Bollywood Current top 5 music albums:

Fanaa
Tom Dick Harry
Gangster
36 China town
Banaras

Upcoming movie releases to look forward to:  Phir hera pheri, Chup chup ke, Omkara..

Brief movie reviews:  Maalamal weekly, Gangster, Banaras..

Aajkal Bollywood music industry pe Himesh Reshammiya chhaye hue hain.. Kya yehi daur chalta rahega ya fir public is tired of his singing?  Do chime in with your views at either PlanetSonal@gmail.com or (484) 303-5341.

Bollywood music ke rang..  
                  SonalFM ke sang..

Hey Friends,

I have received a lot of emails from many of you inquiring about my podcasts, as to when I was going to upload the new episodes.. It's been a while, but the new episodes are in the making and I will be uploading these soon..  The first one to be uploaded would be the Gujarati podcast - Vaarta re vaarta - http://vaartarevaarta.blogspot.com/, followed by an episode of Mehfil-e-Sonal and SonalFM each.  After which, I promise to continue uploading the new episodes on a regular basis.  So stay tuned and thanks for your patience. 

Cheers!

...Continuing our musical journey of SonalFM - Right here right now, in part 2 we have:

- Some chit-chat about Indian television shows

- A very special âMy favoritesâ section â this time it has some of my Dadâs favorite songs from Raj Kapoor movies..

- In lime-light â We continue disussing about the very melodious music director-duo brothers, Jatin â Lalit and listen to some of their wonderful songs. We conclude our discussion about these brothers with a promise to publish an episode dedicated to their work in future..

Feedback welcome at PlanetSonal@gmail.com or (484) 303-5341

Gaate rahiye.. gungunate rahiye.. SonalFM ke sang!

File length: 20.55 Minutes
]]> Indian Music Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:57:00 GMT http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=49783# sonal@sonals.com No http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=49772# Many of you had inquired about the next episode and so here I am, with the 2nd episode of SonalFM. Thank you all for waiting patiently. To make up for the delay in publishing the 2nd episode, I present this one with lots of Gupshup and Music. It is divided into two parts for the convenience of downloading.

In part 1 we have:

- Countdown of current top 5 music albums

- Lots of movie and music reviews as well as gupshup

To iss episode mein hain, bahot saari gupshup aur bahot saara sangeet.. Ummed hai aap logon ko pasand aayega..

Aapki comments bhejte rahiyega PlanetSonal@gmail.com par ya fir (484) 303-5341 par.

Note: SonalFM - Right here right now ... - Part 2, which follows right after this one, is a continuation of this podcast.

File length: 32.01 Minutes
]]> Indian Music Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:49:00 GMT http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=49772# sonal@sonals.com No http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=27466# In this episode, we take our journey into the world of Ghazals, Nazms, Poetry, Sher-o-shaayri, a little further..

Along with reciting some wonderful sher-o-shaayris written by eminent poets, I continue to talk about Gulzar saab and his beautiful work, as well as the structure and components of a Ghazal.. In this episode, I also talk about the Ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Ghulam Ali, Hariharan etc. and play some of my favorite clips sung by these great singers...

Please keep sending me your feedback and suggestions via email at PlanetSonal@gmail.com or leave me a voicemail at (484)303-5341 or just leave a note here in the comments section.

Cheers & Happy listening!!!

]]> Ghazal Sun, 16 Oct 2005 18:01:00 GMT http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=27466# sonal@sonals.com No http://planetsonal.libsyn.org/index.php?post_id=26033# Thank You Folks, for the overwhelming response to my first podcast. It really means a lot to me. I appreciate every single email that I received from you all. Please keep those comments/suggestions coming in. It inspires me to do better!

SonalFM is my another podcast show. It's a one stop shop for Desi entertainment. In SonalFM, I'll be talking about Bollywood music, movies, current countdown of top 5 music albums, current happenings in the Indian television world, my favorite artists and their work etc. etc..

Kuchh gupshup.. kuchh sangeet..

Yaane... Entertainment Guaranteed!!!

I had recorded this first episode in August '05 but posting it here now in October. Hope you like it. I'll be uploading the current episode very soon. Till then, enjoy the taste of this first episode and lemme know what you think.

Have a blast !!!

Please keep your comments and suggestions pouring in via email at PlanetSonal@gmail.com or leave me a voicemail at (484)303-5341.

Cheers & Happy listening!!!