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(9 May 2008)
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(20 May 2005)
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(29 Apr 2005)
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(27 Feb 2004)
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(30 May 2003)
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(30 Nov 2001)
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(14 Jul 2000)
Executive Producer
(25 Jun 1999)
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(1997)
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(12 Sep 1997)
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(1976)
Producer
Filmfare Awards
(Best Background Score)
Zee Cine Awards
(Best Background Score)
Screen Weekly Awards
(Best Background Music)
Zee Cine Awards
(Best Background Score)
Screen Weekly Awards
(Best Background Music)
Salim Merchant on this special day.Taking to Instagram, Salim shared a special video from the celebration.In the video, Salim is seen visiting the veteran composers house.Pyarelal Ji cuts the cake with his wife Sunila Pyarelal Sharma, Salim and other guests present.And the party is not yet over, Salim and other members sing Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai.And dont miss the smile on Pyarelal Jis face.Sharing the video, Salim Merchant wrote, Happy 83rd birthday Pyarelal Ji. Zindagi aur kuch bhi nahi Laxmi-Pyare ki kahaani hain.As soon as the video was uploaded, fans and industry friends showered their blessings and dropped warm birthday wishes.One of the users wrote, Happy Birthday sir you always stay in our heart parelal sir.Another wrote, Happy Birthday laxmi pyare.Happy Birthday to the legend of all music. Naman hai apki music pe... My all time favourite Ek pyar nagma hai, another comment read.Veteran singer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma is known as one of the most successful music composers in Hindi cinema in his career spanning over eight decades,Born on September 3, 1940 in Bombay. He is a composer, known for giving over 750 pieces of music for Bollywood movies.Not only this, the legendary musician has given iconic songs in collaboration with music maestro Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar. The duo- Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed evergreen songs including Dosti, Hum Sab Ustad Hain, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Bobby, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Amar Akbar Anthony, Aasha, Prem Rog, Meri Jung, Ram Lakhan, among others.
Sidhu Moose Wala will be out on September 2.Music composer Salim Merchant took to his social media to announce the release date of the track.Salim also shared a video in which he spoke about how and why he decided to collaborate with Sidhu, revealing a part of the revenue collected from the song will be given to the late singer's parents.Sidhu co-sung the particular track with Afsana Khan."Hi everyone, a lot of people have been asking me about the release date of the song that I recorded with Sidhu Moose Wala. So now the time has come. We recorded the song in July 2021 in Chandigarh. I met Afsana Khan last year and she introduced me to Sidhu. After knowing about Sidhu's passion for his art, song, his people, community, his thoughts, it made me very happy and within no time we decided to work together," Salim said in the clip."To honour Sidhu, we have decided that whatever revenue is collected through this song, we will give one part of it to his parents. This song's title is Jaandi Vaar and it will release on September 2. You can buy a portion of this song's audio rights through Kalakaar.io on August 31. You can go to the website and be the part-owner. Jaandi Vaar by Siddhu Moosewaala and Afsana Khan releases on September 2 on all platforms," he concluded.Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants in Jawaharke village of Punjab's Mansa district on May 29. The incident took place a day after his security was withdrawn by the Punjab police among 424 others. Notably, the singer had joined the Congress party last year in December ahead of the Assembly elections. Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar had claimed responsibility for Moose Wala's murder in a Facebook post. Goldy Brar is a close aide of gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi, who is the chief suspect in the Punjabi rapper's murder.
Leaving a massive void in the Indian music industry, singer KK passed away on May 31 in Kolkata, shortly after his live concert. KK was only 53 and reportedly suffered from a heart attack. He was declared dead on arrival to the hospital.KK Funeral Update: Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Salim Merchant, Shreya Ghoshal, and others arrive to pay their final respectsThe singer's mortal remains were taken to his Mumbai residence on June 1. Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Salim Merchant, Udit Narayan, and others arrived at the late singer's residence on June 2 to pay their last respects.KK's last rites took place at the Versova Hindu cremation ground. The late singer's family and several musicians from the film industry were present in his final journey. The singers son, Nakul performed the last rites.
Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was granted bail by the Bombay High Court yesterday in the 'Drug on Cruise' case. Aryan was arrested with Salim Merchant and five others on October 2nd. While Aryan Khan was not found in possession of drugs, he was constantly denied bail on the grounds of alleged incriminating evidence found on his WhatsApp chats.Aryan Khan was locked at Arthur Road jail in Mumbai for almost 25 days. Now, as the honourable Bombay high court has passed his plea of bail, he'll be soon released by the NCB and the police. However, the court is yet to give a detailed order on Friday, following which Aryan Khan will be released.Advocate Satish Maneshinde, who represented Aryan Khan in the case told a news portal that they're expecting to receive orders of the Bombay High Court from the HC registry today evening. As soon as they get the orders, they'll produce them in Special NDPS court for completing other formalities and get release orders for Aryan Khan. Satish also ensured that we expect Aryan to be out of jail in the evening today itself.
Nagesh Kukunoor, who has been keeping a low profile of late, will now be seen doing what he is best at - making 'offbeat' films. His latest film, which has been tentatively titled Music Men, will feature five real life musicians. The five musicians are Shankar Mahadevan, Papon, Sunidhi Chauhan, Salim Merchant and Sivamani. The film's plot revolves around five musicians who are losers in life, and who come together to form a band with a sole aim to prove that music never dies.
Speaking about the film, Nagesh Kukunoor said that he wanted to make a film about music with musicians whom he respects a lot. And when he bounced the idea to Shankar Mahadevan around a year back, Shankar got so excited that he called the renowned percussionist Sivamani and got him on board. On the other hand, while it was relatively easy to get Salim and Papon on board, it was Sunidhi Chauhan who was nervous because she was unsure about her acting. Sunidhi told Nagesh Kukunoor that she blindly said yes to the film only because he was directing it.
Nagesh also added that, while these musicians have been camera friendly (courtesy their music videos and reality shows), the real challenge was to get them to perform as a character. When asked about the music of the film, Nagesh said that Music Men will comprise of around 8-9 original compositions by Salim-Sulaiman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Papon and Tapas Relia, Lakshmi and Dhanak. Beside all this, even Sivamani is composing a song for the film.
While Music Men will go on floor this Sunday, Nagesh Kukunoor plans to finish the film by February next year.