Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; September 19, 2016)

At her debut gig at the Bollywood Music Project to be held at Jio Garden in BKC between September 30 and October 1, Sonakshi Sinha will rap for the first time. “I have always dreamt of singing at a concert and fans chanting my name. It’s great that we finally have something like Bollywood Music Project. There are a lot of music festivals, but none are dedicated to Hindi films.”

The organisers are yet to zero in on an international lyricist. Sources tell us that she will be dressed in complete rock gear during her 40-minute-song-and-dance act. She will jam with composer duo Vishal-Shekhar, and singer Arijit Singh.

It will be a mixed Sufi, indi and acoustic vibe at the fest that is touted to be Asia’s largest multi-genre music festival. Over two days, 70 big league artistes including singers Papon, Rekha Bhardwaj, Amit Trivedi, Sachin-Jigar, Divya Kumar, Mohammed Irfan, Baadshah and composer duo Sajid-Wajid will also pay a special tribute to SD Burman that will be arranged by music composer Shashi Suman.