Some Hit Songs by Shaan
One talented singer in the new generation is Shantanu Mukherji or better known as Shaan. He has got one of the most original and fresh voice in the Hindi film music industry. He did no harm to his ever increasing popularity in hit shows of Zee TV’s Saregamapa Star’s Voice of India. These program that focuses on emerging talent hunt, gave Shaan pan-India coverage. Shaan has sung numerous hit songs apart from cutting successful albums. His album Tanha Dil proved to be a big hit. Right from the very beginning, Shaan had it in him.
His album ‘Tanha Dil’s title song was ‘Tanha Dil, Tanha Safar’ and the song became a craze. A well choreographed song, it had catchy lyrics and of course freshness brought by Shaan’s voice. This song further established his credentials in the film music industry. One of the earlier songs that brought him fame and recognition was ‘Musu Musu hati’ from the movie Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. In fact, this was his first song in a Hindi movie. The song was well received by youths and composers looking for a fresh voice had found a new one. That’s where his journey actually started.
Shaan kept churning one hit after another and next in the line was ‘Koi kahe kehta rahe’ from cult youth movie Dil Chahta Hai. The song was full of energy and positive vibes and Shaan did a perfect job with his vocals. He has experimented in other genres as well. For example, how can we forget his ‘Bhool ja’ from his first album, Tanha Dil. You just need to listen to it and if by any chance, you have just gone through heartbreak, listen to this heart-rending
What’s Your Rashee? – Music Review
Almost all of Ashutosh Gowariker's movies have been identified with strong themes and wonderful music composed by Mozart from Madras, A R Rahman. But surprisingly this time, his movie ‘What’s Your Rashee’ does not have Rahman as composer. A new composer Sohail Sen has been roped in to compose music for this much anticipated movie. And needless to say, the chap has done a commendable job. The movie has Priyanka Chopra and Hurman Baweja in lead roles and movie was released recently. It’s a three hour long movie and has generated quite a buzz.
New composer Sohail Sen is the son of Sameer sen, himself a leading composer. The movie has wonderful songs belonging to different genres. There are romantic songs. Folk tunes, pacy numbers and rabic songs as well. Overall, this seems to be a good package. The film has total 134 songs and one song each for 12 zodiac signs (as per the theme of movie). Even Gowariker has sung in the movie.
The album starts with soft number and already a hit among masses ‘Jao na’. The composer Sen himself has sung the song along with Tarannum Malik. Definitely a pleasing song, it is intriguing as well. Young generation is sure to be appealed by the theme of the song. The next one is ‘Aaja lehrate’ sung by Shaan and Bhavya Pandit. Fast in nature, the song is quite peppy. However, it will fail to keep your attention for long.
‘Bikhri bikhri’ is the next song rendered by Sohail Sen and Marianne D. Cruz. Quite a soft and soothing song. Next in the list is ‘Mannunga mannunga’ that has been rendered by director Ashutosh Gowariker himself. The next track is ‘Sau janam’ which is basically a love ballet sung by Udit Narayan, Madhushree and Sen. Definitely one of the best songs of the album.
‘Aa le chal’ is the next one sung by Aslesha Gowariker which is an average one. Next in the list is ‘Pyaari pyaari’ sung by Alka Yagnik and Sen. A melodious song. ‘Su Che’ is sung by Sen and Bela Shende and is a fast-paced. ‘Salone kya’ is more into Arabic mould. Rest of the songs is ‘Dhadkan dhadkan’, ‘Pal pal jisko dhoonde’, ‘Koi Jaane na’ and ‘Chehra jo dekhe hain’. Overall, a decent album that you should try at least once.
New York – Music Review
The movie ‘New York’ ended bollywood’s dry run by becoming a modest success. The movie did a good business in different parts of the country including abroad. New York is often referred as ‘City of Paradise’ and is associated with flamboyance. Kabir Khan, the director after his critically acclaimed ‘Kabul Express’ did manage to step up the tempo and gave a good movie catered around the universal theme of terrorism. The music of the movie is composed by talented Pritam and stars John Abraham, Neil Mukesh and beautiful Katrina Kaif. Produced by Yash Raj Films, movie has terrific songs and was well received by public.
The song ‘Hai Junoon’ has been sung by hugely talented Kay Kay Menon and many consider as the best song of the album. Lyrics have been written by Sandeep and song thrives on mild rhythms on synthesized percussions-guitars. Singer has done wonders with the song. The song proved to be a chart buster and even the remix version was for long remained a party circuit favorite. The second song ‘Mera Sang’ has been rendered by Sunidhi Chauhan. The song is worth listening again and again. There is certain lazy elegance about the song. Sunidhi has like always delivered a commendable job.
‘Tune Jo Na Kaha’ has been sung by emerging star Mohit Chauhan and I must say, this guy has got oodles of talent. He has recently delivered one hit after another and there is no stopping this guy from scenic place Himachal Pradesh. Truly a mesmerizing singer he is. Next song is ‘Aye Saaye’ and the vocal is by Pankaj Awasthi. It is sufiana song that has elements of contrast which makes it even more appealing. ‘Sam’s Theme (Instrumental)’ is the next number with vocals by Caralisa Monteiro. The last number in the album is ‘New York Theme’ which is quite a different one. It has elements of hard rock and percussions. Overall, the album is worth having a dekko.
Hindi Movie Songs
The first Hindi movie songs can be traced back to 1931, when the first movie ‘Alam Ara was directed. The movie was believed to be the first movie with moving pictures and talking entities. This brought a great revolution in the Indian movies. Even the songs of that movie were just fabulous, sowing seeds for a completely new form of Hindi movie songs.
Thereafter, movie centers were developed in three major cities of the country, Mumbai, Madras and Kolkatta. Mumbai is considered to be the heart of film industry and is popularly known as Bollywood.
In these centers, various movies were directed and picturized to gear up national causes and the highest impact was brought by the movie songs. There were number of songs in the olden times like apni aazadai ko hum, dil diya hai jaan bhi denge and aey watan that really played a major role in the war of independence.
After that the form and themes of the Indian movie changed and so did the genre of music. The industry came out with various songs that actually helped in popularizing the movies.
Some of the Hindi movie songs like tujhe dekha to ye jaana sanam, aate jaate, didi tera devar, mehandi laaga ke rakhna, and dil deewana bin sajana ke actually helped to take the film to great heights. Movies like DDLJ, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun, Maine Pyar and Kiya became super duper hit because of their beautiful and heart touching songs.
Gradually, with the passage of time, many movie songs came up giving way to more numbers of musicians, composers and singers. Lata Mageshkar, Asha Bhosle, Anuradha Paudwal, Kishore Kumar, and Mohammad Rafi are the hot time singers of the Hindi movie songs, they are also known as the legends of the Indian movie industry.