Hema Malini ushered in Janmashtami with the launch of her bhajan album GOPALA KO SAMARPAN in the hallowed precincts of ISKCON in Juhu, Mumbai. It also marks the coming together of Indian classical legends like Pandit Hari Prasad Chauasia, Kavi Narayan Agrawal, Rajan Sajan Mishra and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma specifically for the actress parliamentarian Hema Malini.
Kavi Narayan Agrawal, Pandit Hariprasad Churasia, Suresh Wadkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Soordasji, Bhushanji, Actress Madhu, composer Anu Malik, were present on the dais to release the devotional album, in praise for Lord Krishna. Soon to be parents Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani too came in support for the debut launch. Hema Malini spoke about herself as a singer, and why she did the album.