Bollywood music for new Animal Planet show on India's wildlife

A new multi-lingual song by Bollywood music composers Meet Brothers extolling India's dazzling array of fauna is set to premiere on Animal Planet's new show that gives an overview of the country's wildlife.
The melodious and peppy three-minute song in Tamil, Bangla and Hindi with passionate lyrics, vibrant choreography and mesmerising performances introduces the show "Hey Mera India", which debuts on the channel from August 15 this year.
Choreographed by Feroz Khan, the anthem sung by Meet Brothers, Shibani Kashyap and Neha Bhasin has been directed by Vishal Punjabi.
Commemorating the 69th year of India's Independence, the month-long show seeks to take viewers on an exotic journey to explore some rarely seen and endangered wildlife of the country.

Manmeet Singh of Meet Brothers' says of the song, "...It's a musical tribute to the independence of animals."
The Party in the Jungle theme for the anthem described by fellow Meet Brother composer Harmeet Singh as both sensational and celebratory.

"The soundtrack is designed to match the progressive state of mind of today's youth," he says.
The show itself is billed as bringing "a realistic and hopeful picture amongst the complex human-wildlife interactions."
Wildlife and pristine natural beauty of India through Himalayan Mountains down to the Ganga river to the rain forests of Shola and Western Ghats are showcased in the programme.

It provides insights into how some of the endangered animals like the elephant, the guar (Indian bison), the Nilgiri Tahr, the sambhar (the largest of Indian deer), abound in the lush forests are vulnerable owing to urban development, habitat destruction and poaching.
Works of renowned conservationists and experts like Valmik Thapar, Ullas Karanth, Jeremy Wade, Steve Backshall, and Niall McCann who have been exploring and supporting the conservation of wildlife in the country have been projected in the show.
Rahul Johri, EVP and GM - South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific says, "Yeh Mera India is an initiative to build viewers' interest and pride in the wildlife of India. The programming will reveal the magnificent natural heritage and will inspire audience to preserve it for future generations.