Pakistan`s Mahira Khan with SRK in Raees

ENTERTAINMENT
India’s Koyal
Rana makes
it to Miss
World top 10
MUMBAI IS
TALKING
ABOUT
Suniel
Shetty’s
‘car’nama
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014 I ADVERTORIAL,
ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTIONAL FEATURE I MUMBAI
BOLLYWOOD MUSIC REPORT JAN-DEC 2014
Bollywood music saw many changing trends in 2014, be it the emergence
of the importance of singles over albums, the virtual replacement of old
singers by new voices, the culture of multiple music directors for a film, the
emphasis given to the promotional song in a film or the birth of Zee Music
as a challenger to the still dominant T-Series
Priya.Gupta@timesgroup.com
M
1
FILM
RATING
2 States
4 stars
MUSIC DIRECTORS
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
usic has always been and
has become an even bigger parameter in the success of a film. This year, the films
which gave the makers the maximum return on investment were
coincidentally films with great
music, be it 2 States, Ek Villain,
Ragini MMS 2 or Yaariyan. Kick,
this year's biggest blockbuster so
far, too had great music. The cul-
ture of music being unveiled at the
music launch has given way to singles being released one by one, culminating with an event where the
stars of the film interact with
media and release the CD, which is
a mere photo-op. All top 10 songs
this year had completely new voices, barring that of Shreya
Ghoshal, who still remains a hot
favourite amongst music directors. Even though Arijit Singh,
Ankit Tiwari and Yo Yo Honey
Singh remained top choices for
every filmmaker, Kanika Kapoor
and Mohammad Irfan made
impressive debuts. On the subject
of copyright and contracts, we
are happy that the music companies and all the associations have
reached a consensus that is mutually beneficial. While T-Series
remains the dominant player, Zee
Music seems to have bagged a
chunk of the market, proving to
be good challengers.
TOP 10 SONGS (based on
Mirchi Top 20 and our rating)
FILM
RATING
Ek Villain
4 stars
MUSIC DIRECTORS
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari & Soch
FILM
Zehnaseeb
Shekhar Ravjiani
& Chinmayi
Sripada
Hasee Toh
Phasee
Kick
4 stars
3
Suno Na
Sangemarmar
Arijit Singh
Youngistaan
Happy New
Year
4
Ranjha
Rupesh Kumar
Ram
Queen
Shekhar Ravjiani &
Chinmayi Sripada
Hasee Toh
Phasee
5
Bismil
Sukhwinder Singh
Haider
6
Naina
Arijit Singh
Raja Natwarlal
Sona Mohapatra &
Armaan Malik
Khoobsurat
Tere Hoke Rahenge
8
Tune Maari
Entriyaan
Vishal Dadlani, Bappi
Lahiri, KK & Neeti
Mohan
Gunday
7
Patakha Guddi
Sultana & Jyoti
Nooran
Highway
8
Sawan Aaya Hai
Arijit Singh
Creature 3D
9
Jumme Ki Raat
Mika Singh & Palak
Muchhal
Kick
9
Allah Waariyan
Shafqat Amanat
Ali
RATING
Yaariyan
10
Sunny Sunny
Yo Yo Honey Singh &
Neha Kakkar
Yaariyan
10
Sheeshe Ka
Samundar
Rekha Bhardwaj
The Xposé
Himesh Reshammiya, Meet
Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh
FILM
RATING
Ragini MMS2 4 stars
Yaariyan
4 stars
MUSIC DIRECTORS
MUSIC DIRECTORS
Chirantan Bhatt, Meet Bros
Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh
SONGS
FILM
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
3
Samjhawan
Arijit Singh & Shreya
Ghoshal
4
Mast Magan
5
1
Baby Doll
2
Pritam, Mithoon,Yo Yo Honey
Singh, Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Baby Doll
Ek Villian
Humpty
Sharma Ki
Dulhania
2
Arijit Singh & Chinmayi
Sripada
2 States
Manwa Laage
Arijit Singh & Shreya
Ghoshal
6
Zehnaseeb
7
Abheet Gidwani
Meena.Iyer@timegroup.com
T
Shah
Rukh
Khan
Dholakia. The film has Shah
Rukh Khan playing a don and is
likely to have Nawazuddin
Siddiqui playing a cop. A
source said that SRK had
dropped in at the audition to
meet Mahira.
The actress is married to her
college sweetheart Ali Askari.
And though she is based out of
Karachi, the articulate girl
with the porcelain complexion
travels extensively. India will
be a long haul destination for
now, we guess.
SONGS
Ragini MMS 2
Pakistan’s Mahira Khan
with SRK in Raees
alent from across the
border continues to be
sought
after
in
Bollywood. After Fawad Khan
(Khoobsurat) and Humaima
Malick (Raja Natwarlal), yet
another attractive Pakistani
actress, Mahira Khan is slated
to make her debut in Hindi cinema. This Pak import won
notices worldwide for her performance in Shoaib Mansoor’s
Bol (2011), just like Humaima
did. She visited Mumbai last
month after her television serial Humsafar gained popularity
and dropped subtle hints of the
Hindi filmmakers whom she
may consider working with.
Obviously, the ones who were
the quickest to move in were
producers Ritesh Sidhwani and
Farhan Akhtar, who finalised
the VJ-turned-actress for Raees
being directed by Rahul
S.N.
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MUSIC DIRECTORS
5
4
FILM
RATING
◆ Singles replace albums: Launch of singles replaces the
culture of album releases
◆ New singers take over: New singers replace the old singers
completely
◆ Multiple music directors for a film: More and more films
now have multiple music directors composing songs for
one film
◆ The emergence of the Promotional song: Many films now
record and market a promotional song after the completion of
the film, to give the film a boost at the box office. This song is
usually sung and performed by a special singer or actress to
help build hype for the film.
◆ Virtual monopoly of T-Series gives way to a competitive
market scenario with Zee Music as a key challenger: The
copyright issue raised gave way to the emergence of Zee
Music as a challenger to the still dominant T-Series.
SINGERS
Kanika Kapoor,
Meet Bros
Anjjan & Kunal
Avanti
3
FILM
TRANSITIONS IN THE BOLLYWOOD
MUSIC INDUSTRY IN 2014:
TOP 10 CRITICALLY BEST SONGS
SINGERS
Kanika Kapoor, Meet
Bros Anjjan & Kunal
Avanti
S.N.
2
>>
>>
TOP 5 ALBUMS
Mahira Khan
First look of Girish
Kumar and
Navneet Kaur
Dhillon (Miss India
2013) from Vaibhav
Mishra’s modern,
contemporary, yet
untitled love story
being currently
shot in Mauritius
IMPRESSIVE TALENT
KANIKA KAPOOR
Singer of Baby Doll, Lovely
MOHAMMAD IRFAN
Singer of Dard Dilo Ke, Banjaara
Ragini
MMS 2
ARMAAN MALIK
Singer of Naina, Auliya
SOHAIL SEN
Music Director of Gunday
SHASHI-SHIVAMM
Music Directors of Mary Kom
TUESDAY 16 DECEMBER 2014
Pre-owned car showroom launched in city
Pics: Tejas Kudtarkar
Rowan
Fernandes,
Suniel Shetty,
Faisal Ahmed
and Cyrus
Nallaseth
M
umbai saw the
launch of CarCity,
a certified preowned car showroom in
Worli, by three friends and
car lovers — Cyrus
Nallaseth,
Faisal
N
Ahmad and Rowan
Fernandes. The showroom embodies qualities Mumbai is known
for — vibrant, dynamic
and constantly on the
move. The company
promises absolute commitment to clients.
ensuring complete transparency and integrity, It
hopes to quench Mumbai’s
growing thirst for preowned premium certified
cars as it feels the market for
this is growing at a rapid
Moiz
Lokhandwala,
Mohit shah,
Timmy Narang
MOMS AND KIDS BOND
AT THIS CHRISTMAS PARTY
R
inging in the festive
season,
Phoenix
Marketcity Kurla hosted a grand Christmas party
recently. The evening at one of
the most sought after suburban destinations saw mothers
and kids indulging in an opulent pre-Christmas party hosted
by
Vahbiz
Mehta.
The evening kickstarted with
a live music performance by
Manasi Scott, who sang
Christmas songs and carols,
creating a
cheerful
ambience.
Post the enthralling performance, the ladies went on a holiday shopping spree in the
mall, which boasts a wide
range of cosmetics and international fashion brands. The
children enjoyed their time
with Santa Claus at a toy store.
They even put their creative
skills to test at the kids club
art workshop and had a funfilled, adventurous evening at
the various entertainment
facilities that the mall has to
offer. They even attended the
special Christmas workshops,
where they learnt to make
bands and reindeer hats. The
joyful evening ended with a
scrumptious dinner, hosted by
Grillopolis. Shamita Singha,
who attended the event, said,
“I feel delighted to have the
opportunity to spend quality
time with kids, friends and
their
families.
Phoenix
Marketcity is a vibrant and
exciting venue to host an
evening of fun and celebration.” Also seen at this soiree
were Tupur Chatterjee, Arzoo
Govitrikar, Megha Kawale,
Asha
Bhat
(Miss
Supranational 2014), Aditi
Govitrikar, Aanchal Oberoi
and Mahek Chahal.
Shamita Singha
Asha Bhatt
(Miss Supranational
2014)
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Ahmed and Sonal Fernandes
pace. The occasion also saw
the launch of
South
Mumbai’s first 3M car care
store, a leader in car detailing, offering treatments like
car exterior polishing, interior cleaning with 99%
germ elimination, paint protection films, car wraps etc.
Among the several celebrities and corporate honchos
who attended the event were
Suniel Shetty, Ashwin
Sanghi, Peter and Indrani
Mukerjea,
Mohammed
Khan, Gary Lawyer, Timmy
Narang, Kunal Vijaykar,
Rakesh Agarwal, Ankur
Sharma, Clyde Crasto,
Sumit
and
Amrita
Chowdhury, Sai Gundewar,
Savio D’sa, Colvyn Harris
and Jimmy Tata.
Aditi
Govitrikar
Siddharth
Kannan
Tupur
Chatterjee
with daughter
Seshu Rao
(Regional Manager,
3M India Ltd)
Arzoo Govitrikar
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Man has scissors stuck in his stomach for 12 years
S
urgeons left a man to suffer 12
years of stomach pain after they
accidentally left a pair of 20 cm long
surgical scissors inside him after an
operation. The 53-year-old victim,
Karp Ponomaryov from Kazakhstan,
has now said that he is not looking to
sue the hospital, and has only asked
that they arrange to have the scissors
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removed immediately.