Vasundhara rocks Mangalore

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January 17, 2012
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Mangalore, January 17: Dazzling lights, lots of fun, and pulsating music marked the concluding part of the hugely succesfull 17th National Youth Fest 2012. Vasundhara Das, the multi talented versatile singer crooned for the young crowd which had packed the Mangala Stadium on a Monday night.

Vasundhara entered the stage soon after the prize winning performances of folk art and a magic show by popular Kudroli Ganesh. She entered with dazzling lights focused on her and received a roaring applause from the 30,000 strong crowd. She made her impact with a “happy” number singing the popular kannada song “Santhoshakke” from Sandalwood. As she sounded more and more Kannada numbers the crowd went crazy. Her performance was a mix of numbers from Bollywood and Sandalwood. The interesting thing with her performance was that Vasundhara bonded with the crowd instantly. She made audience sway and sing along with her. Satish who has come all the way from Haryana said, “Vasundhara's performance is a fitting end to this wonderful youth fest. I will be missing all the moments here and am taking back fond memories of my life.”

Vasundhara instantly had the crowd swaying to the numbers like “Where is the party”, Salaam Namaste”, “Shakalaka”. She went on to entertain the audience with more foot tapping numbers. Her shrill voice reached the far ends of the stadium which made audience go berserk.

After five days of competition and hard work, the youth had so much fun at the concert that the choice of Vasundhara was a fitting end to the five day extravaganza. Vasundhara's band comprised of two electronic guitarists, a key board guy and a talented drummer. The pulsating speakers, which were meant for a crowd made them dance. Small groups of youngsters were seen dancing in groups.

Popular Kannada film numbers like “Gaalipata” made the youngsters want more and more from the artist. Another interesting fact about the concert was that even though there were participants from all over India who did not understand the language of Kannada songs, they enjoyed to their heart's content.

One of the favourite acts of the versatile artist was holding the mic to the audience so that the crowd could sing along with her. Many of the youth felt this bonding with Vasundhara as she kept asking the audience whether they were singing along with her. With a crowd like this the artist was not disappointed as she saw for herself the enthusiasm from the strong crowd.

Her interactive style went well with the audience and they one could hear voices asking for the popular Tamil number “ Kolaveri Di”. The crowd was not disappointed as even that request of theirs was granted. It was an evening which left the audience want another Youth fest like this and they did not have to go with a Kolaveri mood.

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According to police, the accident occurred near Jadkal on Sunday night when the mini-bus carrying the crew of the film overturned.

“The incident happened while they were returning to Kollur after completing the shoot at Mudoor in Jadkal. The mini-bus was carrying 20 junior artistes when it met with the accident,” a police officer said.

The injured were rushed to hospitals in Jadkal and Kundapur for treatment, they said.

The Kollur police are investigating the matter.

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While in the water, two of the students were caught in the strong current. Jaison, attempting to rescue them, was also swept away. Fire and emergency services personnel, along with the police, rushed to the scene and retrieved the bodies.

This tragic event has left the community in deep sorrow.

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