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Bihu (Assam) |
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The folk dance of
Assam is called 'Bihu'. Every
Assamese, young or old, rich or
poor, takes delight in this dance,
which forms a part of the Bihu
festival. The festival is held in
mid-April, during the harvesting
season (which lasts for a month).
Throughout the day, all young men
and women gather and dance together,
to the tunes of drums and pipes,
along with love songs. |
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Thang-ta & Dhol-Cholom (Manipur) |
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The Thang-ta
dance of Manipur is an evolution
from the martial arts exercises
encouraged by the kings of Manipur.
The dance is exciting in nature and
is performed by young men holding
swords and shields. One of the
instruments that dominate Manipuri
dances is the drum. Dhol Cholom, a
drum dance, is one of the dances
performed during Holi. |
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Oppana |
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Oppana is a popular form of dance
among Muslims in Kerela. It is a
form accompanied by clapping of
hands in which men and women
participate.
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Chakri |
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Chakri is a
popular folk dance of Kanjar tribe,
inhabiting parts of Kota District
in Rajasthan. This dance is
performed exclusively by the
womenfolk of this tribe, and forms
their main source of income.
Almost all the marriages and festive
occasions in the region feature a
performance of this dance form. It
involves a series of fast spinning
movements done to the beats of the
Dholak. This dance is
accompanied by traditional songs. |
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Lavani Dance |
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The word Lavani
is derived from Lavanya, meaning
beauty. Lavani is a combination of
dance and music, which deals with
different and varied topics such as
society, religion, politics,
romance, etc. Attractive women
wearing nine-yard saris typically
perform the dance to the captivating
rhythm of the dholak. The dance is
sensually synchronized to a lively
tune and teasing lyrics. |
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Daler Mehndi |
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Daler Mehndi
specializes in a type of Hindi-Pop
that he infuses with Rababi singing,
a Sikh musical tradition. His
popularity and the concurrent
revival of Bhangra music is thought
to be driven by the ease of dancing
to it. Bolo Ta Ra Ra-1995, Ho Jayegi
Balle Balle-1997, Tunak Tunak
Tun-1998 and Rang De Basanti- 2006
are some of his popular hits.
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Hariharan |
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Hariharan
developed a passion for ghazals and
started training in Hindustani music
from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan. He
used to put in nine hours of singing
practice everyday. The committed
Hariharan also put heart and soul
into learning Urdu when he decided
to become a ghazal singer.
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Krishna Ballet
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“Krishna” - A
Dance Drama by Shriram Bharatiya
Kala Kendra
'Krishna' a dance drama by Shriram
Bharatiya Kala Kendra is based on
the life of Lord Krishna. The first
half of the dance drama, Krishna is
devoted to the popular episodes like
Makhan Chori, Govardhan, Kaliya Raas
etc. In this production, a new
dimension has been added to the
status of women. Here, ‘Krishna’
himself elevates the status of
‘Radha’ from her being just a
beloved to that of her being “his
divine consort”. The second half
relies on a specially commissioned
script of lesser-known incidents
from the Mahabharata. |
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Malini Awasthi |
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A self-confident
and melodious singer, Malini Awasthi
hails from Kannauj, U.P. She was
among the top three finalists of
JUNOON a singing competition onNDTV
Imagine channel. She represented the
Maati Ke Laal team. |
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Alka Yagnik |
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Alka Yagnik is
classically trained and has been of
the leading playback singers in
Bollywood since the late 1980's. She
shares the title with Asha Bhosle
for the most number of Filmfare
Awards won (7) by a single female
playback singer. She has received
numerous awards, and nomination in
her singing career. "Ek Do Teen" for
the film Tezaab-1988, "Zara Tasveer
Se Tu" for the film Pardes-1997 and
"Hum Tum" for the film Hum Tum-2004
are some of her popular hits. |
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Aslam Sabri |
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Aslam Sabri is one amongst the few
Sufi qawwals of India and is the
recipient of the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award from the Government of
Uttar Pradesh.
He is a well-known artiste of
Akashvani and Doordarshan and has
been featured in almost all major
music conferences across India.
His famous compositions are
“Mohammad ke sehar mein, Kwaja ka
karam, Jane ghazal “and “Mujhe ishq
ho gaya”. |
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Hemant Brijwasi |
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“Hemant was one of the contestants
of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2009,
a singing competition on Zee TV. He
was eliminated on July 18, 2009.
He returned to the show through a
wild card entry on August 8, 2009.
He was declared the winner of Sa Re
Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2009 on October
24, 2009. |
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Shreyasi |
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Shreyasi was one of the contestants
of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2009,
a singing competition on Zee TV. She
was one of the top three finalists
of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs 2009. |
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Dance India |
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Dance India Dance
is a reality dance show which is
aired on Indian satellite television
channel Zee TV. A very exciting
Dance India Dance Season2
contestants will be here with Superb
performances, Adorable Spirit and
beautiful choreography |
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Pandit Jasraj
(Padam Vibhushan) |
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Foremost exponent
of Mewati gharana, Recipient of
Padam Vibhushan and several other
prominent Awards. Pt. Jasraj is one
of India's premier classical
vocalists. His greatest contribution
to Indian music is his conception of
a unique and novel jugalbandhi based
on the ancient system of moorchanas,
Between a male and a female
vocalist, each singing in their
respective scales and different
ragas at the same time. |
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Tanushree
Dutta |
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Tanushree Dutta (born 1985) is an
actress and beauty queen from India.
She won the Femina Miss India title
in 2004, and was placed among the
top ten in the Miss Universe 2004
pageant held in Quito, Ecuador.She
debuted in Bollywood in 2005. She
worked in two films simultaneously –
Chocolate and Aashiq Banaya Apne. |
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Preeti Zhingyani |
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The chhui mui girl, Preeti Jhangiani,
born on August 18 was a model before
she entered into the attractive
world of fame and glamour. She
impressed everybody’s when she was
first spotted in the music video
Chhui Mui Si Tum. She got a launch
pad that any newcomer would envy her
for – the Yash Chopra Banner. She
along with Shamita Shetty and Kim
Sharma got the chance to be a part
of Mohabbatein and share the screen
with the amazing Shahrukh Khan and
legendary Amitabh Bachchan. |
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Kim Sharma |
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Kim was born on January 21st 1980.
She was born in Ahmednagar and did
her schooling from a boarding school
in Panchgani. After that she
returned to her hometown and joined
a junior college but hated her
college.
Her debut film was Aditya Chopra's
Mohabbatein with multi star cast.
Mohabbatein happened and changed the
course of her life.
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Sanober Kabir |
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Sanober Kabir is an Indian singer
and also an actress. Sanober got her
major breakthrough as a singer with
the album "The Return of Kaanta
Mix". She is also an actress and has
acted in few TV serials such as Tum
Bin Jau Kaha (Zee TV), Arzoo Hai Tu
(Sahara One), Karishma (Sahara One)
etc. |
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Meghna Naidu |
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Meghna Naidu a
telugu girl, was born and brought up
in Vijayawada. Modelling profession
took her to Mumbai, where she
happened to do Kaliyon Ka Chaman
video and with this song she climbed
the ladders of popularity.
Meghna’s debut film is Karan
Razdan’s Hawas in which she plays a
wife who is tormented by the lack of
passion in her married life and
therefore goes into an extra marital
relationship. |
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Sharda Sinha |
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Sharda Sinha
(born October 9, 1952) is a famous
folk-singer from Bihar. She is a
music teacher. She has earned
respect for, and given a new
dimension to Maithili and Bhojpuri
songs. She has received the Padma
Shri for her contribution to music.
She has sung in many movies such as
Maine Pyar Kiya and "Hum Aapke Hain
Kaun" and has also produced several
successful music albums such as
Dulhin, Pirittiya, Mehndi etc. |
