A festive holiday spirit of Eid provided a perfect backdrop for the staging of an eagerly anticipated tribute concert held in honor of legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan at the American International School, last weekend.
Hindi music fans packed the auditorium of the AIS on September 23 to be regaled by well-known Bollywood playback singer Sudesh Bhosale and his talented troupe as they presented a memorable musical ode to the celebrated actor.
The concert, titled ‘Amitabh Aur Main’, was organized by Kuwait’s well-established name & a nonprofit society IYS, capping a calendar of high-profile shows that brought much cheer and delight to Kuwait’s generally entertainment-starved expatriate audiences during the course of the year.
Commenting on the success of Indian Youth Society’ latest offering, Shabbir Qamar, President, remarked: “’Amitabh Aur Main’ effectively brought 2016 to a close with a resounding bang, and we are grateful to our sponsors and patrons, as well as the huge numbers of music-lovers — Kuwaiti and expatriate alike — who have made possible the successful delivery of a fantastic line-up of shows in last few years.”
He further added: “Going into 2017, we are looking forward to bringing to Kuwait an exciting calendar of events catering to the diverse musical and entertainment tastes of our target audiences.”
Presented by IYS and sponsored by Eternity International Travels & Tourism, the roughly three-and-a-half hour concert had the Bollywood-smitten audience treated to full-blooded Bachchancentric entertainment. Sudesh Bhosale, hailed at the ‘Voice of Amitabh’, was joined by his co-singer, Amol Yadav, on stage along with female singer Arpita Thakkar. Together, they performed a repertoire of songs made iconic by Bachchan in his movies. Film dialogues rendered in the actor’s signature style drew rapturous applause from the fans. Adding much pizzazz to the evening were scintillating dance performances combined with the lavish use of audio-visuals and light effects.
On behalf of IYS the Indian Ambassador to Kuwait H.E. Mr. Sunil Jain & his wife Dr. Mrs. Gargi Jain presented the memento to Mr. Sudesh Bhosale & his wife Hema Bhosale. In his address Mr. Ambassador expressed his gratitude of thanks.
IYS appreciated their sponsors by releasing their magazine and also by playing their TVC and clippings live on screen at regular intervals. They also presented mementos to their main sponsors.
So, once again IYS proved that the key of success is hard work and determination by adding one more feather to their crown of victory.
Platinum sponsor for the event is Eternity travels & tourism, diamond sponsor is Advance Technology Company, golden sponsors are Taal Indian Cuisine, Daawat Restaurants, Biryani & Kebabi Restaurants and silver sponsors are Tik Tok Watches & kamiliant. Bronze sponsor is Grand Hypermarket, Co-sponsors are Kuwait Swedish cleaning services co., City Centre, Sahara Air conditioning, Aaidah Life sciences, WWICS & SAAZ technologies. The event printing & packaging partner is German Press Company. Star Biryani Restaurant is the F&B Partner whereas Hotel Holiday Inn – Salmiya is the hospitality Partner. Event Engineering is done by Camco Global Event Management co.
Indian Youth Society of Kuwait fondly known as IYS is a non-profitable organization registered with Indian Embassy of Kuwait by the initiative of a like-minded young Indians with the vision of honoring, encouraging, supporting and celebrating the Indian social & cultural values amongst the people of Kuwait.
IYS has been successful in gaining popularity and remains a strong and fast growing organization in Kuwait led by its founder members. IYS welcomes all individuals to join and serve the community.