The musical genius A.R. Rahman has been roped in for a mega musical show titled 'Mission Ustaad'. The show is being aired on the Channel 9X, the newly-launched Hindi entertainment channel of Peter Mukerjea.
The bi-weekly show is titled 'Mission Ustad'. Ten singers will participate to provide engrossing musical entertainment for a cause. 'Mission Ustaad' has been put together by the United Nations, Endemol and 9X. Mission Ustaad is expected to communicate the essence of UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) across the length and breadth of the country.
Rahman will be one of the judges in the show, which showcases many talents across the country. The singing sensations - Roop Kumar Rathod and Sunali Rathod, Kailash Kher and Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vasundhara Das and Mohit Chauhan, Naresh Iyer and Shweta Pandit get together and battle it out for the title of Ustaad Jodi. This noble-cause-oriented reality show will be hosted by the gorgeous actress with a million-dollar smile, Simone Singh.
Bollywood beauty Lara Dutta joins A.R. Rahman to judge the singers who participate in the show.
