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Press Release
04/17/2007
MESMERIZING ! SPELLBINDING !
Shekhar Sen, Writer, Director, Actor, Singer and Music Director, will perform Vivekanand - an inspirational musical play in Hindi.
Date: May 5, 2006
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: R. J. Grey Jr. High Auditorium, 16 Charter Rd., Acton MA
Cost: $25, $35 and $50
Tickets may be purchased at:
http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/cal.php?stage=1&event_id=4793
Shekhar Sen is a name today who has proved himself as a talented singer, music composer, lyricist and actor. Born and brought up in a Bengali family of Raipur M.P. he was fortunate to learn music from his parents Dr. Arun Kumar Sen & Dr. Aneeta Sen renowned classical singers of Gwalior Gharana & Musicologists. Shekhar established himself as a singer with a different style by singing the medieval poets like Raskhan, Raheem, Lalitkishori, Bhooshan Bihari & many more.
To his credit, he has done more than 1000 shows all over the world, released more than 165 cassettes & CD’s as singer, composer & lyricist. He composed music in many TV serials like Shiv Mahapuran, Geeta Rahasya, Parivaar, Dhadkan etc. & given playback in the famous serial Ramayan. He then invented a new style in the field of entertainment. His monoact musical plays “Goswami Tulsidas†“Vivekanand†and “Kabeer†created history. The quest never ends, Therefore as a true representative of Indian culture Shekhar is proceeding ahead in search of new horizons.
His recent sell-out performance in the Boston area last year was KABEER.
Here are some quotes about the play:
Audience glued to their seat.... gave the actor a rousing ovation for nearly 15 minutes / Times of India (Mumbai)
Hindi rangmanch par ek uplabdhi, ek adhyatmik sparsh. / Navbharat Times (Hindi)
Darshak do ghante tak Kabeer ki darshan sarita main gote lagaate rahe. / Vishwamitra (Hindi, Calcutta)
Mahaan rangmanch jeevanpat, ek sundar natyanubhav. / Loksatta (Marathi)
Geet Sangeet-thi Bhari Bhari Rajuwaat / Mumbai Sanchar (Gujrati)
See it, the singing is a treat ! / Free Press Journal (Mumbai)
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