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Sonu Nigam paints Mumbai in seven shades of song
MUMBAI: Mumbai sang in seven shades of love on Sunday night. Padma Shri Sonu Nigam kicked off his Satrangi Re India Tour with a spellbinding debut performance that had 13,000 fans swaying, singing, and soaking in nostalgia at every note.
Conceptualised and produced by NR Talent & Event Management and BookMyShow, the Mumbai concert marked the first stop of the multi-city musical journey, a vibrant tribute to the emotions and melodies that have defined Nigam’s four-decade-long career.
From the electrifying Bijuria to the soulful Saathiya and the timeless Satrangi Re, the legendary singer took the audience on a rollercoaster of rhythm and reminiscence. The stage came alive in a kaleidoscope of light and colour, mirroring the seven hues of love that inspired the concert’s theme.
“I’m truly grateful for all this love,” Nigam told his cheering fans, before inviting a few lucky ones on stage to join him in the iconic Bijuria hookstep, a moment that lit up the arena.
The night drew a star-studded crowd, with Munawar Faruqui, Nakuul Mehta, Salim Merchant, Tanmay Bhatt, Sahiba Bali and Lauren Gottlieb spotted grooving to the maestro’s hits.
BookMyShow COO – live entertainment & venues Anil Makhija called the evening “a powerful reminder of music’s ability to connect.” NR Talent co-founders Rabbani Mustafa Khan and Namrata Gupta Khan described the show as a “dream debut” after a year of meticulous planning.
With Mumbai now drenched in melody, the Satrangi Re caravan moves on to Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune and Delhi-NCR in the coming months, promising to colour India’s concert scene with every shade of Sonu Nigam’s timeless magic.
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Subedaar puts Indian original cinema on the global map with record-breaking Prime Video debut
MUMBAI: Prime Video has a runaway hit on its hands. Subedaar, the gritty action drama starring Anil Kapoor, has stormed to become the most-watched Indian original movie on the platform in its opening weekend, cracking the Top 10 across 31 countries and landing in 91 per cent of India’s pin codes within days of its March 5 premiere.
The film, a visceral, emotionally-charged story of a retired soldier, Subedaar Arjun Maurya, wrestling with civilian life amid crime and corruption, has struck a nerve. Directed by Suresh Triveni and co-starring Radhikka Madan, Mona Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Rawal, Faisal Malik, and Khushboo Sundar, the film is already being hailed as a showcase for what Indian original storytelling can achieve on the world stage.
“Subedaar’s success is a reflection of the growing scale and global resonance of Indian storytelling,” said Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India. “The film’s emotional narrative, its rooted portrayal of a soldier confronting his toughest battles beyond the battlefield, has struck a chord. Anil Kapoor delivers an acting masterclass, while Suresh Triveni’s solid direction and great performances from the ensemble cast have resulted in love and appreciation from customers across the world.”
Kapoor, 62, has been here before, but rarely at this altitude. Written by Triveni and Prajwal Chandrashekar, with dialogues by Triveni, Saurabh Dwivedi, and Chandrashekar, the film is a production by Opening Image Films in association with Anil Kapoor Film & Communication Network (AKFCN), produced by Vikram Malhotra, Kapoor, and Triveni.
Subedaar streams exclusively on Prime Video in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across India, and in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
For Prime Video, the numbers tell the real story: one weekend, one film, a global footprint, and a very loud signal that Indian original cinema is no longer just travelling well. It’s arriving.
