MUMBAI: Hungama is all set for the annual ‘Khazana - A Festival of Ghazals’ concert, which brings together the country’s renowned poets, ghazal artists for music aficionados across the nation. The 16th edition of the festival is scheduled to take place on the 21-22 July 2017 at The Regal Room, Trident, Mumbai. Khazana 2017 is all about paying respect and celebrating legendary poets. The concert will be live streamed across Hungama’s on-demand platforms - Hungama Music, Hungama Play.

Over 15 ace ghazal singers such as Bhupinder Singh, Mitali Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, Javed Ali, Papon, Sona Mohapatra, Talat Aziz, Pankaj Udhas will be performing among others, also some of the fresh voices such as Pooja Gaitonde, Gayatri Asokan, Sneha Shankar, Mirande Shah, Abhas Joshi, singing duo Samir and Dipalee Date. In addition, there will be Sudeep Banerjee and Parthiv Gohil to sway Khazana with the choicest selection of ghazals and nazms.

Speaking about the continued association with the festival, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment MD and CEO Neeraj Roy said, "It is a privilege to be associated with Khazana for the 16th consecutive year. With each passing year, we have been increasingly extending the reach of the concert. This year the event will be live streamed across Hungama’s on-demand platforms - Hungama Music, Hungama Play and ghazal-based stations on partner platforms such as Mehfil on Tata Sky Music+ along with the newly launched video station Nazarana on Airtel Digital TV. Pankaj Ji and all the artists have been an integral part of the Hungama family and we are delighted to take this event live to millions of their fans and music lovers across the globe."