<p>Yours Forever V’, a musical evening held at Chowdaiah Hall during the weekend, was a trip down memory lane. </p>.<p>It saw a composite audience with people as old as 70 savouring the songs of the yore and children as young as six tapping to the tunes. <br /><br />The songs surpassed all barriers of age and time. <br /><br />Organised by the Sundarnagar Lions Service Trust, Lions Club of Bangalore, the event saw young singers rendering evergreen classics of Mukesh, Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. <br /><br />The event was a fund-raising programme of Sundarnagar Lions Service Trust, in support of BEL Ashankura Silver Jubilee Trust, Jalahalli, which looks after adolescent girl children. <br /><br />The evening was truly enjoyable as Anil Bajpai kickstarted it with Mohammad Rafi’s Bahaaro Phool Barsao, a song from the movie Suraj.</p>.<p> Vinod Seshadri came in next, his excellent stage presence and powerful voice, impressed all. He sang Pyar Ka Mausam by Kishore Kumar, which left the audience hungry for more. <br /><br />Mukhthar Shah, a singer from Ahmedabad, lightened the atmosphere with his jokes before singing the all-time favourite Mein Pal Do Pal from the movie Kabhi Kabhi.<br /><br /> The young ladies in their glamourous anarkalis were also the stars of the show as they enticed the audience with their mellifluous voice. <br /><br />The audience savoured every bit of Woh chaand khila, woh taare haseen from the movie Anari by Jaya Rajagopal, a singer from Chennai. <br /><br />The applause was roaring as she hit high octaves with complete ease. Other songs were Tum saath jab ho apne..., Tum bin jaaon kahan and a duet by Neelima Ghokaley and Anil Bajpai, Jo waada kiya... <br /><br />The guests at the event included Pramila Nesargi, actress Pooja Gandhi and IPS officer KVR Tagore. <br /><br />“Old songs are the ones that always make a mark. My favourite singers are Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, because of their melodious voice,” said Rahul, who had come to watch the show.<br /><br />Another music lover, Maithreyi Joshi, said that the evening was very enjoyable and it really was like going back to the past.<br /><br /> “Music is always a stress-buster and I loved all the songs and the singers equally. It is hard to pick a favourite,” she said.<br /></p>
<p>Yours Forever V’, a musical evening held at Chowdaiah Hall during the weekend, was a trip down memory lane. </p>.<p>It saw a composite audience with people as old as 70 savouring the songs of the yore and children as young as six tapping to the tunes. <br /><br />The songs surpassed all barriers of age and time. <br /><br />Organised by the Sundarnagar Lions Service Trust, Lions Club of Bangalore, the event saw young singers rendering evergreen classics of Mukesh, Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. <br /><br />The event was a fund-raising programme of Sundarnagar Lions Service Trust, in support of BEL Ashankura Silver Jubilee Trust, Jalahalli, which looks after adolescent girl children. <br /><br />The evening was truly enjoyable as Anil Bajpai kickstarted it with Mohammad Rafi’s Bahaaro Phool Barsao, a song from the movie Suraj.</p>.<p> Vinod Seshadri came in next, his excellent stage presence and powerful voice, impressed all. He sang Pyar Ka Mausam by Kishore Kumar, which left the audience hungry for more. <br /><br />Mukhthar Shah, a singer from Ahmedabad, lightened the atmosphere with his jokes before singing the all-time favourite Mein Pal Do Pal from the movie Kabhi Kabhi.<br /><br /> The young ladies in their glamourous anarkalis were also the stars of the show as they enticed the audience with their mellifluous voice. <br /><br />The audience savoured every bit of Woh chaand khila, woh taare haseen from the movie Anari by Jaya Rajagopal, a singer from Chennai. <br /><br />The applause was roaring as she hit high octaves with complete ease. Other songs were Tum saath jab ho apne..., Tum bin jaaon kahan and a duet by Neelima Ghokaley and Anil Bajpai, Jo waada kiya... <br /><br />The guests at the event included Pramila Nesargi, actress Pooja Gandhi and IPS officer KVR Tagore. <br /><br />“Old songs are the ones that always make a mark. My favourite singers are Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, because of their melodious voice,” said Rahul, who had come to watch the show.<br /><br />Another music lover, Maithreyi Joshi, said that the evening was very enjoyable and it really was like going back to the past.<br /><br /> “Music is always a stress-buster and I loved all the songs and the singers equally. It is hard to pick a favourite,” she said.<br /></p>
