‘Neethaane En Ponvasantham’ perfect rendition of melody, trance (Tamil Film Music Review)
September 6th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Neethaane En Ponvasantham"; Music Director: Ilayaraja; Lyricist: Na Muthukumar; Singers: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ramya NSK, Ilayaraja, Suraj Jagan and Bela Shende; Rating: ****"Neethaane En Ponvasantham" is ... Read more...
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Average score by Reshammia in ‘Bodyguard’ (IANS Music Review)
July 31st, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Bodyguard"; Music Directors: Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam Chakroborty; Lyricists: Shabbir Ahmed and Neelesh Misra; Singers: Salman Khan, Ash King, Clinton Cerejo, Mika Singh, Amrita Kak, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, ... Read more...
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Not too much to take musically from ‘Ragini MMS’ (IANS Music Review)
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ragini MMS"; Music Director: Shamir Tandon; Singers: Asha Bhosle, Raaj, Faizan Hussain, Agnel Roman, Bappi Lahiri and Shweta Shetty; Rating: ** and 1/2The music album of "Ragini MMS" is not ... Read more...
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‘Stanley Ka Dabba’ entertains with situational songs (IANS Music Review)
April 26th, 2011 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Stanley Ka Dabba"; Music Director: Hitesh Sonik; Lyricist: Amole Gupte; Singers: Shaan, Vishal Dadlani, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Hamsika Iyer and Aditya Chakravarty; Rating: ***Amole Gupte's directorial debut "Stanley ... Read more...
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‘Luv Ka The End’ music targets youth (IANS Music Review)
April 24th, 2011 - 9:01 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Luv Ka The End"; Music Director: Ram Sampath; Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya; Singers: Ali Zafar, Aditi Singh Sharma, Joi Barua, Jimmy Moses, Krishna Beura and Suman Sridhar; Rating: ***It's hip, its ... Read more...
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Top cop implicates Modi for Gujarat ‘carnage’ (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, April 22 (IANS) Senior Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt has blamed Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 "communal carnage", saying he wanted Muslims to be taught "a ... Read more...
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Love songs galore in ‘Haunted 3D’ (IANS Music Review)
April 21st, 2011 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Haunted 3D"; Music Directors: Chirantan Bhatt; Lyricists: Shakeel Azmi and Junaid Wasi; Singers: KK, Suzanne D'Mello, Jojo, Najam Sheraz, Nikhil D'Souza and Tia Bajpai; Rating: ***The music of upcoming horror ... Read more...
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‘Dum Maaro Dum’ music offers variety (IANS Music Review)
March 21st, 2011 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Dum Maaro Dum"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Jaideep Sahni; Singers: Anushka Manchanda, Ash King, Sunidhi Chauhan, Papon, Zubeen Garg, Abhishek Bachchan, Earl, Ayush Phukan and Mohit Chauhan; Rating: ... Read more...
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‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’ album is dull (IANS Music Review)
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Yeh Saali Zindagi"; Music Director: Nishat Khan; Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala, Shilpa Rao, Sukhwinder Singh, Javed Ali and Abhishek Ray; Rating: **Nishat Khan is a ... Read more...
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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Music Is Perfect For Love Birds
December 29th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
is coming with some soulful romantic music that will be loved by the romantic listeners. Music director Pritam Chakraborty has composed eight wonderful tracks for this first ever comedy flick ... Read more...
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Love songs rule ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’ album (IANS Music Review)
December 29th, 2010 - 10:06 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Sanjay Chhel, Neelesh Misra, Kumaar, Sayeed Quadri; Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Sonu Niigaam, Shefali Alvaris, Kunal Ganjawala, Antara Mitra and ... Read more...
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Ghazals with symphony to attract Gen Next: Jagjit Singh
December 8th, 2010 - 1:57 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh who has come up with a new concept of "ghazal symphony" has said this would attract the younger generation to the genre of ghazals."This ... Read more...
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Lost Ray Charles & Johnny Cash Duet “Why Me, Lord?” Found!
October 30th, 2010 - 1:01 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was hidden in a New York storage facility. The previously unknown version of ‘Why Me, Lord?”, sang by Johnny Cash and Ray Charles remained unreleased for years, ... Read more...
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‘Do Dooni Chaar’ packed with situational, fast-paced songs (IANS Music Review)
October 5th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Do Dooni Chaar"; Music Directors: Meet Brothers; Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Meet brothers, Rakesh Pandit and Krishna; Rating: **Meet Brothers have composed the ... Read more...
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‘Do nishaniyan’ gives ‘Jhootha Hi Sahi’ soundtrack an edge (IANS Music Review)
September 25th, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Jhootha Hi Sahi"; Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Lyricist: Abbas Tyrewala; Singers: Rashid Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Niigaam, Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Javed Ali and Chinmayi; Rating: ***Director Abbas Tyrewala reunited ... Read more...
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Pritam scores yet again with ‘Crook’ music (IANS Music Review)
September 12th, 2010 - 9:17 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Crook"; Music Director: Pritam Chakroborty; Lyricist: Kumaar; Singers: Babbu Mann, Suzanne D Mello, Neeraj Shridhar, Nikhil Dsouza, KK and Mohit Chauhan; Rating:***Music composer Pritam Chakroborty, who is a favourite ... Read more...
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‘Man lafanga’ will enchant you in ‘Lafangey Parindey’ album (IANS Music Review)
July 23rd, 2010 - 8:55 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Lafangey Parindey"; Music Director: R. Anandh; Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Ronit Sarkar, Mohit Chauhan, Shail Hada, Anushka Manchanda, Shilpa Rao and Suraj Jagan; Rating: ***R. Anandh, known for composing ... Read more...
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‘Khatta Meetha’ not a music lover’s delight (IANS Music Review)
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Khatta Meetha"; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Shani; Lyricists: Irshad Kamil, Shehzad Roy and Nitin Raikwar; Singers: Kunal Ganjawala, KK, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shehzad Roy, Daler Mehndi, Kalpana Patowary ... Read more...
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FIFA WC: Arrested Dutch women traumatised
June 18th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Johannesburg, June 18 (ANI): The two Dutch women arrested in the orange dress ambush-marketing saga were "very traumatised" by the experience, their lawyer said on Thursday."They were very traumatised; they were treated ... Read more...
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‘Tum chain ho’ clear winner in ‘Milenge Milenge’ soundtrack (IANS Music Review)
June 14th, 2010 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Milenge Milenge"; Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Alka Yagnik, Jayesh Gandhi, Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sonu Niigaam, Suzanne D'Mello and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **Either ... Read more...
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‘Kajraare’ music an overdose of Himesh Reshammiya (IANS Music Review)
June 7th, 2010 - 10:57 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Kajraare"; Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan, Harshdeep Kaur and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: * 1/2The music of "Kajraare" is very unlike the ... Read more...
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Rahman, Gulzar magic works yet again in ‘Raavan’ soundtrack (IANS Music Review)
April 29th, 2010 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Raavan"; Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Kirti Sagathia, Vijay Prakash, Karthik, Sukhwinder Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj, Javed Ali, Reena Bhardwaj, Ila Arun, Sapna Awasthi and Kunal Ganjawala; ... Read more...
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‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’ songs have no retention value (IANS Music Review)
March 31st, 2010 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai"; Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Rashid Ali, Sonu Niigaam, Soumya Raoh, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan; Rating:**It's high time composer duo Sajid-Wajid ... Read more...
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Nothing extraordinary about ‘Tum Milo…’ music (IANS Music Review)
March 14th, 2010 - 10:10 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Tum Milo Toh Sahi"; Music Director: Sandesh Shandilya; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: Shaan, Raghav Sachar, Kunal Ganjawala, Sukhwinder Singh, Dominique Cerejo and Sunidhi Chauhan; Rating:**He is the man ... Read more...
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‘Well Done Abba’ offers simple, hummable tunes (IANS Music Review)
March 13th, 2010 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Well Done Abba"; Music Director: Shantanu Moitra; Lyricists: Ila Arun, Ashok Mishra and Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Ila Arun, Daniel B. George, Mohit Chauhan, Swanand Kirkire, Shreya Ghoshal, Rupankar and ... Read more...
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‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?’ music more like devotional album (IANS Music Review)
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?"; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Amit Mishra; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: Raghubir Yadav, Ajay Jhingran, Rajneesh, Amit Mishra and Sukhwinder Singh; Rating: **The soundtrack ... Read more...
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‘Kaisi hai ye’ shines in ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ (IANS Music Review)
January 21st, 2010 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Karthik Calling Karthik"; Music Director: Shankar Mahadevan-Ehsaan Noorani-Loy Mendonca; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Loy, Shankar, Clinton Cerejo, Malika Singh, KK, Kailash Kher, Alyssa Mendonsa, Suraj Jagan and Caralisa Monteiro ... Read more...
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‘Ishqiya’ tracks are soul-stirring (IANS Music Review)
January 9th, 2010 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Ishqiya"; Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Rekha Bhardwaj and Clinton Cerejo; Rating: *** 1/2Vishal Bhardwaj's track record as ... Read more...
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Remembering Rahman’s best songs on his 44th birthday
January 5th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) From "Roja" to "Jai Ho", Allah Rakha Rahman, who turns 44 Wednesday, has endeared himself to millions with his lilting melodies and created history ... Read more...
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‘Rann’ music more situational, less hummable (IANS Music Review)
December 31st, 2009 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Rann"; Music Directors: Amar Mohile, Bapi-Tutul, Sanjeev Kohli and Jayesh Gandhi; Lyricists: Prashant Pandey and Sarim Momin; Singers: Abhishek Naiwal, Jojo, Sukhwinder Singh, Kunal Ganjawala, Sanjeev Kohli, Jayesh ... Read more...
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‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ music typical, lacks freshness (IANS Music Review)
December 24th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Dulha Mil Gaya"; Music Director: Lalit Pandit; Lyricists: Mudassar Aziz and Kumaar; Singers: Daler Mehndi, Adnan Sami, Anushka Manchanda, Sonu Niigaam, Sunanda, Shreya Ghoshal, Amit Kumar, Monali, Neeraj Shridhar ... Read more...
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‘Rocket Singh’ short but sweet album (IANS Music Review)
December 7th, 2009 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Film: "Rocket Singh"; Music Director: Sulaiman and Salim Merchant; Lyricist: Jaideep Sahni; Singers: Benny Dayal, Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant; Rating: ***"Chak De! India" director Shimit Amin is back ... Read more...
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Sneak Look of ‘Siddhu +2, First attempt’ songs
November 1st, 2009 - 3:44 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Actor Vijay and producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu launched the audio of "Siddhu +2, First Attempt'. It was a star-spangled occasion as who's who of Kollywood were present for the occasion.The film's ... Read more...
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Music can help shape teaching, research education
October 29th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Researchers suggest that musical sensibility can significantly help people to become better teachers as well as researchers.Lead researcher Liora Bresler, University of Illinois professor of education, says that ... Read more...
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‘Fitoor’ pleasing and hummable (IANS Music Review)
October 25th, 2009 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Album: "Fitoor"; Music Director: Mohit Chauhan; Lyricist: Mohit Chauhan; Singer: Mohit Chauhan ; Rating: *** 1/2Mohit Chauhan made his presence felt with "Boondein", his debut album with his band Silk ... Read more...
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