NEW DELHI: New York State Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay will be one of the presenters at the Bollywood Awards Ceremony being held on May 26 at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, which will see the American-debut performances of a host of Indian celebrities including Rang De Basanti?s Soha Ali Khan and Gangster?s Kangana Ranaut.

Soha, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore and the Nawab of Pataudi and sister of Saif Ali Khan, will be performing to a medley of musical hits. Soha, studied at Oxford University and is accredited with a Master?s in International Relations from the London School of Economics. In addition to acting in a number of light-hearted and candy floss romantic films, she also received critical acclaim for her performances in Rituparno Ghosh?s Antar Mahal and Rakeysh Mehra?s Rang De Basanti.

Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh made her debut as a bar dancer in Gangster and of a mentally-ill girl in Woh Lamhe (believed to be based on the life of Parveen Babi). She is now acting in Suneel Darshan?s Shaka Laka Boom Boom and Anurag Basu?s Metro. Ranaut bagged Best Debut Awards At the Star Screen and GIFA (Global Indian Film Awards) ceremonies. Vivek Oberoi and Mona Singh, who will be the master of ceremonies at the Awards ceremony expected to be attended by 15,000 people, are also making their American debut.

MacKay was just appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bollywood Group by Kamal Dandona, Chairman of the Bollywood Group. MacKay he published his first music publication, "Network", at the age of 18 in 1985. He has since launched three nightclubs and promoted the San Francisco-based heavy metal band Testament. By 2000, MacKay became the youngest State Chairman of a political party in New York State history and has been re-elected as State Chair of the Independence Party of New York five times.

Other performers who have confirmed their participation include Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Urmila Matonkar, Neha Dhupia, Raghav, and Pakistan?s actress-singer Shahida Mini. Other?s attending the show will include Hollywood?s Danny Glover, Phylicia Rashad, Anupam Kher, Suresh Oberoi, Upen Patel, Rajkumar Hirani, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN.

MUMBAI: BIG 92.7 FM, the Radio initiative from Adlabs Films Pvt. Ltd., announced the latest addition to its kitty, with the launch of its station in Hissar. The launch of BIG 92.7 FM in the city marks the launch of the 13th station of the network. The station is currently playing back to back music and would soon entertain the city of Hissar with its mix of programmes.

In the first phase of its launches, BIG 92.7 FM set up Stations in the cities of Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, Jammu, Srinagar, Aligarh, Jhansi & Bikaner. The second phase of launches will take BIG 92.7 FM to several mini-metros, taking the total count of Stations to 45 and making it the BIGGEST private FM network in the country!

With the endeavor to create high aspiration and excitement, BIG 92.7 FM has taken aboard several well-known personalities and has created an exciting programming mix that ensures relevant and credible information to their listeners. BIG 92.7 FM promises not only to entertain but to inform and empower the listener with utilities that one may take for granted.

The Station has designed utilities such as traffic and weather updates along with time checks and health tips to help optimize the listener‘s time management and health. Another important programme offering of the Station is the "Acknowledgement of local Heroes in Society". BIG 92.7 FM aims to honor the deserving common man who works relentlessly and voluntarily for the betterment of society.

To ensure the highest aspirational appeal and connect, with its listeners, BIG 92.7 FM has signed on none other than Abhishek Bachchan as the Brand Ambassador.

Big 92.7 FM is already creating waves in the metros of Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai and in the cities of Jammu, Srinagar, Aligarh, Jhansi, Bikaner, Chandigarh and is all set to entertain the city of Hissar.

Commenting on the station‘s entry into Hissar, Mr.Tarun Katial, COO, BIG 92.7 FM, said "We have been receiving very encouraging responses from all the cities where we have launched in so far. We are very excited about launching in the city of Hissar and we want the tunes of BIG 92.7 FM to echo across the length and the breadth of the country.

The programming mix of the station has been put together after much research and understanding of our listeners requirements. It is our aim to create content that is relevant, credible and has an aspirational value to the listeners. We are completely geared and are eagerly looking forward to entertaining the city of Hissar. We are sure the city will welcome us with open arms and will enjoy the programmes on our Station."

With an aim to touch 200 million listeners, which is every fifth Indian across the country; every third urban Indian and every eighth Indian in rural areas, BIG 92.7 FM is on its way to grab the pulse of the Indian populace.

With all its offerings put together, BIG 92.7 FM promises lesser clutter and richer reach by offering a super combination of wider coverage and better frequency.