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Sahara Sangeet Awards on SaharaOne
MUMBAI: Sahara Sangeet Awards 2004, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, will be shown on 10 October at 7:30 pm on SaharaOne channel.
The event was held in honour of the musical geniuses of Indian popular music.
According to an official release, the Sahara Sangeet Awards will showcase performances of Hrithik Roshan, Yana Gupta and Sameera Reddy, along with the choreographer Shiamak Davar, and his dance troupe and Asian music sensation – the Rishi Rich Project from London.
The jury panel comprised personalities from the film and music fraternity like Shyam Benegal, Ramesh Sippy, Saapna Mukherjee, Sameer, Himmesh Reshammiya, Ken Ghosh, Viju Shah, Shiamak Davar and Raju Singh. The panel judged and voted on the nominations and selected the final award winners.
The award function saw the attendance of Shabana Azmi, Feroz Khan, Javed Akhtar, Shankar Ehsan & Loy, Jatin Lalit, David Dhavan, Remo Fernandes, Sunidhi Chauhan amongst others.
The award details:
Javed Akhtar scored a hat trick with awards for best lyrics in pop music category for O Sahiba, best lyrics category (critics award) and best lyrics in the film music category for the title song in blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho.
The legend’s honour went to music director Anandji of Kalyanji-Anandji fame while the music composer AR Rahman won awards for best music director (film music-Yuva) and best music arranger (critics award) for Yeh Rishta in the film Meenakshi.
Playback singer-cum-music director Shankar Mahadevan claimed honours for best male singer and best album award and later along with Ahsan and Loy won prizes in the best song category for Kal Ho Na Ho and the best music director award. The awards for best film song and best new voice in film music went to Fateh Ali Khan for Rahaat .
Other award winners were Awadoot Gupte (best new voice in pop music), Strings (best pop group,) Aksar (best song), H Sridhar and S Shivkumar (best sound recordist – critics award for the film Yuva), Ram Sampad (best music programmer -critics awards for the film Khakee), Sunidhi Chauhan (best playback female singer in Chameli), Amir Jamal (best male playback singer in Murder), Jatin Lalit (most popular choice award for soundtrack in Hum Tum), Alka Yagnik (best playback female singer in Tere Naam) and Udit Narayan (best male playback singer in Koi Mil Gaya).
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Samsung TV Plus launches Kings of Comedy channel
New free FAST channel brings iconic Hindi comedy shows to millions of Samsung Smart TV owners.
MUMBAI: Samsung TV Plus has just turned up the laughter volume and it’s completely free. The leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service in India has launched Kings of Comedy, a premium comedy channel featuring some of the country’s most beloved primetime shows. Available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus, the channel delivers back-to-back hits including Comedy Nights with Kapil, Khatra Khatra Khatra, and Comedy Nights Bachao, with no login or subscription required.
The launch marks a milestone for free streaming in India, offering audiences a dedicated comedy destination directly from their Samsung TV home screen. It arrives as Samsung TV Plus India celebrates its 5th anniversary, during which the service has grown its monthly active users by 42 per cent and more than doubled its total viewing hours. The platform now offers over 180 free channels across 14 languages.
Samsung TV Plus India general manager and head of business development Kunal Mehta said, “Comedy is the heartbeat of Hindi entertainment, and Kings of Comedy brings together the shows Indians already love, completely free on their Samsung TV. Our focus remains the same take the content people know and make it effortless to access.”
Globally, Samsung TV Plus has surpassed 100 million monthly active users across more than 4,500 channels, solidifying its position as one of the world’s leading free streaming services.
Kings of Comedy is now available on all compatible Samsung Smart TVs. For viewers seeking non-stop laughter without any cost, this new channel delivers a royal treat proving that sometimes the best entertainment really does come with no strings (or subscriptions) attached.
