2021 Curtain Raiser

Curtain Raiser 2021

This year we kicked off the run-up to our Gala with a first-ever Curtain Raiser called “Wafa Na Raas Aayee”, on May 16th, 2021. It was non-stop entertainment from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. It was screened live on Facebook while many fans fervently waited online to watch the famous Jubin Nautiyal and Arushi Nishank who joined live during the late hours from Bombay. A special thank you to them! Mr. Mir Ali introduced the gorgeous hosts of the event Ms. Pratibha Jairath and Ms. Richa Chand. They welcomed Jubin Nautiyal, a well-known Indian singer, and Arushi Nishank, a renowned Indian Classical dancer, actor, film producer, and environmentalist. Jubin Nautiyal was awarded the upcoming male vocalist of the Year at the 8TH Mirchi Music Awards in 2016 for his song “Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata” and his other achievement is the Rising Musical Star Award received at Zee Business Awards in 2015. Ms. Arushi Nishank apart from being recently seen in her first debut music hit “Wafa Na Raas Aayee” is also a promoter of the Sparsh Ganga Campaign. She is also the daughter of Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal, India’s Union Cabinet Minister for Education and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Jubin sang his famous songs “Chitti”, followed by “Wafa Na Raas Aayee”, “Tumhe Anna”, “Humnava Mere”, and many more, while he strummed on his guitar and mesmerized the listeners. Amidst the enthralling songs, Pratibha and Richa interviewed Arushi and Jubin about their journey to stardom. They both said dedication and love for what they do have brought them to be where they are now. The show continued with vibrant and jovial conversations with Jubin and Arushi. Arushi shared that her mother and dad were her role models. Many people from the media waited patiently to interview Jubin and Arushi. The first to interview was Ghosia Ghiasuddin, a well-known radio host. She asked them about their journey in making “Wafa Na Raas Aayee”. Both said that it was a Team effort. The next media person was Munir Ahmad Ji from Chalta TV (Dallas). He praised the young stars for their achievements and asked about their future endeavors. From Adbhhut Media Gurmeet Ji asked about Arushi’s journey as a classical dancer, and she explained that she is happy to know that classical dance and music are becoming more prevalent with the youngsters and urged them to continue to learn classical dance and music. Vandana Jinghan during her interview said that she a big fan of both. Rachna Srivastava from California who writes for Hum Hindustani., was there to interview the stars of the show. At this time, Arushi shared her thoughts that “Success is never a destination it is a journey” and Jubin said, “Integrity paves one’s path to success”. Arushi praised Dr. Santosh Kumar for being her inspiration. Dr. Kumar then thanked the media, Mr. Ali, Ms. Richa, Ms. Pratibha, and her staff for working behind the scenes and making this show a success. She spoke about the part MAFS is playing to help the community during this Pandemic, like delivering home-cooked healthy meals to the homebound seniors and many more.