Bollywood (India) Music Industry News
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'Bombay Talkies' Playback singers upset with their name not mentioned on Music CD
updated May 2, 2013The late star Dev Anand had once said that without Koishore Kumar's singing capabilities he wouldn't have achieved the kind of success he had. Ironically, in the special title s...
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Prasoon Joshi's poem to be used for 'Satyagraha'
updated May 2, 2013Anna Hazare's fast until death at the Ram Leela Ground in Delhi had shaken up the country, people from all the walks of the country were trying to reach out to Anna. Some were ...
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Ismail Darbar: I'm not egoistic!
updated May 1, 2013Over cups of green tea, Ismail Darbar takes time out from his busy schedule at the recording studio for Subhash Ghai's upcoming movie. The music composer talks about returning t...
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Abhishek Ray's dream of recording a song with Usha Uthup comes true
updated April 27, 2013His dream of recording a jazzy, funky yet meaningful number with Usha Uthup came true. The veteran singer recorded a number for an upcoming animation film. Says Abhishek , "I am...
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'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' composers on their item song
updated April 26, 2013There is a lot of buzz about the item song in Girish Taurani's debut film helmed by Prabhudeva. Jacqueline Fernandez is going to shake her leg with Prabhu in that number. Thoug...
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Music comes naturally to me, says composer Mithoon
updated April 25, 2013Mithoon is on cloud nine after his song Tum hi ho from Mohit Suri's upcoming film is fast rising up on the popularity charts. The music composer speaks about his journey in B-To...
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Ali Zafar has bought a vintage guitar to add to his collection
updated April 24, 2013The singer-turned-actor recently spotted a vintage guitar and could not resist adding it to his collection. A source says, "He does not mind spending lakhs of rupees on his mus...
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Vir Das composes a comedy soundtrack for the country's overweight men
updated March 29, 2013Now this one will have you in splits! Vir Das and his music band have composed a song for overweight men around the country, especially the ones who sport man-b**bs. Apparently...
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When 'Munni' and 'Sheila' recorded a song together
updated March 29, 2013And this time, they are all set to join hands together and get you moving to their tunes once again. Well, almost! Sources say Mamta Sharma and Sunidhi Chauhan who sang Munni b...
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Sonakshi Sinha's wish came true with Sunidhi singing 'Thank God It's Friday' for Himmatwala
updated March 9, 2013Singer Sunidhi Chauhan has sung for almost all Bollywood female actors, though there are some who are still missing. One of the latest who’s had the opportunity to enjoy S...
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Sonu Nigam Charms Crowds At Guyana
updated April 30, 2012Bollywood's most talented and versatile playback singer Sonu Nigam charmed the audience at Guyana as he performed at his first concert at the National Stadium, Providence.The Gu...
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Fatboy Slim Comes to INDIA, Promises Astounding Performance
updated April 30, 2012He says India has always been a dream destination. He has two shows lined up - he will first perform on May 5 in Gurgaon and the next day in Bangalore....
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Hridayanath Mangeshkar gets his first doctorate
updated February 27, 2012While the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar and her illustrious sister Asha Bhosle have been awarded the doctorate many times over, their talented composer-brother Hridaynath Mangeshk...
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Lata Mangeshkar to Sing for Bhansalis Next
updated February 25, 2012Sanjay Leela Bhansali has always been vocal about his admiration for the Nightingale of India aka Lata Mangeshkar, and had earlier quoted that "Lataji defines beauty for me."He ...
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Shabana Azmi: Javed Akhtar - A.R. Rahman combination Best!
updated February 17, 2012MUMBAI: Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi feels that when it comes to music, the combination of her lyricist husband Javed Akhtar and composer A.R. Rahman is unbeatable. ...
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Item number in Joker will be a trend setter: Chitrangada Singh
updated February 17, 2012Chitrangada Singh, who is trying her hand at an item song for the first time in Akshay Kumar starrer 'Joker', says the catchy number is in the same league as 'Sheila' and 'Munni...
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Now, Giselli Monteiro to do an item song
updated February 17, 2012After Chikni Chameli and Munni, now Giselli Monteiro (remember her? The Love Aaj Kal girl) is excited about her item song in her forthcoming film, Pranaam Vaalekum. So much so ...
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A musical tribute to Jagjit Singh
updated February 17, 2012The legendary Jagjit Singh was immensely missed at the launch of the album, Tera Bayaan Ghalib, his latest collaboration with the veteran lyricist Gulzar. The two artistes were...
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Dominance of meaningless songs disturbs Javed Akhtar
updated February 16, 2012MUMBAI: Lyricist Javed Akhtar says he is saddened by the phenomenon of meaningless songs increasing day by day and dominating the music scene. "At any given point of time there...
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War over 'Hosanna' continues...
updated February 2, 2012The makers of AR Rahman's song have now filed an online petition to counter the demand for a ban on it The battle...
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Malaika Arora Khan to spice up Zee Bollywood Nite
updated February 2, 2012Malaika Arora Khan, who is one of India's top item girls, is expected to be the star attraction at the Zee Bollywood Nite 2012 at the Putrajaya Convention Centre. The 38-year-o...
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Deepika in Ganesh Hegdes next music video
updated February 2, 2012After Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone is the next actress to be a part of singer/choreographer Ganesh Hedge's music videos. Deepika will star in...
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Shankar Mahadevan talks Music, the world record and more!
updated February 2, 2012Today, after numerous spectacularly memorable songs as a superstar singer, and a multitude of super hit film music scores as part of the top music director troika Shankar-Ehsaan...