The city witnessed an absorbing musical programme, Dil Me Ho Tum, at the Rabindra Mandap here on Saturday. The event was organised by cultural body Pragati in honour of the legendary singer Bapi lahiri and in memory of veteran singer Manna Dey.
The evening began with a Bengali song of Manna Dey by Pragati’s general secretary Sudhansu Marik and was followed by the song Zindagi, kaisi hai paheli of the movie Anand.
The major attractions for the audience were Ollywood playback singer Goutam Giri and Bollywood playback singer of Indian idol fame Raina lahiri. It was a memorable evening for lovers of music of Bapi lahiri as the programme was based on his songs and music compositions.
Goutam Giri sang the song Pyar manga hai of the movie College Girl that was followed by some other songs of Bapida. Raina lahiri started her performances with the musical number Kisi nazaar ko tera of the film Aitbar.
The other songs rendered among a total of 52 in the programme included Tumhara pyar chahiyeh, Hoton pe jaan chali ayegi, Mana ho tum and Chalte chalte. The performers also included Barbi Mishra and Suman Banerjee.
Guests Indian Oil Corporation ltd GM PK Gupta, Pragati adviser SK Mitra and president Wing Commander Gobinda Panda and Bhanja Chowdhury in their speeches remembered Manna Dey.