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Rising Star India (Season 1)
''Rising Star (Indian TV series), Rising Star'' is an Indian version of the international franchise series ''Rising Star (TV series), Rising Star'', a reality television singing competition. The program format lets the viewers vote for contestants live via the television channel's mobile app. The show premiered on 4 February 2015 on Colors TV and airs on weekends at 9:00 pm. This is the first reality television show in India which involves Live Audience Voting. Popular playback singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, playback singer and actor Monali Thakur and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh are the experts in the show. This show marks as Diljit Dosanjh's television debut. The show is hosted by singer-actor Meiyang Chang and dancer-choreographer Raghav Juyal. Bannet Dosanjh became India's first Rising Star, won Rs. 20 lakhs and also an opportunity to sing a song in an upcoming Vishesh Films movie. Maithili Thakur was declared as the first runner-up. Season Overview The Live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 21 July 2008 by Viacom 18 under then Chief Executive Officer Rajesh Kamat. Reception In less than a year, series like '' Balika Vadhu'', '' Uttaran'', '' Bigg Boss'', ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'', '' Sasural Simar Ka'', '' Udaan'', '' Naagin'' helped the channel to pass the decade-old market-leader StarPlus in weekly Gross Rating Points (GRPs). Programming Colors HD Colors HD was added on 24 October 2011 by various MSO & DTH Operators in India and Nepal including Dish Home (Nepal), Asianet Digital TV, DishTV, Airtel digital TV, Videocon d2h and Tata Play. Hathway digital cable also provides Colors HD. International On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on Dish Network in the United States, Canada and Mexico, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breathless (Shankar Mahadevan Album)
''Breathless'' is the 1998 Indi-pop album by Indian singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar. It was the album that first made Mahadevan famous. The title track, "Breathless," is a steady stream of a song that goes on without a break, stanzas, verse or apparently even a pause for breath. The length of the part of the song which is 'breathless' is about three minutes. Mahadevan made the album in collaboration with Akhtar, a reputed lyricist in the Indian music industry. Renu Desai was a model and appeared in the music video of Shankar Mahadevan's "Breathless". The album won the award for Best Non-film Album at the 1998 Screen Awards. Track listing Reception The music album was a huge success, selling over 300,000 copies and topped all major music charts in India for about 10 straight weeks. Music video The music video of the title song "Breathless" was directed by Farhan Akhtar and his sister Zoya Akhtar. This was the beginning of a long association, as S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tum Hi Ho
"Tum Hi Ho" () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic song from the 2013 Indian movie '' Aashiqui 2'', sung by Arijit Singh. It was composed and written by Mithoon. Picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, it was released by Bhushan Kumar under T-Series, leading to its popularity and remaining in the top 10 of ''Planet Bollywood'' for eight weeks and capturing the first spot on the Top 20 of MTV India for seven weeks. It has garned 700+ million views on YouTube . Background and release The song had been recorded by Mithoon two years before its release with Arijit Singh's vocals. Mithoon recalls, The song was released on 23 March 2013, along with the teaser of the music video by T-Series, followed by its release the next day. It garnered over 1,852,947 views within 10 days of launch. Critical reception The song received acclaim from critics. Glamsham gave a rating of 5 stars out of 5 and said, "It is indeed an exhilarating experience listening to the song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)
''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' () is the soundtrack album composed by Pritam, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya for the 2016 Hindi romance film of the same name directed by Karan Johar. The soundtrack album marks first collaboration of Johar and Pritam, although the latter had previously composed for the Dharma Productions hit ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani''. It is based on the film's theme on unrequited love, consisting situational numbers portraying the emotions of characters Ayan (Ranbir Kapoor), Saba (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), Alizeh (Anushka Sharma) and Ali (Fawad Khan). Given the intensity of the screenplay, Pritam composed a mix of romantic, intense and fun songs unlike routine romantic numbers. The title track, which served the first single from the soundtrack was instantaneously composed with predictable rhymes. As per trends by Google, the track was the topmost Hindi song in India during 2016–17. The tracks "Bulleya" and "Channa Mereya" served as second and third sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshita Suresh
Rakshita Suresh (born 1 June 1998) is one of the Indian playback singers known for her work in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu cinema. She was the winner on ''Rhythm Tadheem'' aired on ETV Kannada and title winner of "Little Star Singer" 2009 aired on Asianet Suvarna (Kannada). She is the first runner up in the reality show of Super Singer 6 aired on Star Vijay (Tamil) in 2018. Early life Rakshita was born on 1 June 1998, in Mysore Karnataka to Suresh and Anitha Suresh. She is a graduate in B.Sc. Rakshita started learning music at the age of 4 years. She is trained in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Classical music and Light Music. Career She made her debut as a playback singer for Ilayaraja, she has sung many more singles in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. The first song that she recorded in Telugu was in 2015 for the film Yevade Subramanyam starring Telugu actor Nani. She delivered many solo concerts globally, both in India and abroad, like Mysuru "Yuva Dasara". She sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jag Ghoomeya
"Jag Ghoomeya" (English: Toured the world) is a Punjabi song from the soundtrack of 2016 Indian film '' Sultan''. The song is written by Irshad Kamil, composed by Vishal–Shekhar and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. It is picturised upon Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma for the film. The song also has an audio version by Salman Khan, and a female version by Neha Bhasin picturised upon Anushka Sharma. Critical reception "Filmbeat" described the song as melodic. "Zee News" in its review wrote, Soothing like a spring breeze, the lilting track will immerse deep down in you. A romantic and gripping number, expresses the on-screen character 'Sultan Ali Khan' ( Salman's) feelings for 'Aarfa' ( Anushka). "Pinkvilla" wrote the song Jag Ghoomeya is mesmerising. Awards Neha Bhasin was awarded the "Best female singer award" at the Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghoomar (song)
"Ghoomar" ( hi, घूमर) is a song sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Swaroop Khan from the film ''Padmaavat'' (earlier ''Padmavati'') 2018. The music of the song was composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali while the lyrics were provided by A. M. Turaz and Swaroop Khan. The music video of the track features Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Anupriya Goenka. The movie is dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and hence the song was also released as "Goomar" in Tamil and "Jhoommani Jhoommani Aade" in Telugu. The Tamil and Telugu versions as well were sung by Ghoshal while the Kannada version was sung by Darshan N and Sparsha RK. Development On 12 July 2016, Shreya Ghoshal recorded "Ghoomar" which was mixed and mastered by Tanay Gajjar at Wow & Flutter Studio in Mumbai. Ghoshal considered the track as a "landmark" in her career. The music video of the track features Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Anupriya Goenka. Padukone had undergone training with a Rajasthani dance teacher Jyoti D Tommar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mast Kalandar
''Mast Kalandar '' is a 1991 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, written by Salim Khan and directed by Rahul Rawail. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is known for being the first Bollywood film picturing an openly gay character, ''Pinku'', played by Anupam Kher. Plot Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his only son. He wants his son married to a wealthy woman, but his son loves and wants to marry a poor woman. Pratap Singh, at first, tells his son to forget his love, which his son refuses. Then angry Pratap Singh orders his son to leave his house forever, which he does. Now, some years later, Pratap Singh receives a letter, in which he learns that his son is no more but his daughter-in-law and grandson are still alive. So he sends his manager Prem to bring them, but they do not arrive. Pratap continues to search for them. At last, he learns that his daughter-in-law is dead but his grandson lives in a slum with a drunkard Shank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janam Janam
''Dilwale'' () is an 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film stars Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Dhawan.Kajol to be the leading lady in Shah Rukh Khan-Rohit Shetty's 'Dilwale' – Daily News & Analysis Dnaindia.com (17 February 2015). Retrieved on 13 July 2015 while , , |
Dum Maro Dum (song)
Dum Maro Dum ( Hindi: दम मारो दम, "Puff, take a puff!") is an Indian Hindi song from the 1971 Bollywood film '' Hare Rama Hare Krishna''. It was sung by Asha Bhosle and chorus. The song was picturized on Zeenat Aman. It was written by Anand Bakshi and composed by Rahul Dev Burman. It has been remixed and sampled by many other artists. The song was a hit in the 1970s, and gained cult status in India. Personnel The song was originally intended to be a duet, with Lata Mangeshkar singing for the "good girl", and Usha Iyer (later Usha Uthup) singing for the "bad girl". However, due to some changes, the song ended up being a solo sung by Asha Bhosle. The sound ''aa..aa..aa..'' at the end of each stanza is that of Usha Iyer, who also chants ''Hare Krishna Hare Rama'' with the chorus. The song presented the lyricist Anand Bakshi as a versatile lyricist and shaped his career. It also boosted the composer Rahul Dev Burman's career. Bhupinder played the guitar for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulleya
"Bulleya" (Urdu: بللیہ ) is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, released in 1999. It is the first track from the band's fifth album, '' Parvaaz'' (1999), recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and released on EMI Records. The song is a famous kafi written by the sufi saint Bulleh Shah. Bulleh Shah is famous for his spiritual and metaphysical poetry, and '' Bullah Ki Jaana'' (the poem on which the song is based) is one of his well-known poems. The song is composed and produced by lead guitarist and founder of the band Salman Ahmad. It is the lead single on the album, the song uses blending of rock guitars and bluesy vocals with eastern elements like the use of tablas, raga-inspired melodies and traditional Pakistani folk music. It is considered one of the best sufi rock songs ever recorded by Junoon, and is often performed at concerts. The song is one of the most well known and popular track by Junoon, also listeners and critics have continued to praise "Bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deewani Mastani
"Deewani Mastani"/Thindaadi Pogiraen (Tamil)/ Mastani Swarasalo(Telugu) is a song from the 2015 Blockbuster Bollywood film, ''Bajirao Mastani''. The song is composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and sung by Shreya Ghoshal, while backing vocals were given by Ganesh Chandanshive, Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Altamash Faridi, Farhan Sabri. The lyrics were majorly penned by Siddharth-Garima. Ganesh Chandanshive penned the Marathi lyrics while the Qawwali lyrics were written by Nasir Faraaz. The song features Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in the video. The movie was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and hence the song was also released as "Thindaadi Poagiraen" in Tamil and "Mastani" in Telugu on 25 November 2015. Shreya Ghoshal rendered her voice to all the three versions of the song. The song was reprised in MTV Unplugged Season 6 and was also rendered by Ghoshal. Development ''Deewani Mastani'' is recorded, mixed and mastered by Tanay Gajjar at Wow & Flutter Studio in Mumbai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
