JAl won Best pop group @ Sangeet Awards 2005!!!

At Sahara One Sangeet Awards 2005, Pakistanis won awards in 4 categories:


POP MUSIC AWARDS:

JAL - Best pop group

Faakhir - 2 awards; Best male Singer and Best Song MahiVe

& last but not least:

FILM MUSIC AWARDS:

Atif Aslam - Best new voice for Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein (Zeher)


Faakhir also performed Mahi Ve and Sab tu Sohniye and recieved a marvellous response by the crowd!!

Sangeet Awards show in Oakland on Sep 24

For the Bollywood buffs of Bay Area and beyond, the showcase of the Second Sangeet Awards at the mammoth Oakland Arena on September 24 is a dream come true. The show honouring the music maestros of the Hindi film industry will not only feature the music makers including the musicians and singers of the Bollywood dream machine but also the top rated actors, actresses, movie directors and performers to present a holistic entertainment medley on line with the international award shows.

While superstars Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Salman Khan and Shetty sisters are undoubtedly the prime magnets of the extravaganza being promoted as the Bollywood Grammy Nite of the Year, the other artists expected to perform in the four hour lavish stage show include Shaan, Shankar Mahadeven and Pakistani Singer Faakhir.

Shiamak Davar with his troupe of 35 dancers is expected to provide his signature high-octane performances to accompany and complement the Star gyrations and oscillations. Not only are the Bollywood stars, starlets and the other showmen being flown in from India for the lavish entertainment but also the stage decorations and set paraphernalia.

Bringing the Big Bash to the Bay Area is Mr Deepak Mehta of Mehta Entertainment, a South Asian entertainment czar who has been organising concerts and stage shows featuring varied Bollywood artists for over 16 years in the US. He expects about 15,000 people to attend the Sahara One Sangeet Awards. Besides the elaborate show priced at $55 and above, an exclusive dinner with the Bollywood stars and showmen a night before is also planned at $500 per person.

Twenty-four awards in myriad music categories are up for grabs at the glamorous gala. The three major categories to be awarded are - Hindi Film Music, Critics Awards in Hindi Film Music and Hindi Pop Music.

The jury selectors for the awards this year included Ramesh Sippy, Suresh Wadekar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Leslie Lewis, Ken Ghosh, Anubhav Sinha, Shiamak Davar and Sapna Mukherji.

The successful debut of the Sangeet Awards in London last year prompted the organisers to bring the plush award ceremony featuring the favourites of the Indian film fraternity to America this year for a repeat of the successful run. The craze for Bollywood screen and live offerings coupled with the buying power of the well endowed first and second generation South Asian Diaspora is expected to attract capacity crowds of aficionados and admirers at the ceremony.

In the film music category, Javed Akhtar is leading the list of nominees for the Best Lyricist with four nominations for Tere Liye (Veer Zara), Woh Kisna Hai (Kisna), Yeh Tara Woh Tara (Swades) and Yun Hi Chala (Swades).

Amongst the Best male singers, Sonu Nigam has scored two nominations for Chup Chup Ke (Bunty Aur Babli) and Sun Zara (Lucky).

The singers vying for the award of the best female singers are: Alka Yagnik for Aankhen Bandh Karke (Aitraaz) and Lata Mangeshkar for Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hai Kahan (Veer Zara), Shreya Ghosal for Piyu Bole (Parineeta) and Sunidhi Chauhan for Dhoom Machale (Dhoom).

The movies competing in the Best film album category are Aitraaz, Lucky, Dhoom and Veer Zara.

Indian Idol, Abhijeet Sawant is a nominee in four categories: Best new voice for his two songs- Lafzon and Mohabbatein Lutaunga from his album Aapka Abhijeet Sawant. He has also been nominated in the best singer male category, best song category and for the best album category.

Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, Sonu Nigam's Chanda Ki Doli, Tera Mera Pyar by myriad artists and Adnan Sami's Teri Kasam are in competition for the coveted best album category.

In the best pop group category, albums like Deewanapan, Dil Ki Baat, Aadat and Om are in the running.

Over the last decade with the rise in the number of South Asian Diaspora, Silicon Valley has become a hotbed for many and myriad Bollywood style programs and presentations. For the fans and followers, some of whom drive for over three hours from Yuba City, Tracy and other satellite towns and cities to regale at these shows, the live entertainment by their favourite starts is an unforgettable annual memoir.

For the savvy performers and organisers, a successful show translates to booming business and a dance to the bank.

link : http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/...04100180004.htm
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The changing winds of Indo-Pak ties seemed to have swept Indian music, with Pakistani singer Faakhir bagging two awards at the second Sangeet Awards held in Oakland on Saturday.

The music of the romance across borders Veer Zaara also fetched the best lyricist award for Javed Akhtar and best male singer for Roop Kumar Rathod.

Akhtar got the coveted best lyricist award beating Sameer who had four nominations for aankhein band karke from Aitraz, dhoom machale from Dhoom and sun zara from Lucky.

Glittering stars

The glittering function at the Oakland arena attended by leading Bollywood actors including Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Shilpa and Shamita Shetty.

Sunidhi Chauhan won the best female singer award for this year's chart-topper dhoom machale dhoom while Rathod went away with the best male voice for Tere Liye from Veer Zaara.

He beat Sonu Nigam, nominated for Sun Zara from Lucky and Chup Chup ke from Bunty and Babli besides Udit Narayan for Aankhein Band Karke from Aitraz.

Rathod, who had failed to bag nominations for the Filmfare and Screen awards, said the award was a sweet surprise for him.

"The song is special to me because the film had a very special group, Shahrukh and the help of late Madan Mohan's compositions".

High-octane performances

The highlight of the show was the performance by the two King Khans of Bollywood- Shahrukh and Salman, appearing for the first time on the same stage in the US.

Their high-octane performance and dance to the tunes of evergreen hits left the strong Indian audience spellbound and wanting more.

The show started with a performance from Rani Mukherjee. She made a brief appearance at the show to dance to the tunes of many evergreen numbers like diya jale, jaan jale, hoto main aisi baat and morni baaga main.

Comperes Shaan and Anusha gelled with the mood of the audience who seemed to want more of Bollywood.

Not to disappoint them, Salman Khan kept his date with fans of the golden gate and danced to the tunes of his recent hits No entry and Just Chill, besides to that of his forthcoming releases.

Shankar Mahadevan along with the dance troupe of Shiamak Davar joined in the audience mood and invited many NRI girls at the venue to dance with him on the tunes of Kajrare Kajrare.

The foot tapping dhoom machale maintained its 'dhoom' at the music awards with music director Preetam getting the best film album award and best song award for it.

Closer ties

The jury for the awards comprised Ramesh Sippy, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Leslie Lewis, Ken Ghosh, Anubhav Sinha, Shiamak Davar and Saapna Mukherji.

Saapna Mukherjee got the best female singer award in the category while Udit Narayan won in the male category. The best pop group award went to Jal for the album Aadat. (PTi)


Another Pakistani whose bagged an award at the function was Atif Aslam for best new voice for Woh Lamhe from the film Zeher.

In the Indi-Pop nominations category, Pakistani singer Faakhir got the best male singer award for Maahi Ve from his album Mantra which also bagged the best song prize.

The best female singer award went to Shibani Kashyap for Kya Nazakat Hain from her album Nazakat.

Kashyap had strong contenders in Shreya Ghoshal, who was nominated for two songs Pyar Ke Baaten and Yeh Kyan Huan from Tera Mera Pyar and Sunidhi Chauhan, who was nominated for Dhak Dhak from the movie Tera Mera Pyar.

The fact that she had even composed her own songs worked to her advantage and helped her get the award, she said.

In the critics' award section, the best sound recordist award went to Tanay for the film Black and best lyricist went to Gulzaar for Kajrare Kajrare from Bunty Aur Babli.

The best film song in the category went to the late Madan Mohan for Tere Liye from Veer Zaara, best music director award to A R Rahman for Swades.

link : http://www.jaltheband.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3194

Hehe yay... finally some pakistani got some awards.. its amazing.. :)
Thanks for sharing ji

u r welcome ji

its great...

Dekhte Dekhte HAR JAGAH HAI JAL...

ur fav line na lol... :p

hehe..yayyyy
they r doing a concert in UK on eid..in wembley arena lonodon..
lucky uk waale..

awww really.. lucky them..for there usa tour.. they didnt go to alot of states..

nope..only d big ones..
now days they're in Bangladesh!

wow bangladesh..lucky ppl.. yeah usa pe they went to the popular states.. like nyc and stuff

yeah..
they have returned to Pakistan now..
so Jal is back in our gr8 country..

yeaah and were not even in our country... i want to go to pakistan .. i miss my pind and lahore

same che..
i miss my ppl..
mere yaar mere dost meri qainat madhosh
sab kho gya kahaaan mere log

hehe awwww... per when go na.. meri shadi ki baat churu ho jati hai :(

oh hooo...
mujhe 4 saal ho gye hein nhi gye huey..bt im sure jb jaunga to meri b shaadi ki baaten shuru ho jaayengi..
wo to yahaan hi shuru ho chuki hein:(

emm dat is soo long when am free ill read it all

Awwww aap ki ho be chuki hain.... aur agar aapki shadi hojayegi
mera kya hoga phir?

mene apni mom ko keh diya hai..no more shaadi discussions or im gonna move away..

Awwww...jaaanu i love u...

love u too Jani!!
so now no tentions..atleast for some years:D

for some yeaars.. yani phir be tension hogi :p

yup..jub my mom will start again..

Awww... dehkha jayega kya hoga.. aagay :)

yeah..
im ready for evrything..
im ready to tell her about u..wheneva she'll ask me abt my shaadi..

sochlo ali... jo tumhari marzi hogi

i have to tell her..
i love you jani..

I love you too Ali :)

InshAllah sab acchay kay liye hi hoga

yeah..inshAllah!
i want god to b wid me dis time..pliz dis time..i want u to b wid u..nd i want him to b with me..this is d only thing i want for him now..and agr ye na mili na to i dun kno wat im gonna do..

Aww... Inshallah everything will be fine...
agar nahi howa tow kissi aur kay saath shadi hehe

nope..neva!!

phir be..kya patah ho :)

i wont..
main apni mom ko keh dunga...
n im quite sure k mom maan b jayengi

Awww Ali

I love you!!

i love you tooooooooo Chanda.
wt if ur parents na maane?:(:(to mera kya hoga!

Awww phir.. Allah hi janay ji

Mein manaloongi unko...

:)

hehe phir a happy ending :p

yeah..*

inshAllah!

InshAllah :)

yeah..
dil mein bsa lun apna bna lun
aa phir nzar mein tumko chupa lun..

Awww!! :) mwahs

awww..mwah!!
love u jani!!

I love u too!

:)thanks:)

is mein thanks wali kaun si baat hai pagal

oops..
pta h kya i just said dat to u:)hehe..
k thanks waali kya baat h:)hehehe

lol awww...

Meinay aadat dal de hai na :p hehe

hehe..
pta nahi...
shayad..

Awww :)

hehe