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TORONTO PRESS RELEASE
CANADA KICKS OFF Indian Cinema’s BIGGEST GLOBAL MUSICAL
EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING INDIA’S HOTTEST SUPERSTARS
• Toronto is the first stop for The Unforgettable Tour – a sizzling
star-studded global event hitting 18 countries across six continents
• Featuring Indian cinema’s leading screen actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya
Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu and Ritesh
Deshmukh; choreographer Shamiak Davar; and music composer Viju Shah
(August 17, 2007 – Toronto, Canada) – At an exclusive press conference today at Toronto’s Fairmont
Royal York Hotel, Ethnic Guru Inc. and Wizcraft International Ent. proudly announced that in the summer of
2008, Canada will launch The Unforgettable Tour, an electrifying 18-country world tour of blockbuster
proportions. Canada’s two major cities – Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia – will welcome
this exclusive event that will span the globe.
The Unforgettable Tour will bring the magic of Indian cinema to the world stage through performances by
Bollywood’s hottest superstars including Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan (formerly known as
Aishwarya Rai), Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu and Ritesh Deshmukh along
with acclaimed choreographer Shamiak Davar and renowned music composer Viju Shah. With cutting-edge
technology and world-class production, the event will spring to life the iconic trademarks of Bollywood – the
show-stopping song and dance numbers, lavish costumes, elaborate backdrops and hypnotic beats – giving
audiences a night to embrace the sights and sounds of Bollywood.
Ethnic Guru Inc., a Canadian branding and marketing company, has teamed up with Wizcraft International
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading event management company, to bring Bollywood’s biggest starstudded extravaganza to North America in 2008.
“Today marks an historic occasion for Canada to be chosen as the launching pad for The Unforgettable
Tour. Undoubtedly, this is going to be an event like no other that is going to have fans excited from coast-tocoast, across Canada, the United States and the world,” said Moe Jiwan, Director, Ethnic Guru Inc. “Ethnic
Guru Inc. is thrilled to be working with Wizcraft International Entertainment and bringing The Unforgettable
Tour to Canada.”
“The Unforgettable Tour is truly a monumental feat, given the magnitude of the event and the star power.
This tour is the brain child of the legendary actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan himself and this becomes even
more special because, it is for the first time that Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan will make their stage
debut as a couple and also the first time when the three Bachchans will perform together,” said Viraf Sarkari,
Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Attending the press conference in Toronto today to announce The Unforgettable Tour was Bollywood’s most
celebrated couple, Aishwarya Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.
“We’re delighted to be back in Canada where we’ve always received a warm welcome from our fans.
Abhishek and I have always held Canada close to our hearts,” said Aishwarya Bachchan. “The Unforgettable
Tour is going to have everyone on their feet and we’re looking forward to dancing along with our fans. Just
remember there’s a little bit of Bollywood in everyone,” added Abhishek Bachchan.
Launching in Toronto in the summer of 2008, The Unforgettable Tour will take centre stage in 26
international cities including Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco,
Houston, New Jersey, London, Birmingham, Cologne, Rotterdam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Dubai,
Muscat, Bahrain, Cairo, Marrakesh, Durban, Mauritius, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
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