18th Khazana Ghazal Festival To Pay Tribute To Veteran Bollywood Lyricist Gulzar

Vaishnavi Gavankar |Jul 19, 2019

"I feel Gulzar Saab is not just a filmmaker, a poet or a screenwriter but we are fortunate to have him in our lives", says Rekha Bharadwaj.

Singer Rekha Bhardwaj was interacting with the media during the promotional event of the 18th edition of Khazana: A Festival Of Ghazals in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Hungama will live stream the 18th edition of Khazana: A Festival of Ghazals to a worldwide audience on 26 and 27 July.

Ghazal singers Pankaj Udhas, Anup Jalota, Rekha Bhardwaj, and Sudeep Banerjee are headlining the musical event. This year, Bollywood lyricist Gulzar will be the chief guest at the festival.

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"I feel Gulzar Saab is not just a filmmaker, a poet or a screenwriter but we are fortunate to have him in our lives. This year, Gulzar Saab will grace festival as a chief guest," Rekha said.

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"The festival's theme for this year is 'love'. Noted artists and child artists will sing their melodies revolving around the theme. This year, we are giving tribute to Gulzar Saab. So, we will be singing Gulzar Saab's film songs and ghazals in this festival".

"I feel Gulzar Saab is not just a filmmaker, a poet or a screenwriter but we are fortunate to have him in our lives. This year, Gulzar Saab will grace festival as a chief guest," Rekha said.

Talking about the success of Khazana Ghazal festival, Rekha said, "I am really happy that we are hosting the 18th edition of Khazana Ghazal festival and I feel it is getting better with each passing year. We are able to associate with a lot of artists and people through this festival."

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Further, highlighting the performances to be staged at the festival, Rekha said, "We had a very successful talent hunt as compared to last year. We chose two artists from a total of 250 participants' entries to sing at this festival through the talent hunt. I feel we have really good talent at this festival right from child artists to adults. Singers like Shilpa Rao, Harshdeep Kaur and Javed Ali will also perform at the festival."

In a statement, Neeraj Roy, founder and CEO, Hungama Digital Media, said, “Ghazals are one of the most inspiring forms of art and we are elated to have been Khazana’s partners. Our association with Khazana allows us to leverage technology to take this exquisite craft to a global audience. We are thrilled to offer audiences worldwide a chance to watch ghazal legends live on our platforms. Additionally, we also feel honoured to support the two charities.”