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Six music composers come together for 'Striker' |
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Written by IANS
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A total of six music composers have come together to compose seven different songs for filmmaker Chandan Arora's 'Striker', which features Tamil actor Siddharth, whose last Hindi project was 'Rang De Basanti'.
The album will have a variety of songs composed by music directors like Vishal Bhardwaj, Swanand Kirkire, Shailendra Kumar, Yuva Shankar, Amit Trivedi and rap artist Blaaze, said a press release.
The composers have also sung their respective numbers.
In 'Striker', Siddharth plays the role of a carrom player.
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Beyonce's break from music |
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Written by AP
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 |
NEW YORK - SUPERSTAR singer and actress Beyonce Knowles reportedly wants to take a six month break from the music business.
She apparently thinks she needs to take some time off and focus on her personal life, including spending time with her five-year-old nephew Daniel and her husband, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, reported celebrity website Bang Showbiz on Wednesday.
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Legendary playback singer Yesudas turns 70 |
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Written by IANS
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Sunday, 10 January 2010 |
Mangalore (Karnataka), Jan 10 (IANS) “Gori tera gaon bada pyara, Mein toh gaya maara, Aake yaahan re….” The voice that has enthralled generations and soothed a million souls, including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, belongs to the legendary K.J. Yesudas, who turned 70 Sunday.
Rahman, in a tribute to the veteran playback singer who is fondly called ‘Gana Gandharvan’, once said: “The most beautiful voice in the world is that of Yesudas.”
With more than 40,000 film songs in several languages, including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tulu, Malay, Russian, Arabic, Latin and English, in his kitty, Yesudas’ journey in the world of music continues.
As has been a practice on every birthday of his, the versatile singer, who is always dressed in a flowing white kurta and a white dhoti, paid obeisance with his family at the Kollur Mookambika temple near here Sunday.
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Richard Gere campaigns to turn Bodh Gaya into vegetarian zone |
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Written by IANS
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
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Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Hollywood star Richard Gere, who is in Bodh Gaya in Bihar to attend a five-day discourse on Buddhism by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Thursday supported the demand to turn the town where Buddha attained enlightenment into a vegetarian zone.
“I am strongly in favour of turning Bodh Gaya into a vegetarian zone,” Richard Gere told mediapersons at Bodh Gaya Thursday before going to participate in a discourse on Buddhism by the Dalai Lama.
He also appealed to locals as well as tourists to adopt vegetarianism.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 08 January 2010 )
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Madonna to foray into rock with new album |
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Written by IANS
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 |
London, Jan 7 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna is planning a foray into the rock genre with her next album. The singer has lined up rock band Pearl Jam producer Brendan O Brien to work on her new tracks. Madonna is starting her 12th studio album, a follow-up to 2008’s Hard Candy, and she’s looking to expand her musical style for the next record, reported contactmusic.com
The currently untitled record is due for release later this year.
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The real story of 3 Idiots |
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Written by Raj Yadav
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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3 Idiots is making raves and continues to rake in some serious dough (US Domestic Total as of Jan. 3, 2010: $4,757,078). It is the highest record total for any Hindi cinema in the US within two weeks. However, are 3 Idiots makers proving out to be selfish and not giving credit where its due? Many think so. Check out the blog of Chetan Bhagat, who is not shying away from voicing his concerns and is genuinely feeling hurt with the whole saga. Did the producers of 3 Idiots thought they could get away with such a pull? It is a leaving a bitter taste in all creative minds, no matter how good the movie has turned out to be.
Even though I have not read the book myself, I too would have loved to see major credits in the beginning as opposed to scrolls towards the end. Actually I did not even notice it during end credit scrolls due to people standing and pulling out from the theater.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 January 2010 )
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