Congrats ! Der se hi sahi !!

On 1/28/09, soojoi_india <soojoi_india@...> wrote:
> New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran broadcaster Ameen Sayani, who has
> mesmerised old and young alike for decades with his golden voice, has
> been conferred with the Padma Shri in recognition of his contribution
> in the field of broadcasting.
>
> One of the most popular announcers of All India Radio (AIR), Sayani,
> 77, became a household name with his signature `behno aur bhaiyo'
> catchphrase in musical programmes like `Geetmala'.
>
> Sayani has immensely contributed in the development of commercial
> broadcasting in India.
>
> According to the Limca Book Of Records 2005, he has presented over
> 54,000 radio programmes and around 19,000 commercial spots and
> jingles, making waves in the radio world of India, Sri Lanka, the US,
> Canada, Britain, UAE and New Zealand.
>
> His legendary countdown began on Radio Ceylon and continued over
> AIR's Vividh Bharati for almost 46 years.
>
> He has also produced and presented film personality interviews, plays
> and skits, musical features, quiz shows, career guidance and AIDS
> awareness programmes, feature film promotional trailers, etc.
>
> Sayani was also a part of various movies like `Bhoot Bangla', `Teen
> Devian', `Boxer', `Qatl'. He appeared in these movies in the role of
> an announcer.
>
>
> Source: http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/55950.htm
>
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