Music News

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  Music Review: Barfi! music is simple, flawless

  Pritam has been hit with several allegations of plagiarism in recent times. With Barfi!, the music director hits back at critics with a vengeance through the soundtrack that has eight numbers. It's vintage Pritam at his best.

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  Why Ameesha won't do an item number in her next

  Given a choice, actors might want to keep item numbers out of their CVs, but not Ameesha Patel.

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  NEW SONG: Saaiyaan from Kareena Kapoor's Heroine delights

  Heroine's first song Halkat Jawani is already creating waves with its catchy tune and racy picturisation. With the Halkat fever still continuing, a new song Saaiyaan has been released and is gripping.

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  Udit Narayan sings for Akshay after four years

  Singer Udit Narayan, who sang several chartbusters for Akshay Kumar, has once again gone behind the mike for the actor after a gap of four years. He has crooned a romantic track for Joker, directed by Shirish Kunder.

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  Chitrangada's look not inspired by Madhuri in Joker song

  Designer Rick Roy, who has styled Chitrangada Singh for her first item number in Joker, says, the look of the actress is not inspired by Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit's look in her hit song Humko Aaj Kal Hai.

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  Where is our credit: Salim Merchant

  Music composer Salim Merchant is furious that the makers of Heroine are not giving him due credit for the hit song, Halkat Jawani. A tweet from the handle @HeroineTheMovie thanked everyone but him for the success of the song, when it was the famous Salim-Sulaiman duo who composed it

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  Musical fight over Vivek Oberoi’s films

  Looks like the clash over Vivek Oberoi’s films is far from over. A few days ago, HT Café reported how VO’s two films —Jayantabhai Ki Love Story and Kismet Love Paisa Dilli (KLPD) — are set to release on the same day (October 5). And now, makers seem to have taken the fight to the next
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  When Sonakshi Sinha wanted to become a singer!

  As a college student, Sonakshi Sinha wanted to sing songs and take part in a music reality show, but couldn't fulfil her dream.

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  Taking on Madhuri’s moves!

  Actor Chitrangada Singh is the new item girl of Bollywood, with her sensuous dance number Kaafirana in upcoming film Joker, but the actor begs to differ and says she is no where close to bagging the title.

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  WATCH: Ranbir, Ileana romance in new Barfi! song

  Ranbir Kapoor can neither speak nor hear in Barfi!, but he's an expert in the launguage of romance. Ileana D'Cruz's innocence and Ranbir Kapoor's mischievous ways come together to make the track Main Kya Karoon enjoyable.

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  Akshay, Sonakshi fail to impress in new Joker number

  Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha match steps with the ensemble cast of Shirish Kunder's Joker in the latest yawn-inducing number Ye Joker. Even the appearance of aliens in the beginning of the song didn't help. In fact, the aliens might take offence if this number is screened along with the movie in space.

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  Ten languages in one song!

  Joker's director Shirish Kunder has gone a step ahead and translated the words ‘dance kar le’ in 10 different Indian languages for a song in his upcoming film.

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  AR Rahman’s nephew barred from item song

  It’s an open secret that Tamil composer GV Prakash Kumar, who is the nephew of Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman, has made his Bollywood debut with Shirish Kunder’s ambitious project, Joker.

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  Music Review: Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi

  The first track, Ishq mein tere bina, is a love ballad infused with South American rhythms, sung by KK and Shreya Ghoshal. The song begins with an interesting introduction, but fails to impress.

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  Jism 2 songs not copied

  Pooja Bhatt's film Jism 2 has been in the news for all the wrong reasons -- one of them being the tittle track Yeh Jism, which is said to be copy of a Turkish song. Debutant music composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee denies that and says these are just rumours.

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  WATCH: Chitrangada sizzles in Kaafirana!

  Dressed as a Marathi mulgi, Chitrangada Singh makes a scintillating item song debut in Joker's Kaafirana. The actress who broke her off-beat image with Desi Boyz, has gone one step ahead in the song.

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  Sunny Leone seduces Arunoday Singh in new Jism 2 song, Darta Hoon

  With every new song, Pooja Bhatt, the director of the erotic Jism 2, is scaling newer heights of on-screen sex appeal, visually delightful love-making and to a great extent- some good music, too. Darta Hoon is her latest offering.

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  Bollywood going gaga over 'lavani' numbers!

  After raunchy item numbers, Bollywood actresses seem to be enamoured with 'lavani', a Maharashtrian folk dance and are leaving no stone unturned to emerge as the 'lavani queen' of the B-town.

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  Case against Emran Hashmi, director for Shanghai song

  Police today registered a case against Bollywood actor Emran Hashmi, director Dibakar Banerjee and 6 others, of the film Shanghai on the direction of a local court on a petition terming that a song in the movie was allegedly "offensive" to patriotic and religious sentiments of Indians.

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  Roop Kumar Rathod celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema

  Two years after their successful UK tour, singers Roop Kumar Rathod and wife Sunali will head there once again this September for a ‘once in a lifetime’ concert.

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  Leaked Joker song creates flutter on Twitter!

  Though the trailer of Joker is yet to see light of the day, the film's foot-tapping song I Want Fakht You has leaked online. While tweeple are going overboard discussing the song, director Shirish Kunder's wife Farah Khan is shocked.

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  Priyanka Chopra to croon for Zanjeer remake

  We all know that the lady is making her music debut with an international album. But if reports are to be believed, Priyanka Chopra would also be singing for the remake of Bollywood film Zanjeer, reports a daily.

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  Cast to shoot special music video for Talaash

  Reema Kagti's film Talaash starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor has been talked about for some time now. The thriller which is scheduled to release later this year will now feature a special promotional video that will include the entire cast.

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  Chitrangada to perform item number live!

  Actor Chitrangda Singh is set to take the stage with her item number Kaafiraana to promote filmmaker Shirish Kunder’s upcoming release, Joker.

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  Is Sunny Leone's Jism 2 song 'inspired' from a Turkish track?

  Jism 2's erotic title track, featuring Sunny Leone getting intimate with Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, is apparently inspired from a Turkish number. The two contenders for it are Kayahan's Bizimkisi Bir Ask Hikayesi and Bengu's Unut Beni.