Namami Brahmaputra theme song sung by Amitabh Bachchan, Papon unveiled

Mumbai: The Namami Brahmaputra theme song, a river festival was unveiled Tuesday by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The song featuring megastar Amitabh Bahchan, Angaraag Mahanta (Papon) and an array of other noted singers, aims at showcasing the tourism potential and development of the state.

Besides Bachchan and Papon, Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghosal, Shankar Mahadevan, Subha Mudgal, Zubeen Garg, Pulak Banerjee, Jitul Sonowal, Tarali Sarma and others have lent their voices to the soulful rendition of the theme song.

Penned in Assamese and Hindi, the song has been composed Papon, who hails from Assam.

The theme song was launched at a function held at Madhavdev International Auditorium in Guwahati.

The five-day festival will be held across 21 districts from March 31 to April 4.

(With IANS inputs)