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Saregama reimagines Bollywood classics for the West
The songs will feature vocalist Anuradha “Juju” Palakurthi, Mithilesh Patankar and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra conducted by Péter Illényi.
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Staff Reporter - Fri, 12, Dec 2025
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Poster of the launch / Courtesy photo
Boston-based Juju Productions and Saregama India Ltd have announced the global release of nine reimagined Bollywood classics, arranged for Western symphonic orchestras. The tracks will premiere on Saregama's official channel starting Dec. 14.
The songs will represent a cross-cultural juxtaposition of the oral, improvised traditions of Indian music and the formal Western musical notation. The organizers believe that removing traditional Indian musical instruments from the equation allows musicians worldwide to accurately perform these songs regardless of their familiarity with the genre.
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“We conceived Symphony Masala to bring Indian melody into Western concert halls through a format that is accessible, portable, and rooted in deep musical respect,” says Palakurthi.
The songs will feature vocalist Anuradha “Juju” Palakurthi, Mithilesh Patankar and the Budapest Scoring Orchestra conducted by Péter Illényi,
Anuradha Juju, celebrated for her versatility across genres and languages, is the first U.S.-based artist to win Radio Mirchi's Best Independent Song award. She also appeared in the Filmfare Award-winning series Times of Music alongside Bappi Lahiri and Vishal-Shekhar, and has collaborated with prominent Indian artists such as Kumar Sanu, Suresh Wadkar, Deepak Pandit, Salim-Sulaiman, Mika Singh, Vijay Prakash, Hariharan, Bappi Lahiri, Ustad Rashid Khan, Shivamani, and Guitar Prasanna.
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