A composer calls @milliblog: ‘If more people like you start voicing your opinion, what will we do yaar?’ itwofs.com/m…r-called-me/[+]
@sumitsharan Reminds me of Kill Bill.
Not a great interface though. Cluttered, littered with ads… the usual suspects. Will wait & watch. More http://is.gd/ip9Nt[+] /via @milliblog
Interesting. http://manoramic.com[+] launches with a catalogue that’s free to stream / Rs.12 (or less) to download (128kbps DRM-free) per song.
@krtgrphr Realised the mistake as soon as I hit ‘Post’. Followed it up with a correction. Damn Murphy!
Woops, http://rahmania.posterous.com/ is by @_viju and @aishu_s. Sorry for the error! http://twitter.com/ohnoir/status/12234554618159104
For more Rahman talk, subscribe to http://rahmanse.com/ by @rakeshrach and the aforementioned http://rahmania.posterous.com by @krtgrphr.
An ode to “the phenomenon that is Aaromale”, guilty of suspending many a night. http://rahmania.posterous.com/aaromale
By @krtgrphr
Amit Trivedi returns to his ‘Dev.D’ roots with the grungy and edgy ‘No One Killed Jessica’ after the polished and refined ‘Aisha’.
Hooked to the gripping ‘Aitbar’ from Amit Trivedi’s latest release, ‘No One Killed Jessica’.
Anurag Kashyap (@ankash1009) on his future and ongoing projects in this interview with The Hindu: http://is.gd/i2gmy[+]
Sudhir Misra’s leaked Tera Kya Hoga Johny gets a mish-mashed, genre conforming trailer http://youtu.be/JLDl1CG35t0 /via @sumitsharan
http://youtu.be/CzpG6jACCGA[+] ‘Shor’ by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the pair behind the funtoosh betting caper ‘99’.
/via @myPFC
The aforementioned ‘No One Killed Jessica’ has Raj Kumar Gupta’s direction and Amit Trivedi’s music. The same team that gave us ‘Aamir’.
Intriguing. http://moifightclub.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/first-look-rajkumar-guptas-no-one-killed-jessica-poster/
Not everyday you hear an interviewee begin every 2nd answer with “I disagree”. V Bhardwaj, saying it like it is: http://youtu.be/dIPBnr64oxc
http://www.google.co.in/music … oouuu …
Song of the day: ‘Fiqrana Ho Ke’ from Rahman’s ‘Blue’.
Bored? @swarathma (of Pyaasi fame) is touring the peninsula. http://swarathma.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/coast-coast-tour-for-online.jpg
Incase the previous link doesn’t work: http://passionforcinema.com/yeh-dilli-hai-meri-jaan-bas-ishq-mohabbat-bhagwan/
Faith, Babri Masjid verdict and Delhi-6. http://is.gd/fr1Ii
@sumitsharan Want to sample more tamil music? Try ‘Va Va Nilava Pudici’ from the same album or of course Rahman’s massive body of work.
‘Iragai Pole’ from ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ is like a whirlpool. Sucks you in in an extremely trippy and satisfying manner.
Amazed at the rapid inclusion of the new Rupee symbol. Why, it’s even found its way into movie titles! http://is.gd/fkTcv
‘Pam Pa Ra’ from ‘Jhootha Hi Sahi’ sounds like a missing track from ‘Rangeela’. Love it!
http://soundcloud.com/rahmanism/ if 17th September seems too far away.
A preview from the aforementioned Laya Project producer @EarthSync’s ‘Earth Moments’ ethnic music library: http://is.gd/f2POE
@sumitsharan Interesting. Let’s wait till it goes on the floor.
The first Indian sitcom to graduate to the big screen? Either way, couldn’t have chosen a better candidate. http://youtu.be/asS1nFf3CjY[+]
Help put a name to that Hindi film artist’s face http://is.gd/eYIcg[+] and then collect them all! http://is.gd/eYIcf[+]
/via @nimbupani
Liked Peepli [Live]? Do yourself a favour and check out the extremely underrated Anwar.
“Six shores sharing one ocean, one sky, and one language of survival and music.” – Laya Project http://preview.fm/315619907 /via Akanksha
Been out of touch. Any interesting developments catch your eye recently?
Bit late, but if you still haven’t seen them, trailer, clips and more from Anurag Kashyap’s ‘That Girl in Yellow Boots.’ http://is.gd/eloF7[+]
Callout to ‘Aandhi’, my favourite R.D. Burman album and arguably one of his finest. Do you have a number one?
Song of the moment: “Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera, Swades Hai Tera, Tujhe Hai Pukara”, rendered by Rahman, who else.
Seven husbands, (Piggy) chopped. Bond, Ruskin Bond. Bharadwaj, Vishal Bharadwaj. Saat khoon, maaf! #didyouknow
Good piece on the naked realism in @DibakarBanerjee’s films passionforci…iddle-class/[+]
5 years of Karthik’s @milliblog: “If we Indians do not listen to our own country’s music, who else will?”
Hear, hear! itwofs.com/m…tes-5-years/[+]
Tu Raja Ki Raj Dulari — Haryanvi folk put to excellent use in @DibakarBanerjee’s ‘Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!’. Music by Sneha Khanwalkar.
Song of the day: Thodi Thodi Saanjh from The Great Indian Butterfly. Composed and sung by Shibani Kashyap (of Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa fame).
@rashmiswamy Hey, thanks for the shout-out!
Song of the day: ‘Barson se Barse’, a folksy pop track from Pankaj Awasthi’s excellent album ‘Nine’.
Navdeep Singh, the director of Manorama Six Feet Under, is busy making another thriller with Abhay Deol. Also, Chitrangada Singh. Yay!
It’s the film with the unresolved title. Sudhir Mishra cannot decide between Dil dar-ba-dar (+1) and Yeh Saali Zindagi. http://is.gd/dfKJe[+]
Sudhir Mishra, Shantanu Moitra, Swanand Kirkire, Chitrangada Singh … no, I’m not talking about Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. :-)
Song of the day: ‘Main Kaun Hoon’ from ‘Lamhaa’, Mithoon’s latest. Never heard Palash Sen sing a ‘Yeh Hai Meri Kahani’ type song before.
Prithvi meri pyaari prithvi, tera taap mitata hoon
Dashrath ke yahan main banke Raam, ati shigrah avadh mein aata hoon.
#delhi6 #raamleela
Janam na pooche, jaat na pooche, poocho jo pehchaan Beera ka abhimaan hai, abhimaan hai, abhimaan hai… #lyrics #gulzar
Jaise sare aam Iraq mein jaa kar jam gaye Uncle Sam, jaise bina baat Afgaanistan ka baj gaye bhaiya band. #lyrics #piyushmishra
For Teja, for Tilu, for GoGo, for Raawbert, for anginat laughs @AndazApnaApna94. Hindi comedy at its best.
Maathe ya haathon pe, chaand ya taaron mein, kismat ko dhunde par khud mein kya hai ye na jaane. #lyrics #mehboob
Itna bhi door mat jao, ki paas aana mushkil ho. Itna bhi paas mat aao, ki door jaana mushkil ho. #lyrics #anandbakshi
Backview Bollywood: Painted mud-flaps of rickshaws & cycle carts. [Flickr Set] flickr.com/p…94094242130/[+] /via @rashmiswamy
@AuteurMark Good luck to you! When do we get to watch it for ourselves?
Getting @gary_hustwit-esque vibes from the Common Thread teaser, a docu by Mihir Desai, age 22. http://youtu.be/85iXikZ_o4M[+] /cc @AuteurMark
3 days to come face to face with Beera and Ragini, Ram and Raavan, Rahman and Sivan, with Mani Ratnam’s latest. Can you feel the thrill?
30 second previews of Delhii Heights: http://preview.fm/219128060
You might’ve heard Rabbi & Avengi Ja Nahin, but have you sampled the Delhii Heights album, also composed by Rabbi Bullah-Ki-Jaana Shergill?
So much to quote, so little space.
Mani Ratnam on Raavan, the Epics and political beliefs: bangaloremir…ners….html[+]
(via @rakeshrach)
Jhini (title track) was itself composed for a little known film called Swaraj (The Little Republic). http://www.indiepixfilms.com/film/3081
‘Des Mera’ from Indian Ocean’s 2003 album ‘Jhini’ <http://preview.fm/159717034> features on the upcoming Peepli Live soundtrack.
Music: the one saving grace when stuck doing.. anything. Tabla artist Talvin Singh’s ‘Ha’ currently rescuing me from exam prep. #fusionmusic
@sukhi_c Dev.D and Aamir had some of the most refreshing compositions from the Hindi film industry in a long time. Hope Udaan has some more!
The movie: Udaan, by debutant Vikramaditya Motwane. Might remember him as Dev.D’s screenwriter. Also, Amit Trivedi.
/cc @Udaanthefilm
An Indian film competed at this year’s Cannes festival, the first to do so in 7 years. It was screened for Un Certain Regard. #didyouknow
‘Tere Bin Laden’ looks all set to be this year’s dark horse comedy, à la ‘The President is Coming’. Check it out at http://terebinladen.com/
Brilliant site for keeping tabs on a movie’s anticipation, popularity and reactions on Twitter: http://www.mombo.com/
The aforementioned movie: Aagey Se Right, by Indrajit Nattooji. Title concept and animation: Upasana Nattoji Roy of Switch animation studio.
Did you know: the work of a Mumbai animator for a recent Indian comedy was a finalist at the 2010 SXSW Film Excellence in Title Design award
Relive the glorious crime thriller magic of old with fine candidates from the 2000s — Johnny Gaddar and Manorama Six Feet Under.
Song of the day: Indian Rain by Colonial Cousins. A lovely serenade by Leslie Lewis, backed with classical vocals by Hariharan. #fusionmusic
Heard of ‘Admissions Open’? Probably not.
Amit Trivedi’s music is worth checking out, esp ‘Roshni’ by ‘Paayaliya’ singer @ShrutipathakS.
“As it stands, the [Raavan] soundtrack has life, but it lacks soul without ‘Jaa Re Ud Jaa Re’.” http://j.mp/ahLJ19[+]
Raajneeti, Raavan, Inception and Toy Story 3; June & July couldn’t come any sooner.
Movies, movies, मूवीज़!
