Singer Akriti Kakkar spoke about how she gathered the whole team for the music series ‘Big Band Theory’.
‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ will welcome the team of Akriti Kakkar’s acclaimed music series. She will be accompanied by Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sukriti Kakkar, Prakriti Kakkar, Nirmal Kakkar, Nikita Gandhi, Shashwat, Romy, Siddharth Mahadevan, and Shivam Mahadevan
Kapil will be seen delving into Akriti’s journey in creating the Big Band Theory and the challenges she encountered.
Akriti said: “It was difficult at first, but the goal was to make ‘Big Band Theory’ happen, and gradually, everyone started coming together. When I called Shankar ji, he sensed my nervousness and said he wouldn’t ask what it was about, but his answer was a definite ‘yes.’ After agreeing to be a part of it, he learned about the idea.”
“That’s the kind of faith he showed in me. Shaan happened to be travelling,...
‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ will welcome the team of Akriti Kakkar’s acclaimed music series. She will be accompanied by Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Sukriti Kakkar, Prakriti Kakkar, Nirmal Kakkar, Nikita Gandhi, Shashwat, Romy, Siddharth Mahadevan, and Shivam Mahadevan
Kapil will be seen delving into Akriti’s journey in creating the Big Band Theory and the challenges she encountered.
Akriti said: “It was difficult at first, but the goal was to make ‘Big Band Theory’ happen, and gradually, everyone started coming together. When I called Shankar ji, he sensed my nervousness and said he wouldn’t ask what it was about, but his answer was a definite ‘yes.’ After agreeing to be a part of it, he learned about the idea.”
“That’s the kind of faith he showed in me. Shaan happened to be travelling,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, April 30 (Ians) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by winning India’s second gold medal in the Badminton Asia Championships, beating Malaysia’s eighth seeds Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in the men’s doubles final here.
Shetty and Rankireddy defeated the Malaysians Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the final in the 2023 edition, coming back from losing the first game to win the next two games and winning the historic gold medal.
This was India’s second gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championships after Dinesh Khanna bagged the men’s singles gold in 1965. Satwik and Chirag are also the first Indian pair to reach the final of the Asian Championship and went on to win the gold medal.
Shetty and Rankireddy, who won the bronze medal in Men’s Doubles at the 2022 World Championships in Tokyo, have...
Shetty and Rankireddy defeated the Malaysians Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the final in the 2023 edition, coming back from losing the first game to win the next two games and winning the historic gold medal.
This was India’s second gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championships after Dinesh Khanna bagged the men’s singles gold in 1965. Satwik and Chirag are also the first Indian pair to reach the final of the Asian Championship and went on to win the gold medal.
Shetty and Rankireddy, who won the bronze medal in Men’s Doubles at the 2022 World Championships in Tokyo, have...
- 4/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, April 30 (Ians) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday by winning India’s second gold medal in the Badminton Asia Championships, beating Malaysia’s eighth seeds Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo in the men’s doubles final here.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated the Malaysians Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the final in the 2023 edition, coming back from losing the first game to win the next two games and win the historic gold medal.
This was India’s second gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championship after Dinesh Khanna bagged the men’s singles gold in 1965. They were also the first Indian pair to reach the final of the Asian Championship and went on to win the gold medal.
Satwik and Chirag, who won the bronze medal in Men’s Doubles at the 2022 World Championships in Tokyo, have claimed two...
Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated the Malaysians Yew Sin Ong and Ee Yi Teo 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in the final in the 2023 edition, coming back from losing the first game to win the next two games and win the historic gold medal.
This was India’s second gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championship after Dinesh Khanna bagged the men’s singles gold in 1965. They were also the first Indian pair to reach the final of the Asian Championship and went on to win the gold medal.
Satwik and Chirag, who won the bronze medal in Men’s Doubles at the 2022 World Championships in Tokyo, have claimed two...
- 4/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, April 29 (Ians) India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian duo since Dinesh Khanna in singles in 1965 to enter the final of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Saturday.
The Indian duo sealed a spot in the summit clash after their opponents, the Tokyo Olympic champions Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin, retired midway through the second game of their semifinal clash.
The 22-year-old Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh and the 25-year-old Mumbai-born Chirag Shetty had won the first game 21-18 and were going neck-and-neck with their Chinese Taipei opponents at 13-14 when Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin withdrew, giving them a walkover.
The Indian duo had themselves assured a medal after 52 years in the men’s doubles category when they got the better of Indonesia’s experienced duo Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games 21-11, 21-12 in the quarterfinals.
The Indian duo sealed a spot in the summit clash after their opponents, the Tokyo Olympic champions Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin, retired midway through the second game of their semifinal clash.
The 22-year-old Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh and the 25-year-old Mumbai-born Chirag Shetty had won the first game 21-18 and were going neck-and-neck with their Chinese Taipei opponents at 13-14 when Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin withdrew, giving them a walkover.
The Indian duo had themselves assured a medal after 52 years in the men’s doubles category when they got the better of Indonesia’s experienced duo Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games 21-11, 21-12 in the quarterfinals.
- 4/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, April 28 (Ians) After assuring a men’s doubles medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after 52 years with win over Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan, India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty said the Indonesia’s experienced duo are like idols and they have been following them since young age.
The Indian duo of Rankireddy and Shetty won the quarterfinals 21-11 21-12 against Ahsan-Setiawan.
“Playing against senior players like them, there is no strategy. They can come back at any time; they have that mindset. So from starting onwards, we didn’t take it as pressure and we tried to enjoy every point.
They are like idols. We have been following them since a young age. When we took our racquets, they were already All England champions and world champions. So, we know how they play,” the Indian men’s doubles pair.
“But going into the match,...
The Indian duo of Rankireddy and Shetty won the quarterfinals 21-11 21-12 against Ahsan-Setiawan.
“Playing against senior players like them, there is no strategy. They can come back at any time; they have that mindset. So from starting onwards, we didn’t take it as pressure and we tried to enjoy every point.
They are like idols. We have been following them since a young age. When we took our racquets, they were already All England champions and world champions. So, we know how they play,” the Indian men’s doubles pair.
“But going into the match,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Veteran actress Hema Malini remembered her co-stars Rajesh Khanna and Dev Anand after listening to the famous tracks ‘Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna’ from the 1981 film ‘Kudrat’ and ‘Pal Bhar Ke Liye’ from the 1970 film ‘Johny Mera Naam’, sung by ‘Indian Idol 13’ contestant Chirag Kotwal.
She shared: “Chirag your moustache resembles Jeetu (Jeetendra) Ji and you have a nice voice. Bahut sundar gaya, Chirag.”
“The first song which you performed, ‘Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna’, took me back to the scenery of Kashmir, and the scene with Rajesh Khanna which we did in the movie. I feel sad because, such a wonderful song which was picturised with Rajesh Khanna Ji who is no more in this world today, it reminds me of those days.”
Hema is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and she worked in a number of hit films such as ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Raja Jani’, ‘Dard’, ‘Kudrat’, ‘Andaz...
She shared: “Chirag your moustache resembles Jeetu (Jeetendra) Ji and you have a nice voice. Bahut sundar gaya, Chirag.”
“The first song which you performed, ‘Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna’, took me back to the scenery of Kashmir, and the scene with Rajesh Khanna which we did in the movie. I feel sad because, such a wonderful song which was picturised with Rajesh Khanna Ji who is no more in this world today, it reminds me of those days.”
Hema is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and she worked in a number of hit films such as ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Raja Jani’, ‘Dard’, ‘Kudrat’, ‘Andaz...
- 12/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Saarbrucken (Germany), Nov 2 (Ians) India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to men’s doubles pre-quarters at the Hylo Open 2022 Bwf Super 300 tournament after defeating Yang Lee and Chen Lu of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32, here on Wednesday.
The pair of Satwik-Chirag, who won the French Open last week, bounced back after falling behind in the first game to beat the Chinese Taipei pair 19-21, 21-19, 21-16 in 61 minutes.
Lee, the men’s doubles gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was paired with Chen Lu instead of his usual partner Chi-Lin Wang.
Following a close start in their first game, the Chinese Taipei pair managed to score seven points in a row and put Satwik-Chirag on the backfoot. The Indian pair mounted a comeback but Yang Lee and Chen Lu held through to take the opening game.
A competitive second game saw points exchanged between the two pairs in quick succession.
The pair of Satwik-Chirag, who won the French Open last week, bounced back after falling behind in the first game to beat the Chinese Taipei pair 19-21, 21-19, 21-16 in 61 minutes.
Lee, the men’s doubles gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was paired with Chen Lu instead of his usual partner Chi-Lin Wang.
Following a close start in their first game, the Chinese Taipei pair managed to score seven points in a row and put Satwik-Chirag on the backfoot. The Indian pair mounted a comeback but Yang Lee and Chen Lu held through to take the opening game.
A competitive second game saw points exchanged between the two pairs in quick succession.
- 11/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Oct 31 (Ians) Badminton Association of India has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh each for both Sankar Muthusamy and the men’s doubles pair of Satwik Reddy and Chirag Shetty for their commendable performances at the Bwf World Junior Championships and French Open 750 World Tour event respectively.
“This is a great moment of pride for all of us to see both our junior as well as senior shuttlers ensuring podium finishes defeating top class players and becoming the flag bearers of pride and glory,” said Bai president Himanta Biswa Sarma while announcing the prize money.
The doubles duo of Satwik and Chirag continued their fine form to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao & Yang Po Han to clinch the French Open title and become the first Indian doubles pair to win a Bwf Super 750 tournament. They had also defeated the World Number 1 pair of Takuro Hoki...
“This is a great moment of pride for all of us to see both our junior as well as senior shuttlers ensuring podium finishes defeating top class players and becoming the flag bearers of pride and glory,” said Bai president Himanta Biswa Sarma while announcing the prize money.
The doubles duo of Satwik and Chirag continued their fine form to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao & Yang Po Han to clinch the French Open title and become the first Indian doubles pair to win a Bwf Super 750 tournament. They had also defeated the World Number 1 pair of Takuro Hoki...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Paris, Oct 29 (Ians) India’s Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy stormed into the men’s doubles final at the French Open 2022 badminton tournament after beating South Korea’s Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho 21-18, 21-14 in the semifinals, here on Saturday.
Chirag and Satwiksairaj, the seventh seeds, will face either Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han or English duo Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in what will be their second-ever Bwf Super 750 final as a team.
The first incidentally came at the 2019 French Open, where the Indian duo lost the title decider to Indonesian aces Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
Chasing their second Bwf World Tour of the year after the Super 500 India Open triumph earlier this year, the Indian pair were the early aggressors and looked to test the South Korean team’s defensive chops from the get go.
The attacking...
Chirag and Satwiksairaj, the seventh seeds, will face either Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han or English duo Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in what will be their second-ever Bwf Super 750 final as a team.
The first incidentally came at the 2019 French Open, where the Indian duo lost the title decider to Indonesian aces Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.
Chasing their second Bwf World Tour of the year after the Super 500 India Open triumph earlier this year, the Indian pair were the early aggressors and looked to test the South Korean team’s defensive chops from the get go.
The attacking...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Paris, Oct 28 (Ians) India’s top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat former world champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan to reach the semifinals of French Open 2022 Bwf Super 750 tournament, here on Friday.
The seventh-seeded men’s doubles pairing beat world No.1 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan 23-21, 21-18 here at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin on Friday.
Up against Japanese top seeds Takuro and Yugo, the 2021 men’s doubles world champions and the seventh-seeded Chirag and Satwiksairaj put up a masterful display to win 23-21, 21-18 in 49 minutes.
The Indian duo will be up against the South Korean pair of Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the semifinals on Saturday.
The world No.8 pair of Chirag and Satwiksairaj began strong and raced to a 20-16 lead but Takuro and Yugo saved four game points to draw level at 20-all. However,...
The seventh-seeded men’s doubles pairing beat world No.1 Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan 23-21, 21-18 here at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin on Friday.
Up against Japanese top seeds Takuro and Yugo, the 2021 men’s doubles world champions and the seventh-seeded Chirag and Satwiksairaj put up a masterful display to win 23-21, 21-18 in 49 minutes.
The Indian duo will be up against the South Korean pair of Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the semifinals on Saturday.
The world No.8 pair of Chirag and Satwiksairaj began strong and raced to a 20-16 lead but Takuro and Yugo saved four game points to draw level at 20-all. However,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Paris, Oct 26 (Ians) Former World No 1 Saina Nehwal crashed out in the first round of the French Open badminton championship as Indian players had a poor day in the Bwf World Tour Super 750 event.
The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was the only one to survive the opening round as Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto went down in the mixed doubles first round while the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand too went down to the sixth-seeded Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
In the women’s singles, the unseeded Saina, a former champion in French Open, went down fighting to Yvonne Li of Germany at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, losing 21-13, 17-21, 19-21 in an encounter that lasted a few seconds less than one hour.
Saina won the first game 21-13, opening up a lead from 5-...
The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was the only one to survive the opening round as Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto went down in the mixed doubles first round while the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand too went down to the sixth-seeded Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
In the women’s singles, the unseeded Saina, a former champion in French Open, went down fighting to Yvonne Li of Germany at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, losing 21-13, 17-21, 19-21 in an encounter that lasted a few seconds less than one hour.
Saina won the first game 21-13, opening up a lead from 5-...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Paris, Oct 26 (Ians) Former World No 1 Saina Nehwal crashed out in the first round of the French Open badminton championship as Indian players had a poor day in the Bwf World Tour Super 750 event.
The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was the only one to survive the opening round as Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto went down in the mixed doubles first round while the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand too went down to the sixth-seeded Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
In the women’s singles, the unseeded Saina, a former champion in French Open, went down fighting to Yvonne Li of Germany at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, losing 21-13, 17-21, 19-21 in an encounter that lasted a few seconds less than one hour.
Saina won the first game 21-13, opening up a lead from 5-...
The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was the only one to survive the opening round as Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto went down in the mixed doubles first round while the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand too went down to the sixth-seeded Thai pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai.
In the women’s singles, the unseeded Saina, a former champion in French Open, went down fighting to Yvonne Li of Germany at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, losing 21-13, 17-21, 19-21 in an encounter that lasted a few seconds less than one hour.
Saina won the first game 21-13, opening up a lead from 5-...
- 11/1/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Odense (Denmark), Oct 21 (Ians) India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty exited the Bwf Denmark Open in the quarterfinals, losing to reigning World Champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in straight games.
The Indian pair, 7th in the Bwf Rankings, went down 16-21, 19-21 in the 41-minute encounter. Satwik and Chirag trail 6-0 on head-to-head going into the match but could not score their first victory against the Malaysian pair ranked 4trh in the world.
In a match in which the two teams figured in 77 rallies of which the Malaysian pair, which won the men’s doubles title in the World Championships in Tokyo, won 42 while the Indians claimed 35.
After the initial exchange of points, the Malaysian pair went ahead from 3-3 to open a 6-4 lead. The Indians brought down the margin to 10-8 and then surged ahead to 12-8.
Satwik...
The Indian pair, 7th in the Bwf Rankings, went down 16-21, 19-21 in the 41-minute encounter. Satwik and Chirag trail 6-0 on head-to-head going into the match but could not score their first victory against the Malaysian pair ranked 4trh in the world.
In a match in which the two teams figured in 77 rallies of which the Malaysian pair, which won the men’s doubles title in the World Championships in Tokyo, won 42 while the Indians claimed 35.
After the initial exchange of points, the Malaysian pair went ahead from 3-3 to open a 6-4 lead. The Indians brought down the margin to 10-8 and then surged ahead to 12-8.
Satwik...
- 10/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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