Directed by Laxman Utekar, ‘Mimi’ features Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Evlyn Edwards, Aidan Whytock and Sai Tamhankar. It is the director’s second film with Kriti Sanon, after ‘Luka Chuppi’ (2019). Though we have seen this kind of surrogacy topic related movie in ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’ (2001) before, where Preity Zinta […] More
A.R. Rahman goes behind the mike for the title track “Dil Bechara” which carries a simple tune. Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, who reunites with the maestro, after ‘Lekar Hum Deewana Dil’ (2014), the orchestral arrangements overpower the tune but Rahman’s voice remains the highlight. The short duration (2m43s) leaves listeners wanting for more but its […] More
Despite delivering quality albums consistently, after being in the business for than two decades (as film composers), Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (SEL) are not as active on the film front as one would like them to be. One of the reasons is that they are one (or three) of the few composers who have stayed away from being […] More
There is always good scope for music in a film which revolves around college life. After all, there are so many kind of emotions that can be explored and brought to the fore through songs. Pritam had delivered a thematic soundtrack for director Nitesh Tiwari’s last film ‘Dangal’. The music was the kind that did […] More
Writer-director Ali Abbas Zafar is known to have a good ear for music. ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’, ‘Gunday’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ – all his films have boasted of good music. Out of the four films he directed in the past, he collaborated with Vishal and Shekhar on two (‘Sultan’ and ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’) and […] More
Making his directorial debut with ‘Raabta’, Dinesh Vijan has an ear for music. The producer who is known to be active in music sittings has been really forefront in selecting hit-tunes for ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Cocktail’ and ‘Badlapur’, which really boasted of superlative music. Reputed for working with Pritam and Sachin-Jigar, ‘Raabta’ is definitely a […] More
::cck::1961::/cck:: ::fulltext:: Salman Khan today unveiled the first song from his forthcoming movie ‘Tubelight’. Called “Radio”, the song has been written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and composed by Pritam. Says Salman Khan, “Dada (Pritam) has a knack for coming up with instantly hummable numbers. From the time I first heard ‘Radio’, I can’t stop humming it. […] More
Music director Pritam Chakraborty and lyricist make a formidable pair, what with their last collaboration giving us a superlative soundtrack in the form of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.’ The two of them coming together for a film that stars Aamir Khan in one of the principal roles is a god enough reason for one to […] More
::cck::1561::/cck:: ::fulltext:: After releasing the soul stirring title track of his new film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, Karan Johar now unveils “Bulleya”, a rock number that gets sufi-sque touch from Amitabh Bhattacharya’s poetry that spells passion in bold letters. Ranbir Kapoor, who plays a singer/performing artiste in the film, gets to mouth lines rendered by […] More
R. Balki’s films have never really known for their music. The director, who collaborated with music composer Ilaiayaraja for each of his three films (‘Cheeni Kum’, ‘Paa’ and ‘Shamitabh’) opts for songs that helps in propelling the story of his films forward and the kind which does not does not make much of an impact […] More
Vijeta Films, founded by Dharmendra, has a fairly good track record of good music. The last few films, produced by the banner, may not have carried great music but right from their first production ‘Betaab’ (1980) to ‘Socha Na Tha’ (2004), the production house has given music buffs a bunch of good soundtracks to cheer […] More
::cck::1256::/cck:: ::fulltext:: Trade – Vidya Balan will a play cop in Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Te3n’ and it is going to be a special appearance. She earlier worked with Sujoy Ghosh and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the 2012 thriller ‘Kahaani’. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, it features megastar Amitabh Bachchan. (Credits: PTI) Box Office (India) – ‘Hate Story 3’ […] More