Music News

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  Pyaar Ki Pungi is an original track: Agent Vinod co-producer

  Dinesh Vijan, the co-producer of soon-to-be-released Bollywood movie Agent Vinod, Monday asserted that the popular track from the movie Pungi Baja De is an original track.

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  Saif, Kareena to clash over item songs!

  They may be a couple in real life, but on screen Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are about to clash over item numbers in the film Agent Vinod. Who does it better?

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  Delhi Jazz Festival: Where music does the talking

  The Delhi jazz music lovers were once again treated to a dose of world class jazz on Friday at the second edition of the Delhi Jazz Festival, organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in collaboration with Seher at the Nehru Park in New Delh

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  Sunidhi Chauhan set to marry in April

  Shy, reserved and hugely talented musician Hitesh Sonik has revealed that he will be marrying singer Sunidhi Chauhan next month. He says: "First I was her fan. Now, I am going to be her husband..."

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  Make way for pyaar ki pungi!

  Pyaar Ki Pungi, the item song from actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer Agent Vinod is trending like hotcakes online. It is making its way atop all charts, thanks to its comic, cheeky and catchy tone.

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  Laila O Laila better than Chikni Chameli: Ganesh Acharya

  As Mallika Sherawat steps into the shoes of ’70s siren Zeenat Aman to gyrate to the hit Qurbani (1980) number ‘Laila O Laila...’ in Tezz, Ganesh Acharya claims the item girl’s sultry outing will be better than Katrina’s super-hit song Chikni Chameli.

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  Lavani dancers to check Vidya's moves!

  As Bollywood's new oomph queen, Vidya Balan, completes her first ever item song, 'Mala Jau De...', an authentic lavani number in Ferrari Ki Sawaari, she is preparing to be scrutinised by authentic lavani dancers.

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  You can shoot for Kailasa's tracks!

  Singer Kailash Kher and his band, Kailasa enthralled Mumbaikars with a scintillating concert this weekend. The show, which was a tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, saw the 'Allah ke bandey...' singer belt out popular songs of the world-renowned Pakistani musician, including 'Tere bin nahi lagda dil mera dholna..' and 'Kinna sona...'.

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  Mallika Sherawat item number over the Oscars

  Haylo my carrot cakes, how goes it with you this Saturday subah? I am up go for my fitting. I am jetting off to LA tonight for the Oscars. I've got the most fabulous gown to walk the red carpet in. I was hoping to meet Mallika Sherawat there, but it seems I won't. Even though she was one of the few to be invited, Madam M is flying back to aamchi Mumbai. We could be crossing each other across the Atlantic. She's in a bit of a hurry to return. Tez, tezzz tezzzzz, because she has to shoot for the Tezz item number...

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  Farah Khan: 'JLo and Beyonce in Bollywood!'

  Lately, Farah Khan has been really busy with direction and acting to choreograph dances for movies. But she couldn't refuse brother Sajid Khan and ended up directing five tracks for his much awaited sequel, Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen.

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  Watch: 'Munni' Malaika back as Anarkali!

  After her hit performance in Munni Badnaam Hui, Malaika Arora Khan has gone retro for her next item number Anarkali Disco Chali in Housefull 2. The song, choreographed by Farah Khan, will see Malaika in a see-through green and pink anarkali.

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  Sunny Leone not doing item song in RGV’s next

  Porn star Sunny Leone has quashed all the rumours regarding her performing an item number for Ram Gopal Verma’s upcoming flick Department.

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  Rockstar girl takes on Munni, Sheila!

  Sheila Ki Jawani... and Munni Badnaam Hui... rank among popular dance tracks of all time, but that doesn’t stopped people — including filmmakers — from taking dig dig, albeit light-heartedly, at them.

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  Usha Uthup to do a horror film

  Veteran singer Usha Uthup, who was last seen in a small role in Vishal Bhardwaj’s murder mystery 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), is set to do a full-fledged role in debutant director Prabhuraj’s horror film, Lupta.

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  Kareena to do two item numbers in Heroine!

  After doing a mujra number for her beau actor-producer Saif Ali Khan’s forthcoming spy-thriller Agent Vinod, Kareena Kapoor will be seen gyrating to item numbers in filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar’s most talked-about film Heroine, where she also plays the title role.

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  Anarkali Disco Chali puts pressure on Malaika, Farah

  Choreographer-director Farah Khan says she and Malaika Arora were under a lot of pressure while shooting for the song Anarkali Disco Chali for Housefull 2 because so far their team has been hugely successful.

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  Vivek gives newcomers ticket to Bollywood!

  Way back in 1998, Salman Khan gave a break to music composers Sajid-Wajid in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. Fourteen years later, the composer duo's nephews Amjad-Nadeem are set to make their debut in the Vivek Oberoi-starrer Zilla Ghaziabad and Kismat Luv Paisa Dilli (KLPD).

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  Sameera Reddy too curvy for item song?

  Sameera Reddy has earned a reputation as a talented dancer, but Tezz filmmakers may not think that's good enough. Apparently, they are looking for a slimmer girl to do the item number in the Ajay Devgn-Anil Kapoor starrer, though Sameera wanted to be the only girl in the song.

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  Dhanush's ode to Master Blaster!

  Last year, south star Dhanush shot to fame with his 'soup' song 'Kolaveri di...' Now, the ardent cricket fan is ready with his new music video, which salutes cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar.

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  Kahaani song dedicated to Kolkata

  The first song of Vidya Balan’s upcoming movie Kahaani, Ami Shotti Bolchi… that was released on Friday, is a tribute to the City of Joy. It’s a funky grunge sung by Usha Uthup and Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy.

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  Lisa Haydon's sis is Saif’s new item girl!

  Malika Haydon will make her Bollywood debut with an item number titled I’ll Do The Talking in Saif Ali Khan’s Agent Vinod. For the uninitiated, her younger sibling Lisa has already featured in a couple of films such as Aisha (2010) and Rascals (2011).

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  Shazahn goes glam with dance number!

  She made her debut as the girl next door in Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year (2009) opposite Ranbir Kapoor. And then followed Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji, where she played the part of a simpleton along side Ajay Devgan.

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  Salim moves over Bollywood!

  After having made a mark as a film composer, Salim Merchant, one half of music director duo SalimSulaiman is all set to explore the singer in him. Salim has lent his voice to a Sufi song in the recently released album, Teri Rehmatein.

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  Chitra's tribute to Jagjit!

  Ghazal singer Chitra Singh, who became a recluse after losing her 21-yearold son to a road accident, lost her husband, ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh early October last year. Nearly five months later, she's decided to release an album comprising 12 of the late artiste's unreleased songs to celebrate his 71st birthday.

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  Akon to sing in Tamil for Murgdoss

  After lending his voice to Chammak Challo in SRK's RA.One, the R&B singer Akon will try his hands at a Tamil song in AR Murgadoss's next Thuppaki starring Vijay.