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| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
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Dear Sameer,
We are great fans of Mr. Amit Kumar himself and we would love to work with him. There have been a couple of times we wanted to work with him, he has not been around, and there was a co-ordination kind of problem. But in future for sure, you will hear us together. Varun, Thank You. Responses like this make it worthwhile being a music director and creating music. This is what we live for. And if our music means something to someone, then, you can't ask for more than that. Ramsaha, Thank you. 'Dhoom Tana' was of course ours, but we had the opportunity to have our song, our composition arranged by the legendary Pyarelal and we had a blast. It was a learning experience. Also that I am really glad that you liked 'Falak Tak' from Tashan.
Bhumika, we do our best to keep our music fun. And we have fun making it. That's the key and that's the only reason we took this profession. We don't work for money, we don't work for fame. We work to enjoy ourselves and to have the experience of creating music that somebody will appreciate, will like, and become an essential part of somebody's life. Also, the responses to the blog, to the music is much appreciated. Jaimin, I am so glad that you like the music and the singing. Like I said, the purpose of our lives is to make you guys enjoy our music. Nachiket, Thank You for enjoying our music. I whole heartedly condemn plagiarism. It should be a criminal offence. It's sad that the law in our country doesn't provide for that. Amongst the other releases this year, we have Bachna Ae Haseeno which is already out. And I am sure that you guys are loving it, I hope that you guys are loving it. KK has sung 'Khuda Jaane' in that. You must be enjoying that. As far as other releases are concerned, next up will be Dostana in November, which is being produced by Karan Johar and is being directed by Tarun Mansukhani, with Abhishek, John and Priyanka in it and the music is something totally new. I can't wait for you guys to see Dostana and I really want to hear the reactions. Then after that, we have Alladin in December, which is Sujoy Ghosh's film. We started out with him virtually, as our second film was Jhankaar Beats. So, this is as much our music as his music and this is as much our film as his film. We are really, really looking forward to both these soundtracks. Satish, this is not the time and this is not the place. Essentially, the industry is a very easy place. New people are working in the business everyday. So, just don't give up hope, keep going. But you need to meet people personally. Putting up stuff on the blog is not good. I don't hear unsolicited materials, whether its music or lyrics. It's a legal problem, because that's how we have been advised by our lawyers. I can't hear lyrics which are not solicited by me. Sorry about that.
Manik, I am glad that you liked the music. You have picked the right songs from the entire soundtrack. They are my favorites as well. I hope that you and your friends are enjoying it. That's all you can hope for as a music director. When you put out music, you just hope that people will get drawn into it. That's what is important. Sanket, Thank You for liking the music. Uditji is one of our favorite singers as well. He is a great guy, having a totally spectacularly innocent voice. But we would like to mix and match voices. We like to try different things with different voices. So, it's hard to use one guy for all our songs. But definitely, as much as possible, we would like to try and use Uditji's voice. And as far as melodic music is concerned, I really need to clarify this that we, Vishal and Shekhar, have always considered ourselves as people who make melodious music, who like to write beautiful melodies. The whole club thing, ever since 'Dus Bahane' went mad, then, Bluff Master, then, Salaam Namaste, it's been a fact that people have been enjoying our music, Golmaal, Honeymoon Travels Ltd, so on and so forth. But, the fact of the matter is that we prefer to compose beautiful love songs, melodies, or just tune, that is what we are all about. And yes, we do enjoy both the aspects and we will try and do both as much as possible.
Shivani, Tashan has a lot of Indian classical stuff in it, although it is used in a light manner. And as far as slow songs are concerned, I am sure that you must have heard 'Suno Na', 'Allah Ke Bande', I am sure that you must be listening to 'Khuda Jaane' (rom Bachana Ae Haseeno, 'Ajab Si' from Om Shanti Om, we do our best. And as far as marks are concerned, we are not really concerned. Shadab, as far as trance is concerned, it really depends on the film. If something comes up, we surely will. Again, thank you and Inshallah! God will keep supporting us by giving us inspiration to create good music. Aamir, Thank You for your comments. Do refer to Boxofficeindia.com, music sales chart and enjoy. Mubin, I appreciate being on the same list as A.R. Rahman and Shankar Ehsaan and Loy. Sandeep Chowta, however, has even been sued for plagiarism. 'Kambakth Ishq' was a note-for-note lift; many times his music has been lifted. I do know him personally, but he is certainly not known for his originality. Well, as far as Rahman and Vishal-Shekhar go, I will keep you informed. Maybe there's something in the pipeline.
Hardik, hopefully, none of our soundtracks will be in the same league as each other. We try and do different things each time. Some of you may like it; some of you may not like it. The only criterion we follow is that we have to like it. We have to have fun creating it and hopefully that will get translated to the audience. If you didn't get into it, my apologies. We will do better next time. Suresh, yes it is true. We are leaving for the Unforgettable Tour tonight and thank you for all your kind words. And I am really glad that you liked the music and also really glad that you enjoyed the reality shows as well. Sabinesh, Thank You. God is good. As a singer, lyricist, music director, both Shekhar and I try to be truthful to our work as much as possible. We do only original work. We are basically normal guys who have chosen this as our career and try to do our best as much as possible and God is good. He helps us all the way. |
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| Posted by Vishal Dadlani at 17:59 IST |
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| They have made some of Bollywood’s biggest stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra dance to their tunes (literally). Their style of music is unique and reflects their personalities to the T. They are responsible for bringing in a new sound in Bollywood with some pulsating tracks in films like Dus, Bluffmaster, Jhankaar Beats, Salaam Namaste and Om Shanti Om. We are talking about none other than the rocking music director duo of Vishal- Shekhar who are currently ruling the roost in Hindi film industry. Bollywood Hungama brings you this talented duo sharing their views on music, cinema and else. Don’t miss reading Vishal – Shekhar’s blog only on your favorite Bollywood website Bollywood Hungama.com |
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