“Naach Meri Rani” singer, Child Prodigy Akash Vukoti and More Free Fun at Canada’s Largest South Asian festival
Credit to Author: Staff Writer| Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:34:08 +0000
#BollywoodMonster Mashup presented by TD brings exclusive interviews with Bollywood stars, sand art, Irish x Punjabi fusion music and more
Mississauga, ON: The largest South Asian festival in Canada, #BollywoodMonster Mashup presented by TD, revs up its 12th year with virtual events leading up to the in-person concerts. The free #BollywoodMonster World Showcase will run from Mon Jul 25-Sat Jul 30 daily at 12 pm EST/9:30 pm IST on Facebook Live (@BollywoodMonsterMashup). It will feature Q&A with Bollywood singers Nikhita Gandhi (singer of viral song “Naach Meri Rani”), Ash King (singer of “I love you” from Bodyguard), Arjuna Harjai (composer of “O Soniye” from Titoo MBA), Aishwarya Nigam (the voice of Salman Khan in the hit song “Munni Badnaam Hui” from Dabangg), Bishakh Jyoti (National Film Award winner for “Best Music Direction”) and Sanchari Bose (playback singer for films like The World Before Her). The event is being hosted by Akash Vukoti, a child prodigy from the Netflix Documentary “Spelling the Dream”.
“We’re thrilled to be back in person for 2022, but we need to show love to the millions of online viewers we picked up over the past 2 years. So, we’re giving virtual and in-person fans 10 days of events,” says festival Executive Director Vikas Kohli. “Discover innovative artists from around the world, like Irish x Punjabi EDM mashups by The Snake Charmer, “Badtameez Dil” mashed up with “Uptown Funk” by USA’s Penn Masala, drag x rap by Sweden’s Petter Wallenberg & Rainbow Riots feat. Tropical Marca, India’s sand artist Sand Kaushik and more.”
The #BollywoodMonster World Showcase will also feature Jonita Gandhi, Aakanksha Sharma, Abhilasha Chellam and Parvaaz performing exclusive acoustic songs. Each day will round off with curated music & dance videos sent in by artists from around the world. To RSVP and view the full lineup for each day, visit BollywoodMonsterMashup.com/Virtual.
Following the week of virtual #BollywoodMonster World Showcases will be live concerts at Mississauga Celebration Square on Aug 5 & 6. Notable appearances at the free in-person concerts include Sunny Leone doing photo-ops in support of the non-profit #MonsterArts for Youth program and performances by Yasser Desai & Aakanksha Sharma brought to you by Tourism Mississauga (singers of “Jogi” from Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana) as well as Aaman Trikha (the voice of Salman Khan in “Prem Leela”).
Festival Schedule:
Jul 25-30 @ 12 pm EST Catch exclusive interviews with “Naach Meri Rani” singer Nikhita Gandhi, Ash King, Arjuna Harjai, Aishwarya Nigam, Bishakh Jyoti, Sanchari Bose, and premier music videos at the free #BollywoodMonster World Showcase on Facebook Live (@BollywoodMonsterMashup)
Aug 5 @ 4 pm EST Watch Aaman Trikha, singer of “Hookah Bar” and “Bansuri”, perform live. Eat some kabobs, roasted corn & chaat papri and learn Bollywood dance at the free #BollywoodMonster Concerts at Mississauga Celebration Square
Aug 6 @ 2 pm EST Get a photo-op with Sunny Leone. Eat kulfi, gol gappas, samosas & dosas and shop for jewellery or try free family activities at Mississauga Celebration Square
Aug 6 @ 6 pm EST Watch Yasser Desai & Aakanksha Sharma brought to you by Tourism Mississauga (singers of “Jogi”), dance to Bollywood x Disco fusion and more at the free #BollywoodMonster Concerts at Mississauga Celebration Square
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About monstrARTity
Born in 2011, monstrARTity is a Mississauga-based, award-winning not-for-profit arts organization creating original and innovative programs. monstrARTity is the producer of #BollywoodMonster Mashup – the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada: Rated #1 festival at Celebration Square by City of Mississauga in 2018; MARTY award-winner for Festival of the Year in 2019; Virtual Festival of the Year winner in 2020. monstrARTity also produces the #MonsterArts program, where professional artists provide South Asian arts to children and seniors in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil and more; and #MonsterMasterclass, where diverse artist-entrepreneurs create original online video content.
About Vikas Kohli
Film composer and music producer, Vikas Kohli, is the Executive Director of monstrARTity. Kohli is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF). He’s received the Trailblazer Award (ReelWorld Film Festival), Voice Achievers Award (The Voice Communications Group), MARTY Performing Artist Award (Mississauga Arts Council) and Cultural Heritage Award (Heritage Mississauga). He’s a founding Citizen member of the Mayor’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee and has been profiled on ET Canada, CBC The National, The Globe & Mail, The Hindustan Times and Zee News. Born in Ottawa, Kohli attended fine arts school, received an Honours Degree in Mathematics & Philosophy from the University of Toronto, his MBA from the Schulich School of Business and his CFA.
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