Issue 41

The International News Weekly ENTERTAINMENT
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April 13, 2018 | Toronto
Punjabi songs are mood
lifters: Guru Randhawa
Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi : With a discography studded with hits
like "Lahore", "High rated gabru", "Suit suit" and "Ban
ja rani", singer Guru Randhawa, who is amused with
all the love that comes his way, says Punjabi songs are
virtual mood lifters.
Bollywood films have started featuring an increasing
number of peppy Punjabi songs -- some new and
some remixed versions of old tracks.
"With the change in the culture of the town (Bollywood),
people are preferring and enjoying party songs.
So I am glad to see the people grooving to and loving
the Punjabi tunes. I also personally feel that Punjabi
songs have a different vibe and energy, which helps in
lifting one's mood completely," Guru told IANS in an
email interview.
The Punjab government last month announced the
setting up of a state culture commission to curb the
growing tendency of vulgar songs. Some numbers have
been termed misogynistic as they focus on girls, while
others glorify premium-end cars and alcohol.
What does Guru have to say on this?
"Punjabi songs are fun. They help to cheer up the
environment and the mood. We just want to create fun
songs. There is nothing specific that we talk about in
our music," he said.
Asked if he is trying to bring a fresh view on Punjabi
songs with his work, he said: "Yes, we are trying our
best to spread the culture of Punjabi music all over the
world. With the traditional rigid Punjabi music, people
always had a myth that the music is very conventional,
but nowadays we are really thrilled to see how people
are loving the tunes and beats of Punjabi music."
As for his own work, Guru, whose real name is Gursharanjot
Randhawa, is loving all the attention he is
getting.
"I am amused with the love people are showing for
my songs. I am really happy to see my fans enjoying my
music and loving the music I make. I hope I keep giving
the industry and the people out there such music to
enjoy," said Guru, who has sung for several Hindi films
like "Hindi Medium", "Simran", "Tumhari Sulu", "Sonu
Ke Titu Ki Sweety", "Dil Juunglee" and "Blackmail".
In January, Guru's single "Lahore" secured a spot
in the Billboard Top 25 on YouTube. It was placed 21 on
Billboard Top 25, which also featured songs by international
artistes like Ed Sheeran, Luis Fonsi and Bruno
Mars.
On his journey from a nondescript Gurdaspur town
in Punjab to a Billboard list, he said: "The journey was
full of challenges and experiences. The challenges have
helped me become a person who I am right now. As
said, experiences are the only way for success... I always
had a dream of spreading Punjabi music all over
the world and, of course, of getting an international
identity."
Guru was here last week to perform at The Grub
Fest, and said Delhi is the best city to perform in.
"The crowd is always full of enthusiasm and energy,
it's always a unique and the best experience to perform
in Delhi, the love I always receive from the Delhi
folks is unbelievable," he said of his experience at The
Grub Fest, whose Director and Co-founder Chaitanya
Mathur finds Guru "as incredible a person as he is a
performer".
Actress strips on the street to
protest against sexual exploitation
Indo-Asian News Service
Hyderabad: In a
shocking incident Telugu
actor Sri Reddy on
Saturday stripped herself
in front of the Movie
Artistes Association
(MAA)’s office in Hyderabad
to protest against
the alleged trend of sexual
exploitation of aspiring
women artists in the film
industry.
Hindustan Times has
reported that she came
to the MAA office at Film
Nagar in the afternoon
and suddenly started removing
her clothes one
after the other. After
making herself completely
topless she squatted
in front of the office in a
western style protest.
Kapil Sharma’s show called
off, Navjot Sidhu is unaware
Chandigarh : Kapil Sharma’s
new show Family Time
With Kapil Sharma has been
called off and its major performer
and Punjab minister Navjot
Singh Sidhu is unaware about
the development.
When asked, Sidhu expressed
ignorance about the formal decision
taken by Sony TV about discontinuing
the show after airing only three episodes.
"This much I know that shooting of the
show was cancelled. I got had
the message at the last minute
not to come," Sidhu told babushahi.com..
Reportedly, the decision has
been attributed to the comedianactor’s
alleged unprofessional
behavior marked with last-minute
cancellation of shooting of
the shows keeping Bollywood actors waiting
in the sets. The show was launched on
March 25.