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Mumbai, Feb 5, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) Somnath Roy, widely known as Tattu, is a well-known music producer, composer and music director living in Mumbai. His efforts in supporting new singers, musicians and producers who need the nuts-and-bolts to complete their musical projects and to launch them globally are appreciated by many. He is known to handle such projects within defined time and budget constraints and makes arrangements for digital release in 240 countries while keeping in mind the business objective to cater to all requirements of his clients.

Washington, DC, Jan 15, 2012 (Washington Bangla Radio) SUPRIYO DUTTA was born to Shri Tapas Dutta and Smt. Soma Dutta in a Bengali family. His vocal music training started from the very early age of five years solely on the interest of his mother. At the age of fourteen he started training with Shri Bidhan Mitra which changed his attitude towards life and developed in Supriyo a keen interest in Indian Classical Music.

Later Supriyo was guided and trained by Late Pandit Ramkrishna Bose of Indore Gharana as a National scholar in HindustaniVocal Classical Music. Supriyo has already performed in various reputed concerts in India and abroad. He has graduated with a Master's degree in Arts as the Gold Medalist (1st class -1st ) from Rabindra Bharati University in his field of Vocal Classical Music( Kheyal ).

Supriyo is groomed not only as a performer in Hindustani vocal classical music but also as an established teacher on this field. He is training students not only in vocal music but also in various different musical instruments where he is teaching to play proper Hindustani Classical Music. He is even attached to an institution where he is training almost 1000 students & holds workshop classes whenever he is touring abroad for performances.

His versatility not only ends in Pure Classical Music but also in Semi - Classicals like Thumri, Bhajan, Raagpradhan, etc. He has given a number of such performances onstage as well as in television channels; also performed as a playback singer in a couple of Title Music under reputed Music Directors.  In recent times he is also working on the idea of blending rock/jazz/funky western grooves with hard core Indian Classical Music. These performances are receiving overwhelmed responses from audience and media in recent times .

Read all about Supriyo and listen to his performances of Hindustani Classical ragas in the complete WBRi feature.

Calcutta, Nov 3, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Saumi Nandy is a passionate painter, a compulsion almost akin to breathing as she states. The California based Bengali painter was born and bought up in the ‘city of joy’ completing her schooling from Calcutta Girl’s High School. She then completed her bachelor degree in English Hons and went abroad to earn her MBA degree in Human Resource Management from The University Of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland. She worked as a Human Resource Executive for a leading MNC giving up a lucrative career to pursue her calling.

Saumi chats with Subhomoy Mukherjee in Kolkata in this exclusive video interview on WBRi.

By Raksha Narang

Shubh Mukherjee the next Bollywood star from Shiamak Dawar camp. The new kid on the block is the Shakal and Akal of the upcoming movie "Shakal Pe Mat Ja".

Mumbai, Oct 13, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio) Shubh Mukherjee who is a Delhi based boy and is the Shakal as well as the akkal behind the upcoming movie, ‘Shakal Pe Mat Ja’ which hits the theatres on 4th of November 2011. He has been Shiamak Davar’s student for many years, thus his dancing skills cannot be doubted even by an iota. Shahid Kapoor too was a Shiamak Dawar student when he entered Bollywood and now Shubh Mukherjee is the next student of Shiamak Dawar who is en route to touch the stars.

The movie is produced by Linc Entertainment, Saritaa Jalan and Hrishita Bhatt. The movie is about a real life incident where the actor/director, Shubh encountered such a situation. The producers and the entire cast and crew of ‘Shakal Pe Mat Ja’ have complete faith in this upcoming sitara and have not spared a thought before praising this multi talented star.

A superstar, who can direct, act and dance. Now that is what you call a heavy combination!!

Watch the Official Shakal Pe Mat Ja Trailer.

Maharastra, Mumbai, September 15, 2011 (Washington Bangla Radio / India PRwire) Meet Sheena Sujan, a beautiful Indian-born actress who is quickly becoming the "it" girl in Hollywood.

Sheena was born in Mumbai, India and was raised in the States. Although she is relatively new to the entertainment industry, she is on the fast track to making a name for herself as one of Hollywood's top model/actresses!

Sheena has always loved performing. She started ice-skating at the age of 4 and by the age of 16, she had participated in several competitions including a National level competition, where she took home the gold medal.