Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi is one of the most awaited films of the year. The movie stars Alia Bhatt in the lead role and the posters have already created a good buzz about the film.
Now, the makers are all set to unveil the teaser of the movie. According to the source, the teaser will be out tomorrow on the 58th birthday of Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It is said that the filmmaker wants to give a surprise to the audience by unveiling the teaser of Gangubai Kathiawadi. Reportedly, it is something that moviegoers have not witnessed earlier.
Well, with Sanjay Leela Bhansali directing it and Alia Bhatt playing the lead role, we surely have high expectations from Gangubai Kathiawadi, and we can’t wait for the teaser of the film to be out.
Apart from Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi also stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, and Shantanu Maheshwari. Shantanu, who is a popular face on Television, will be making his Bollywood debut with this movie. Reportedly, Huma Qureshi will be seen in a dance number in the film.
Well, the release date of Gangubai Kathiawadi is not yet announced. There were reports that the film might release on Eid this year, and it was also said that it might hit the big screens on Diwali. However, the makers have not yet officially announced anything about it. We wonder if with the teaser tomorrow, the release date will also be announced.
Gangubai Kathiawadi was initially slated to hit the big screens in September 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic.
At a time when more and more of us are feeling the overload of restlessness, stress, and anxiety – caused by work, family, and mass media – Rishab Sharma’s Sitar for Mental Health is just what is needed.
His show isn’t just a performance – independent of the audience – but an interactive movement that explores the intersection of sound, consciousness, and wellbeing. From the outset, the audience become part of the music and its hypnotic qualities.
To create this effect, Sharma draws upon the ancient raga system to tap into the therapeutic essence of Indian music, using tone, rhythm, and resonance to restore balance to the audience’s psyche.
In effect, the concert is – in parts - a trace-like meditation to the inner consciousness, a dialogue between the body and the soul. In other parts, it’s a raucous fusion of classic ragas and hits from popular culture – there’s even a quick nod to The Game of Thrones. It’s this modern fusion with just the right mix of spirituality and pop that makes the show an extraordinary blend that is soothing, serene, and tranquil.
Glimpses from Rishab Sharma's concert
The show opens with a short biographical film that highlights Sharma’s own battle with anxiety and depression, and the way the sitar has helped him to fight those mental demons. Sharma (a fourth generation of satarists) refers to his music guru, the late Ravi Shanker, his isolation during the lockdown, and the numerous international accolades he has received over the last few years (he’s still only 27).
After a light-hearted introduction, Sharma begins with a short pranayama (breathing exercise) to prepare the audience for the transcendental experience. The show is clearly a focus on mental health and wellbeing aspects which in recent years, have highlighted in social policies.
It’s no hyperbole to say that Sharma’s ragas unfold with astonishing grace and artistry. Though they are all beautifully composed, some of the pieces are particularly moving. For instance, Kailashon Ke Vaasiis a powerful work inspired by Lord Shiva’s cosmic abode. The slow-burning tune is spiritually rich, and as the other instruments joined in, the performance lifted into another realm. Every pluck and pause of the sitar is measured as if Sharma knows what the audience is feeling. With some members brimming with tears, the auditorium becomes a collective experience of shared memory. It’s as if the music and his strumming of the sitar is like a wormhole into our deep consciousness.
Other pieces seem more delicately composed – quiet and personal. Roslyn for instance, has a certain restraint, melancholy, and vulnerability. The silence between the notes speak as loudly as the notes themselves.
The sitar, with its shimmering overtones and elastic glides, becomes a tool for emotional release. The interplay between sitar and tabla creates a pulsating energy that gently realigns the listener’s attention inward, offering an experience that is simultaneously grounding and transcendent.
Glimpses from Rishab Sharma's concert
The finale ShivTaandav is, of course, a beautiful and emotional tribute to Sharma’s Hindu roots and the audience – all standing – felt a certain religious and cultural pride in seeing the passion with which this was delivered. Sheer poetry in motion.
In the end, Sharma’s performance leaves the listener not just musically enriched, but spiritually and emotionally renewed. This is entertainment and therapy at its finest – a rare and beautiful gift in our restless age of modernity and cacophony of life. If you are to see one classical performance this year, this is it.
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