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Oct. 7: Popular singer-composer Zubeen Garg returned to centrestage today after his allegedly demeaning references to two of the state's most revered cultural icons — Jyotiprasad Agarwalla and Parbati Prasad Barua — landed him in controversy.
Garg today shared a luncheon with Pallavi Deka and Navajyoti Bharali, winners of a lucky draw organised by newly-opened restaurant-caf Ice and Spice as part of its promotional campaign.
"The people have accepted that I genuinely did not mean to insult either Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwalla or Parbati Prasad Barua. It is only the so-called intellectuals who are still making a hullabaloo over it," he said.
Known for his melodious compositions, Garg had struck a discordant note when he stated that he "admired Bishnu Rabha but not Jyotiprasad Agarwalla and Parbati Prasad Barua" before performing at the Bhabendra Nath Saikia Memorial Cultural Nite, organised as part of Gauhati University's "varsity week" on September 25.
His remark sparked public anger with students of the university burning his effigy and demanding an apology from the singer for his disparaging comment.
Three days later, Garg told mediapersons that he made "a mistake in framing the sentence". He also asked his fans to forgive him.
"I am happy that the people have forgiven me. Even the university students have forgiven my faux pas," the singer, who took time off to endorse the restaurant-caf, added.
Deka and Bharali won the luncheon date with Garg after a lucky draw organised by Ice and Spice for customers who spent Rs 100 and above for meals at the restaurant between September 26 and October 6.
"I borrowed this trendy concept of celebrity endorsement of restaurants that has become popular in cities outside the state. The possibility of winning a date with Zubeen Garg was a sure-shot winner. Zubeen, too, was ready to help in the promotional campaign," said Ranjeev Lal Barua, the owner of the restaurant-cafe that opened last month near Rabindra Bhawan.
The 30-year-old singer, who is in the city for his younger sister's wedding, said he was happy to be able to take time off to help his friend promote his restaurant in a unique manner.
Garg and the lucky couple had a whale of a time over an Indian and Chinese meal hosted by the trendy multicuisine restaurant-caf.
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Assam.org By admin - Date: 2005-01-04 10:39:26 House of Lords in the Royal Court Palace of Westminster hosted the Global Assamese convention to focus on Assam and its heritage on Friday 17 December, 2004. This meeting will act as a curtain raiser to the North East NRI convention to be held at Assam Engineering Institute Field, Chandmari Field, Guwahati on 11 to 12 January 2005 organised by NECCI (North East Chamber of Commerce & Industry). |
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| It's raining offers for 'Ya Ali' singer New Delhi | June 11, 2006 12:15:06 PM IST He shot into fame with the foot-tapping Bollywood chartbuster "Ya Ali". And now, Zubeen Garg, the singer-composer from Assam, is flooded with offers, including Feroz Khan's remake of his 1980s action-thriller "Qurbani". "I have just finished singing two songs for 'Qurbani II'," says Zubeen. "I am excited at the success of 'Ya Ali'. It was a wonderful song by Pritam (the music director)," Zubeen told IANS over phone from his adopted home Mumbai, where he owns a studio, Sound & Silence. Zubeen's foray into Bollywood is, however, not new. He has lent his mellifluous voice for songs in "Fiza", "Kaante", "Mudda" and "Brides Wanted". "I was somehow not noticed in my earlier songs - 'Mere Vatan' from 'Fiza' and 'Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re' from 'Kaante' - though the two films were big hits," he says. Zubeen is now busy with two important projects - his own Hindi movie "Chakra" and a new Hindi music album. Other films in which he will be heard include "Pyar Ke Side Effects", "Woh Lamhe" and "Dekho Mil Gaya". "I am working out the perfect cast for Chakra. It will be surely an offbeat film," says the 33-year-old singer. He has just finished his maiden Hindi film score in Sanjay Jha's "Strings", which stars Adam Bedi, (Kabir Bedi's son) Sandhya Mridul and Tannishtha Chatterjee and is set for a July release. "The music in 'Strings' is a mixture of tradition and modernity. The six songs are of different breeds - there's one inspired by a centuries-old Assamese prayer and one redone from a revolutionary poem," Zubeen says. "I have also reworked on the famous song by eminent music composer and director, late Pankaj Mallick - 'Piya Milan Ko Jana'. The lyrics (by Deepak Sneh) are different but I have retained the tune. "It was great to be part of the 'Strings' team. Sanjay (Jha) is a friend. And the whole idea about making the movie was conceived by him at my home," he claims. "Strings" is a crossover film about a guy from Britain falling in love with a priest's daughter during his visit to the Kumbh Mela at Nasik. Three other Assamese singers - Saswati Phukan (of "Kaliyon ka chaman' and "Kaanta laga" fame), Angarang Mahanta, Brishti Saikia - have also lent their voices in the film. Zubeen broke into the professional music scene in 1992 with his first Assamese album - "Anamika" that sold like hot cakes. Since then, he has nearly 40 albums to his name. He has also composed music for over 20 Assamese and a couple of Bengali movies. Apart from playing the guitar, mandolin and percussions, Zubeen is an accomplished keyboard player. He has sung in various regional languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Oriya, Marathi and Nepali, besides Assamese and Bengali. He acted, co-produced and scored the music in the Assamese film "Dinabandhu", which won the national award in 2005 for its score. Zubeen has now set his eyes overseas. He is leaving for the US where he is slated to perform this month and then in August he will fly to the Gulf for a performance in Dubai. |
