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New Guinness Record On The Amazon Prime Concert ‘The Forgotten Army’

pritam live at the forgetten army amazon prime concert

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  • A live musical extravaganza saw 1,000 singers and instrumentalist coming together to perform.
  • The album of Kabir Khans web series “The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye” on Friday night.
  • The Forgotten Army has created Guinness World Record for being the biggest team of musicians to perform live ever.
  • The Guinness Book acknowledged this as the Largest Indian Cinematic Music Band.
  • On the occasion of India”s 70th Republic day, the release of ”The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye.

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A live musical extravaganza saw 1,000 singers and instrumentalist coming together to perform for the album of Kabir Khans web series “The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye” on Friday night. The feat has attained the performers a spot in the Guinness Book of Records.

Filmmaker Kabir Khan’s debut web series The Forgotten Army has created Guinness World Record for being the biggest team of musicians to perform live ever.

The team of Amazon Prime Video’s The Forgotten Army paid tribute to the unsung heroes of the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ at a musical event on Friday night at a suburban hotel here.

Amazon Prime concert creates Guiness record

The Guinness Book acknowledged this as the Largest Indian Cinematic Music Band, as the evening saw 1,000 musicians from across the country coming together to perform songs from the series” album, composed by Pritam.

Talking about musical event, Kabir said: “My first filmmaking project was a documentary by the same name – ”The Forgotten Army”. More than two decades back I travelled with INA veterans, retracing their journey from the 1940s, only to realise that so few Indians knew of their struggles or their fight for freedom. Despite their valour, they became a foot-note in India”s Independence history. I vowed to tell their story to India and to the world. On the occasion of India”s 70th Republic day, the release of ”The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye”, is my attempt to take their story to the world. The album from the show, today”s musical serenade by the LIVE 1000 band, all capture the very spirit of the Azad Hind Fauj.”

The live operatic musical event saw 1000 singers and instrumentalist coming together to perform three songs from the show’s album, which has been composed by Pritam. Guinness World Record adjudicator Swapnil Dangarikar announced that The Forgotten Army now holds the record for the largest Indian cinematic music band.

“It was a spectacular performance with the highest level of proficiency. It’s my great pleasure to be present here to be able to see and listen to the largest indian cinematic music band,” he added.

Present at the event were musician Pritam, Kabir and the cast including Sunny Kaushal, Sharvari Wagh, Rohit Bharadwaj, and TJ Bhanu. Kabir hailed the performance and said it was able to “capture the very spirit of the Azad Hind Fauj”. Pritam said he was excited to have witnessed a “unique live performance”.”This Republic Day, let’s all take a moment to understand the forgotten history and the sacrifice of the Indian National Army,” he added. The Forgotten Army started streaming on Amazon Prime Video from Friday.