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Haider (soundtrack)
''Haider'' is the soundtrack album, composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, to the 2014 Hindi film of the same name. The film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, stars Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu and Kay Kay Menon in key roles. The soundtrack album features nine tracks, and was released on on the record label Junglee Music. Vishal Bhardwaj and Sukhwinder Singh won the National Award for Best Music Direction of Songs and Best Male Playback Singer respectively. Development The original songs and film score are composed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The song, "Roshe Valle" was sung live at the shooting spot by actress Tabu as it was a part of her act. Actor Sumit Kaul helped actress Tabu get the right enunciations when she sang the folk song. The track's studio recording was completed in August 2014. Shraddha Kapoor has sung the Kashmiri folk part of the song titled "Do Jahaan". The first single "Aao Na" is a composition that dominates electric guitar instrument with the drum kit providing backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film '' Abhay'' (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's ''Maachis'' (1996). He received the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films ''Satya'' (1998) and '' Godmother'' (1999). For the latter, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film '' Makdee'' (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: '' Maqbool'' (2003) from ''Macbeth'', '' Omkara'' (2006) from ''Othello'', and '' Haider'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shraddha Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987)Rishita Roy Chowdhury (3 March 2022)"Happy Birthday Shraddha Kapoor! Tiger Shroff to Anushka Sharma, celebs wish the actress" ''India Today''. said she turned 35 on 3 March 2022"Happy Birthday Shraddha Kapoor: Rare childhood pics of 'Aashiqui' girl" ''Indian Express''. 3 March 2016. mentioned her birthday 3 March 1987. is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actresses, Kapoor has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by ''Forbes Asia'' in their Forbes 30 Under 30, 30 Under 30 list of 2016. The daughter of actor Shakti Kapoor, she began her acting career with a brief role in the 2010 heist film ''Teen Patti (film), Teen Patti'', and followed it with her first leading role in the teen drama ''Luv Ka The End'' (2011). Kapoor had her breakthrough playing a singer in the commercially successful romantic musical ''Aashiqui 2'' (2013), fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubab (instrument)
The rubab (, ) or robab is a lute-like musical instrumentDavid Courtney, 'Rabab'Chandra & David's Homepage/ref> of Central Asian origin. It is the national musical instrument of Afghanistan and is also commonly played in India and Pakistan, mostly by Pashtuns, Balochis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, and Punjabis. Variants of the rubab include the ''Kabuli rebab'' of Afghanistan, the Uyghur '' rawap'' of Xinjiang, the '' Pamiri rubab'' of Tajikistan, and the North Indian '' seni rebab''. The instrument and its variants spread throughout West, Central, South and Southeast Asia. The Kabuli rebab from Afghanistan derives its name from the Arabic ''rebab'' and is played with a bow while in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent, the instrument is plucked and is distinctly different in construction. Size variants Components In detail about the strings: Construction The body is carved out of a single piece of wood, with a head covering a hollow bowl which provides the sound-chambe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a percussion mallet, to produce sound. There is usually a resonant head on the underside of the drum. Other techniques have been used to cause drums to make sound, such as the thumb roll. Drums are the world's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments, and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Drums may be played individually, with the player using a single drum, and some drums such as the djembe are almost always played in this way. Others are normally played in a set of two or more, all played by one player, such as bongo drums and timpani. A number of different drums together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Eastern Music
The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, the Iranian traditions of Persia, the Jewish music of Israel and the diaspora, Kurdish music, Armenian music. Azeri Music, the varied traditions of Cypriot music, the Turkish music of Turkey, traditional Assyrian music, Coptic ritual music in Egypt as well as other genres of Egyptian music in general. It is widely regarded that some Middle-Eastern musical styles have influenced Central Asia, as well as the Balkans and Spain. Throughout the region, religion has been a common factor in uniting peoples of different languages, cultures and nations. The predominance of Islam allowed a great deal of Arabic, and Byzantine influence to spread through the region rapidly from the 7th century onward. The Arabic scale is strongly melodic, often Phrygian Dominant and based on various maqamat (sing. maqam) or modes (also known as makam in Turkish music). The early Arabs translated and develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andheri
Andheri (Help:IPA/Marathi, [ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Government and politics For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC. Economy Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels. Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX. Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji. Transportation The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city. The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Line 1 (Mumbai Metro), Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan. Mumbai Metro Line 1 (Mumbai Metro), Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri (Andheri metro stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar
Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicised usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below). (a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firstpost
Firstpost is an Indian news website owned by Network18 Group, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC TV18. It has posted misinformation on multiple occasions. The Network 18 group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to . History Firstpost began in 2011 as an online news portal of Network18. In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of '' Forbes India'' whose four top editorial heads, including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta, were dismissed. The event led to a media furor. Thereafter on 31 May 2013, Firstpost took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com for an undisclosed amount. According to Scroll.in, "Network18, with its online outlet ''FirstPost'', famously lost its primetime anchors in 2014 because of a diktat against criticising Modi." In 2015, '' The Caravan'' reported on censorship in Firstpost over criticism of political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external electric Guitar amplifier, sound amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar. It uses one or more pickup (music technology), pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into Electrical signal, electrical signals, which ultimately are reproduced as sound by loudspeakers. The sound is sometimes shaped or electronically altered to achieve different timbres or tonal qualities via amplifier settings or knobs on the guitar. Often, this is done through the use of Effects unit, effects such as reverb, Distortion (music), distortion and "overdrive"; the latter is considered to be a key element of electric blues guitar music and jazz, rock music, rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal guitar playing. Designs also exist combining attributes of electric and acoustic guitars: the Semi-acoustic guitar, semi-acoustic and Acoustic-electric guitar, acoustic-electric guitars. Inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Male Playback Singer
The National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a male playback singer for the best renditions of songs from films within the Indian film industry. The award was first granted to Mahendra Kapoor in 1967. The singers whose performances have won awards have worked in nine major languages: Hindi (19 awards), Malayalam (9 awards), Bengali (7 awards), Telugu and Marathi (5 awards each), Tamil and Kannada (4 awards each), and Punjabi (1 award). The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with eight wins for three languages (Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi), followed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who won six times for four languages ( Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Tamil). Udit Narayan and Shankar Mahadevan follow next, winning three awards each. The singers Manna Dey, Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, M. G. Sreekumar, Hariharan and Arijit Singh Arijit Singh (; born 25 April 1987) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Music Direction
The National Film Award for Best Music Direction (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the National Film Development Corporation of India to a musician who has composed the best score for films produced within the Indian film industry. The award was first introduced at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967. At the 42nd National Film Awards, an award for "Best Background Score" was instituted. It was however discontinued after that, and it was not until 2009 that the category was re-introduced. Later, during the 70th National Film Awards both the categories — Best Background Score and Best Background Music were clubbed together and named as "Best Background Music". A total of 51 awards—including award for Best Background music—to 40 different composers. Although the Indian film industry produces films in around 20 languages and dialects, the recipients of the award include those who have worked in seven major languages: H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
