To mark the music launch of Laltip, a Bangladesh-France joint movie venture, Impress Telefilm Ltd, in association with Samsung Electronics, arranged a grand concert at Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ground on 25 December.
Titled Laltip Samsung Music Blast, the concert featured unveiling of Laltip’s audio album, its promotional activities and performances by James, Fuad, Tapash, Kona, Mila and Ayub Bachchu, among others.
The launching ceremony of Laltip was attended, among others, by Faridur Reza Sagar, managing director of Channel i and Impress Telefilm Ltd; Shykh Seraj, its director and head of news; Kyoung Lee, managing director of Samsung Electronics Bangladesh branch, and Swapan Ahmed, director of Laltip.
Anchored by Apu Mahfuz, the concert was opened with screening the promo of Laltip which was followed by an eye-catching sight of light works.
Tapash and Fuad jointly took the stage first and rendered Ai shohore. Lead actors of Laltip, Emon and Kushum Shikdar appeared on the stage next and performed Bheshey Jai, a film song.
Renowned singer Syed Abdul Hadi came afterwards with a patriotic number Ai prithibite. His performance was followed by a dance recital by Emon and Kushum Shikdar on Kothao chhile na tumi, another film song. They also performed a few songs of Laltip including Lal tuktuk and Dure dure thaka mane, among others.
But, the James-fans were eagerly waiting for their Guru to take the stage. An applauding sound was heard from the audience when James took the stage with Fuad. Bhola mon, a song of Laltip, was rendered jointly by both of them.
The event reached a different height when James with his band Nagarbaul started rendering his popular Hindi and Bangla numbers.
Later in the evening, the music enthusiasts also enjoyed performances by Ayub Bachchu with his band LRB, Fuad and Friends and Mila.
A highlight of the concert will be aired on 6 January at 5:30pm on Channel i.
Written and directed by Swapan Ahmed, the much-hyped film Laltip is now having its final touch to be released soon. The film has been shot in three different countries including Bangladesh, Thailand and France.
The plot of the film revolves around two Bangladeshi emigrants in France, their love and life.
Featuring Emon and Kushum Shikdar in lead roles, Laltip also includes popular French actors Daniel Cramer, Gerrard Dopado, Deborah Newman, Natalie Francesci and Leuna.
The rest of the Bangladeshi cast includes ATM Shamsuzzaman, Shahidul Alam Sachchu, Sohel Khan, Mishu and Konal.
Fuad, Ebrar Tipu and Arfin Rumey have composed tunes for the movie, while a composition was also done by three times Oscar winner late music director Maurice Jarre.
News Source: The Daily Sun