience another new TV channel called Epic Channel, owned by Mukesh Ambani, has roped in eminent scriptwriter and film lyricist Javed Akhtar, to host a similar program titled JAANE PEHCHAANE. The show will feature unknown behind the camera tales of movies, film stars and some spicy hidden scandals that slashed the film magazines in the past. The show will have super songs, prominent dialogues and scenes from yesteryear movies and the story behind them. The show will commence in June.
It may be noted while Annu Kapoor and Javed Akhtar are the new entries in this arena the big boss' of such program and Original' RJ of Golden Era Ameen Sayani, who once ruled the world of Radio with his captivating style, is back on FM radio. He is conducting two such programs viz. SITARON KI JAWAANIYAAN on Radio City 91.1 FM and SANGEET KAY SITARON KI MEHFIL" on BIG FM 92.7
This article is from Raaga's music blog. Read more at http://blog.raaga.com