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.
Pancham brought out the best in every artist: Asha BhosleSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Queen of Bollywood playback music Asha Bhosle's songs are synonymous with the compositions of Rahul Dev Burman aka Pancham who gave her the maximum number of hits at the peak of her career. "I loved all his songs.
Friday Flop Show: A series of flop at Box-officeSeptember 12th, 2009 As predicted earlier, Baabarr has proved itself to be a figure among ciphers, considering the fate of other films that released on Friday. Although Baabarr has not got a great opening in multiplexes; but it is doing pretty well on the single screens, especially in North India.
'Wake Up Sid' another musical hit by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (IANS Music Review)August 22nd, 2009 Album: "Wake Up Sid"; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Kavita Seth, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Clinton Cerejo and Uday Benegal; Rating: ***
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have done it again. The trio, known for their hit and melodious soundtracks in films like "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Taare Zameen Par", have composed another interesting music album in "Wake Up Sid", a Karan Johar film that stars Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma.
'Raaj - The Showman' is a no show (Kannada Film Review)August 16th, 2009 Film: "Raaj - The Showman"; Cast: Puneet Raj Kumar, Nisha Kothari, Aadi Lokesh, Muni, Murali Mohan, Shankar Aswath and others; Producer: Sreenivasa Murthy, Suresh Gowda; Director: Prem; Music Composer: Hari Krishna; **
"Raaj..." is technically sound and the music is fantastic. The film has everything except a sound script.
Music Review : Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009)August 6th, 2009 Music Review- Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru
Production- Satyam Cinemas and Real Images
Direction- Nandini
Star-casts- Ajmal, Rupa and others
Music- Mani Sharma
Lyrics- Yughabharathi and Lalith Anand
Cinematography- Sudhir Chowdary
Art- Kiran
Editing- M.S. Suryah
Produced jointly by Satyam Cinemas and Real Images, ‘Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru’ had the audio launched today morning by Padmashree Kamal Haasan.
India meets Egypt musically in Rahul Sharma's new albumJuly 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - His father is a music legend and he too has carved a niche for himself as a Santoor player. Rahul Sharma, son of Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, is now all set to entertain music buffs with his new album "A Meeting By The Nile", a fusion of Indian and Egyptian music.
Aftab Shivdasani celebrates birthday with Aamna SharifJuly 3rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Aftab Shivdasani ushered in his 31st birthday with Aamna Sharif, who is rumoured to be his girlfriend, and is his co-star from the flop "Aloo Chaat". He refused to comment about their relationship, but says he is looking forward to marriage.
Mayor calls for review on proposed theatre tax hikeJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Friday said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) would review a proposal to increase tax on capital's cinema halls. There are around 50 single screen cinema theatres in the national capital territory under the MCD's jurisdiction.
Lets Dance compared to Jaane Tu, Slumdog and Rock OnJune 25th, 2009 After a slow start, petite debutante Gayatri Patel’s film ‘Let’s Dance’ has picked pace, mostly with good reviews and strong word-of-mouth publicity. ‘Let’s Dance’ has “the understated romance of ‘Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na’, the fleeting emotions of ‘Slumdog Millionaire and the mood of ‘Rock On’,” states film reviewer Martin D’Souza in Glamsham.com.
Judging 'Entertainment Ke Liye...' is a cushy job: Farah Khan (Snippets)June 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Farah Khan says she is enjoying the role of a judge on Sony TV's variety show "Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega" because it is a "cushy job". "My house is very close to the sets of the show.
'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.
Salim-Sulaiman nominated for Emmy AwardsMay 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's music composer duo Salim-Sulaiman have been nominated for the prestigious television production awards Emmy for their composition in popular American show Wonder Pets. The composers bagged the nomination in the outstanding original song category in the Childrens animation section for the song We like being small for Nickelodeon's popular American show Wonder Pets.
Movie Review : Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009)May 3rd, 2009 Movie Review: Dhoondte Reh Jaoge
Star Cast: Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, Sonu Sood, Asrani
Banner: UTV Motion Pictures
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid
Director: Umesh Shukla
Ratings: * *
(Truly ‘Dhoonte Reh Jaoge’)
The title genuinely lives up to its expectation. The audience at some point of time does start thinking – Dhoondte Reh Jaoge.