'London Dreams' promises chartbusters (IANS Music Review)September 18th, 2009 Film: "London Dreams"; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricists: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Roopkumar Rathod, Abhijit Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Zubeen Garg, Feroz Khan and Mohan; Rating:***
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music rarely disappoints. And they have lived up to people's expectations once again with great tracks in "London dreams".
Film songs don't make sense any more: Asha BhonsleSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Acclaimed playback singer Asha Bhonsle does not want to make any new albums of film songs as she says Bollywood music has lost its "soul". "Film songs do not make sense any more because the television channels in the country do not want to show anything else barring Bollywood music.
Ram Gopal Varmas challenge for BhommayeeAugust 27th, 2009 Per chance, it would’ve been a sort of disappointment for RGV fans as his recent ‘Agyaat’ hadn’t hit the screens in Tamil Nadu alone. No worries! His previous film ‘Phoonk’ has been dubbed in Tamil and is getting released all over the state tomorrow.
Varma to make sequel to 'Agyaat'August 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Ram Gopal Varma is set to go ahead with a sequel to his just-released spooky thriller "Agyaat" that has garnered mixed reviews. The director says in part two the story will shift from the jungles to the city.
Rahman, British university join handsAugust 13th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman has joined hands with Britain's Middlesex University for a programme focussing on blending Asian and Western music.
Monty Sharma's 'Fox' a flop show (IANS Music Review)August 13th, 2009 Film: "Fox"; Music Director: Monty Sharma; Lyricist: Sandeep Nath; Singers: Kunal Ganjawala, KK, Akriti Kakkar, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **
Composer Monty Sharma, who had created soulful numbers for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Saawariya", could not re-kindle the same magic with his latest offering "Fox". The film that stars Sunny Deol, Arjun Rampal and Udita Goswami among others has five tracks.
Samuthirakani refuses Ram Gopal Varmas deal on NadodigalAugust 12th, 2009 Possibly, director Samuthirakani should’ve changed his plans after watching ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ke Aag’. Recently, sources had revealed that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma had planned to acquire remake rights of his ‘Nadodigal’ in Hindi.
'Agyaat' - Varma's desi version of Hollywood thrillers (IANS Preview)August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - If the year started off on a spooky note with "Raaz - The Mystery Continues", the first film from Ram Gopal Varma's stable this year is also an adventure thriller called "Agyaat". Releasing Friday, the film is inspired by Hollywood thrillers like "Predator", "Anaconda" and "Alien".
Southern star Nitin unsure of Bollywood after 'Agyaat'August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - He might be a heartthrob down south, but actor Nitin Reddy, who is set to make his Bollywood debut with Ram Gopal Varma's thriller "Agyaat", says he is not sure of a career in the Hindi film world unless he wins the hearts of audiences. "I'm not sure about my career in Bollywood.
'Agyaat' smoking scene cut for TV: Ram Gopal VarmaJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ram Gopal Varma says he has cut out a smoking scene from a song in his upcoming "Agyaat" for television after the censor board objected to it. The filmmaker also stressed the movie is a thriller and not a horror flick as people are perceiving it to be from the promos.
Pritam disappoints with 'Life Partner' (IANS Music Review)July 24th, 2009 Album: "Life Partner"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Javed Akhtar and Kumaar; Singers: Shaan, Antara Mitra, Debojit Dutta, Soham Chakrabarthy, Shreya Ghoshal, Mika Singh, Shakti Singh, Ajay Jhingran, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kirti Sagathia and Kunal Ganjawala; Rating: **
After composing foot tapping chartbusters for Abbas-Mustan's "Race", Pritam has composed music for the director duo's maiden production venture "Life Partner". But the soundtrack is not as impressive as his previous work such as "Jab We Met", "Life...In A Metro", "Dhoom 2" and "Gangster".
'Agyaat' based on spooky experiences during 'Jungle' shoot: VarmaJuly 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Director Ram Gopal Varma says his forthcoming film "Agyaat" is based on real life eerie incidents that his unit members experienced while shooting his 2000 movie Jungle. "Agyaat", a spooky crime thriller about a film unit shooting in dense jungles, was conceived after certain unnatural things transpired on the sets of the Urmila Matondkar-Fardeen Khan starrer.
What does music mean to our Bollywood singers, composers?June 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - They give Bollywood music buffs their regular doses of sounds, melodies and beats that take not only the country but the world by storm. Recent example being the double Oscar for Indian music director A.R.
'Jashnn' packs in peppy, soft numbers (IANS Music Review)June 17th, 2009 Film: "Jashnn"; Music Directors: Sharib Sabri-Toshi Sabri; Lyricists: Kumaar, Nouman Javaid and Nilesh Mishra; Singers: KK, Shreya Ghoshal, Nouman Javaid, Shaan, Toshi and Sharib; Rating: ***
Music has always been the high point of films churned out by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films. "Jashnn" too has some nice renditions, which make the soundtrack something to look forward to.
Nothing special about the music of 'Morning Walk' (IANS Music Review)June 13th, 2009 Film: "Morning Walk"; Music Director: Jeet Ganguly; Lyricists: Sanjeev Tiwari, Dibyendu Mukherji and Nida Fazli; Singers: Ustad Rashid Khan, Shreya Ghosal, Joi Barua, Dibyendu Mukherji, Shaan and Nargis; Rating: **1/2
The music of "Morning Walk", a film that brings together veteran actors Anupam Kher and Sharmila Tagore after 25 years, is not impressive. The soundtrack is by debutant composer Jeet Ganguly, who was earlier associated with music director Pritam Chakraborty.