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By Our Correspondent Š2008 Bollyvista.com |
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Jagjit Singh Launches the Music of Sat Sri Akal |
Recently, there was a music launch of the movie 'Sat Sri Akal' by Jagjit Singh in New Delhi. Singh said, "After the movie 'Nanak Naam Jahaz', this will be the second super hit film simply because of its music and family entertainment."
He praised the music director Ravinder Singh saying, "he never thought a town like Ludhiana had such tremendous talent."
Speaking about Ishmeet, Singh said that he was an excellent singer and he had received everything at an early age. In 'Sat Sri Akal', he sang the shabad very beautifully.
There has been a void in the Punjabi film industry for decades now, for such a classic film, which truly represents our rich traditions of Punjabi culture, love and faith. This cinemascope film project, 'Sat Sri Akal' with digital Dolby sound is a sincere endeavor towards providing neat family entertainment. It propagates a way of life immersed with the rich heritage of true Punjabi culture, moral values, emotions, traditions and Sikh tenets.
A joint production of Mata Triptaji Charitable Trust in Chandigarh, and Frankfinn Entertainment Company Pvt. Ltd., 'Sat Sri Akal' is a humble tribute commemorating 300 years of the Gurta Gaddi Diwas (Coronation) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. According to K.S. Kohli of Frankfinn, all the earnings from this film will go to the Mata Triptaji Charitable Trust.
Written by Arvinderjit Singh (Kittu) and directed by Kamal Sahni, the movie revolves around traditional values, love, sentiments, and colossal faith towards the Almighty God. Particularly, it tends to inculcate immense belief towards Sri Guru Granth Saheb Ji and the Gurbani enshrined within. The film looks to enlighten one on how Guru Granth Sahib is a practical guru in this modern world. For the first time, the "true to life" ambience of pilgrimage places like Sri Harmandar Saheb (Amritsar), Sri Hazur Saheb (Nanded) and Sri Bangla Sahib (Delhi) will be shown on a 35 mm format.
It has a decent love story, which goes through the difficulties of life, splendidly told amongst heart rendering Gurbani shabads sung by legends, along with foot-tapping songs. The music, a spellbinding and unique fusion of traditional and modern, includes eight Gurbani shabads and three songs; all sung by celebrity singers, which is one of the major highlights of the film. Three shabads in the soundtrack are rendered by the celebrated icon, Jagjit Singh in his soothing style. One shabad has been rendered by our beloved the late Ishmeet Singh as his first, last and only playback in a film. Though Ishmeet is not in this carnal world, his voice in 'Sat Sri Akal' will continue to reverberate forever across the universe.
Other renowned singers who embellish the soundtrack with their melodious voices include Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Krishna, Ravinder, Feroz Khan and Richa Sharma. The soulful music has been composed by Ravinder Singh.
The impressive star cast includes Kimi, the most established actress of the contemporary Punjabi cinema. Manpreet Singh, a turbaned Sikh from Bollywood, plays the male lead opposite Kimi. The other key roles are played by established Bollywood actors Arun Bali and Dolly Minhas, Avtar Gill, Manmeet Singh, Vivek Shauq, Neelu Kohli, and Nirmal Rishi. Pooja Tandon and Sonpreet are the promising newcomers making their maiden appearance in this mega film.
Slated for a worldwide release, 'Sat Sri Akal' is likely to hit theatres everywhere in October. This cinemascope, a 35mm movie with Dolby sound, is bound to enthrall audiences with a rich blend of a gripping heartfelt story, memorable performances, mellifluous music, celebrity voices and rich production values. The film will set a new benchmark for filmed entertainment in the Punjabi language.
Besides a good and captivating story, the Punjabi folk, good humour and romance sans the obscenity picturesque locales have been given tremendous significance in the film.
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