Radio Mantra celebrates 'Boss' R.D Burman's birthday

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 25, 2011 -- Monday
June 27, 2011

New Delhi

Radio Mantra is ready with special programming to commemorate the 72nd birth anniversary of one of the most celebrated music directors of Indian film industry, late RD Burman.

Rahul Dev Burman who is lovingly known as Boss or Pancham is the one who exposed Bollywood to world music while at the same time 'Indianising' it. The station kicked off the celebrations on Sunday itself by marking the day as 'Salaam-E-Pancham'. Mantra treated its listeners with some of the biggest and most popular hits of the late legendary music composer across all its stations.

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Neha Jha
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PR Executive I Radio Mantra I Delhi
Today, in all its shows Mantra will exclusively play the incredible hits of the composer whose maximum songs have been remixed till date. 'RD hat-trick' featuring three evergreen songs of the great composer and singer will be played each hour throughout the day The daily request show 'Mera Wala Hit' will predominantly play maestro's hits requested by the listeners.

'Action Replay' will feature 'RD and Asha Bhonsle' in the jodi special as RD's showmanship and Asha's natural exuberance make them the perfect pair. Listeners can croon to their greatest hits together and get to know more about their unforgettable moments. 'Ticket To Bollywood' will bring out the influence of RD Burman's music on the Bollywood even a decade after his demise.

Announcing the same Radio Mantra's National Programming Head Kanwar Sameer said, “Its an exclusive treat that Mantra is giving out to its listeners as somewhere all of us have grown up humming the tunes of the phenomenal composer.”

About Radio Mantra:

Radio Mantra 91.9 FM is a Radio Initiative by the Dainik Jagran group with a pan India presence spanning across 8 cities namely Agra, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Hisar, Karnal, Jalandhar and Ranchi.With a listenership base of 5.37 million, Radio Mantra is one of the top 5 radio stations in India. Radio Mantra aims to offer a differentiated listening experience to its listeners across age groups and all SEC.

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