Yesteryear actresses Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kolhapure and Rati Agnihotri are coming together to present the Laxmikant-Pyarelal musical concert tour, to be staged in the US and Canada in May-June 2022.
Legendary musician and composer Pyarelal Sharma of the award-winning duo Laxmikant- Pyarelal is returning to stage in the US after 25 years. He will be joined by top Hindi film musicians as well as singers like Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sudesh Bhonsle, Sadhana Sargam, Priyanka Mitra and Mohammed Salamat.
The six-city US and Canada tour has been organized by Prria Haider Productions and Splendid Global Entertainment Inc, owned by Prria Haider and Mehboob Haider.
Kolhapure, who comes from a musical family, learnt singing but took to films as a child artiste instead. Her classic films like Prem Rog (1982) and Woh 7 Din (1983) were scored by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. She said, “Pyarelalji has given the music for my cult film Prem Rog, which made me what I am today. He has given music for several of my films and presenting him with Zeenat Aman and Rati will be nothing less than an unbelievable and extraordinary act at the same time.”
Zeenat Aman worked with the legendary duo on Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) and Dostana (1980) which were musical hits as well. She said, “I have tasted the water on every platform in the entertainment industry, from celebrated films, television to digital, and I have hosted a TV show as well. When I was offered to present the show for the legendary Pyarelalji, I couldn’t say no. He changed the music culture of our country and I’ll be honoured to present him with Padmini and Rati.”
Agnihotri, who made her debut with the iconic musical blockbuster Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), spoke of the honour of presenting the veteran music man. “He was ahead of his time and gift-wrapped his soul through his music,” she said of Pyarelal. “He has given music for the classic film Ek Duuje Ke Liye and made it extraordinary through decades. Mehboob Haider has made this event unbelievably special by bringing all the acclaimed and legendary artistes together under the same roof. I am excited to see the fire on stage with all these illustrious personalities together for the first time in history.”