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| Short films bring festival to a close Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:24 PM PDT GEORGE TOWN: It was a night to remember for hundreds at the finale of the month-long George Town Festival where the highlight was the screening of 10 short films. The screenings, called "Tropfest" was held at the Esplanade here where the people sat on chairs or relaxed on carpets on the ground. The films, about seven minutes in length each, had the spectators captivated. The titles played during the breezy night were – Carmichael and Shane, Marry Me, Animal Beatbox, Beyond Words, Fences, The Unspoken, Lucky, Flight, Focus and Mankind Is No Island. The memorable night started at 9.45pm and ended with a five-minute fireworks display, some 90 minutes later. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said for Penang to be an international and intelligent city, it must also have a civil society. "To be a civil society, we must develop an appreciation for arts and culture besides promoting and expanding its development. The festival aims at building a vibrant cultural landscape and a dynamic art performance hub that will light up our lives," he said. The Star is the official paper for the event. Earlier in the night, some 200 music lovers were entertained at the St George's Church where the Lisbon Chamber Choir performed. The 22-piece choir including its conductor Prof Teresita Gutierrez Marques mesmerised the people with songs like Aria in D Major by J.S. Bach and Trai Trai by Manuel Faria. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Malaysian Bhangra singers make breakthrough in Bollywood Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:00 PM PDT PETALING JAYA: Two Malaysian Bhangra singers have made a giant leap into the Bollywood film industry with an invitation by movie director Rajiv Mehra to produce a song for his upcoming film. While Malaysians like veteran Tamil singer M. Vasudevan and rapper Yogi B (real name, Yogeswaran Veerasingam) had left their mark in the South Indian music scene, Goldkartz – comprising brothers Manjit Singh and Sukhjit Gill – has become the first South-East Asian group to produce and sing for a Bollywood movie. Rajiv Mehra's movie, Chala Mussadi Office Office, is a big screen adaptation of the hit TV sitcom Office Office which revolved around main character Musaddilal, played by Indian actor Pankaj Kapoor, and his humorous interactions with corrupt government officials. Pankaj Kapoor will be reprising his part as schoolmaster Mussaddi Lal Tripathi in the film. "It's a great honour, as Malaysians, to be recognised for our talent," Manjit, who produced the single Mauja for the movie, said. "We are pleased our song has caught the attention of Bollywood, particularly from the music directors, Sajid Ali and his brother Wajid," Manjit added. For Manjit and Sukhjit, their Bollywood experience had been with Indian composer-singer-producer Shankar Mahadevan, on the song Rock with You from their second album, 24 Karaatz. Manjit, a lawyer, and Sukhjit, a law student at Universiti Malaya, will leave for India today to promote Mauja and Chala Mussadi Office Office. The movie will be released in India on Aug 5. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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