Music News

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  Music review: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

  You may not have heard Sohail Sen’s music in Bollywood before. This is the music director’s third work so far — the first two being What’s Your Rashee (2009) and last year’s Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.

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  SRK, Hrithik, Priyanka shake a leg at album launch

  It was a treat for cine lovers when Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra broke into an impromptu jig at the launch of choreographer-singer Ganesh Hegde's new album "Lets Party".

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  Film songs acted as catalyst of change in India: Luke Kenny

  Hindi film music has echoed the changes in Indian popular culture for the last 60 years mirroring the growth of the country in sync with global trends, says India's first male video jockey (VJ), Luke Kenny.

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  Sonu Nigam sings at Ramlila Maidan for Hazare

  Singer Sonu Nigam expressed his support for Anna Hazare and his fight against corruption by singing the hymn "Vaishnav jan to" at the Ramlila Maidan here Saturday. He says meeting the social activist was an exhilarating experience for him.

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  Gulzar to publish unreleased poems!

  Veteran lyricist Gulzar will release a book of his unreleased poems towards the end of this year or the starting of next. Titled Neglected Poems, the book was originally written in Hindi. Its English translation has been done by author Pavan Varma, whose most recent work was Being Indian. It will be launched at the Jaipur Literary Festival.

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  AR Rahman: 'Some things in life are not planned'

  At the end of 2008, a lot of dark things happened in my life. I lost engineer and we had floods in Chennai. I was going through a lot of stress in my work. At that point of time, I got a call from Dave Stewart asking, 'AR, would you be interested in collaborating with Mick and me?' So I thought, 'Anything to get out of here at this point,' Some things in life aren't planned," says Indian music legend AR Rahman, who's teamed up with musicians Mick Jagger, Stewart, Joss Stone and Damien Marley to form the music group, SuperHeavy.

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  Shah Rukh Khan to launch Ganesh Hegde's album

  Choreographer-singer Ganesh Hegde feels obliged as superstar Shah Rukh Khan, amidst his gruelling schedule, has readily agreed to launch his forthcoming album "Lets Party" Monday.

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  We all love Anna Hazare: Alka Yagnik

  While singer Alka Yagnik Thursday said that everybody loves the 74-year-old anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, her fellow crooner Babul Supriyo said he supports the cause but not the fasting.

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  Now a film on RD Burman

  If all goes well, the trials and tribulations of legendary musician RD Burman would soon be captured on celluloid. Bheja Fry actor Vinay Pathak has been approached for the role of RD Burman in the film titled RD. Soumik Sen, and Eros International would be making the film.

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  Rahman's 'If I Rise' nominated for WSA

  Music composer A.R. Rahman's says his composition "If I Rise" from the film "127 Hours" has been nominated for the World Soundtrack Awards (WSA).

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  Lata to be honoured with Pazhassi Raja award

  Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar will Thursday be honoured with the Pazhassi Raja Sangeetha Ratna award by Governor of Maharashtra K. Sankaranarayanan for her contribution to the music industry.

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  Song on anti-corruption in new film

  Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Anand Tiwari and Sadia Siddique shot an anti corruption video for their forthcoming film, directed by Praveen Kumar. The film, Jo Dooba So Paar - Its Love in Bihar, has a song on the anti-corruption theme and the director thought it will be a good idea to shoot for a promotional video with the song.

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  Bhansali to introduce new musicians!

  Back in 2002, Sanjay Leela Bhansali introduced a fresh voice — Shreya Ghoshal in Devdas. Now, the master filmmaker is giving an opportunity to introduce Nirmitee, which is one of the groups participating in the music reality show, X Factor on Sony.

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  RA.One music to release next month

  Superstar Shahrukh Khan is excited about the song Wanna Be My Chammak Challo, sung by American R&B singer Akon in his upcoming film Ra.One.

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  Katrina not in Bodyguard item song: Bebo

  Bollywood’s latest rivalry tale involves Kareena Kapoor. The actor is making news for being ‘miffed’ with Katrina Kaif, who apparently hogs the limelight with her item number in the upcoming film Bodyguard. It was reported that an upset Kareena, who is the leading lady of the film, even demanded a number for herself. But Kareena isn’t pleased one bit.

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  Amaan, Ayaan's new album - fusion of classical and country music

  Sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan have collaborated with American singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer to create their new album "Everything Is Everywhere", a mix of Indian classical and western country music.

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  Kat, Imran in auto model!

  Actors Katrina Kaif and Imran Khan, who'll be seen together in the upcoming film, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, will be seen riding an open auto rickshaw on Delhi roads in a song in the film.

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  Farah-Shirish: Munni and more!

  My nayi staffer Miss 007 has started coming late to work. I think I'll have to have a class with her on discipline very soon. Never mind! She has something to whisper in my ears about Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder.

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  Top ten requested songs this week ( Aug. 21, 2011)

  Top ten requested songs this week ( Aug. 21, 2011)

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  Pritam: Bhool bhulaiyya!

  Munni is dancing on my head, almost literally, to a tune that tremely familiar... like a Sri Lankan folk song. But the words are in Hindi. Hmm, lagta hai Pritam se milkar aayi hai! And this turns out to be true. Read On..

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  Shah Rukh Khan sues a jewellery brand!

  Shah Rukh Khan has sued jewellery brand Agni for illegally using the unreleased song Chamak Challo from RA.One at the recently held India International Jewellery Week.

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  Priyanka dines with Jay Sean

  UK based singer Jay Sean, who is in India for a tour, invited actor and friend Priyanka Chopra for a private dinner over the weekend in Mumbai.

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  Pritam at creative best in 'Mausam' (Music Review)

  When a talented actor like Pankaj Kapoor turns director, expectations are bound to be high. So while the first look of Kapoor's "Mausam" is already making waves, its music too has potential to strike a chord with the audience.

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  Sahi Dhandhe, Galat Bande: Groovy tunes ahead!

  Model-actor Parvin Dabas' directorial debut, Sahi Dhandhe, Galat Bande (SDGB), features an impressive soundtrack by music directors, Siddharatth Suhas and Dhruv Dhalla. Read On..

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  Kat needed coaxing to rock!

  Hmmn...okay now let's switch tracks to Imran's Mere Brother Ki Dulhan co-star, Katrina Kaif. K.One, my Russian Bond, tells me Kat had initially refused to strum a guitar, which she didn't know how to, or even try to twist her tongue around the Punjabi words in the song. Read On..