London
(ANI):
India
will
soon
have
its
very
own
music
awards
on
the
lines
of
the
Grammys.
The
initiative
has
been
taken
by
four
men-Pranay
Anthwal
,Jatish
Varma,
Sameer
Dixit
and
UK-based
Shokat
Babul-
who
have
formed
Hub
Entertainment
to
host
the
.
The
awards
will
recognize
several
categories
and
all
genres,
ranging
from
Sufi,
Carnatic,
folk
music
from
the
hills
to
Rabindra
Sangeet,
apart
from
Bollywood
film
music,
which
accounts
for
72
percent
of
music
sales
in
the
country.
The
organisers
intend
to
incorporate
aspects
similar
to
Western
musical
award
ceremonies
in
the
desi
fore.
"We
all
work
in
related
industries
and
have
interacted
professionally.
We
started
thinking
about
this
in
August," the
BBC
quoted
Anthwal
as
saying.
He
added:
"Despite
India
being
so
rich
in
music
there
are
no
music
awards,
except
for
the
MTV
music
awards
which
have
been
discontinued.
"Music
is
only
a
part
of
any
film
award
-
say
a
category
among
many
others.
"We
have
met
several
organisations
who
have
been
working
in
a
particular
genre
for
years
together
and
with
their
help
we
will
set
up
the
categories
and
nominations." Also,
both
national
and
international
rock
groups
may
be
roped
in
to
perform
at
the
event
scheduled
to
take
place
in
February
next
year.