No limits to what movie stars will do to promote their movies these days. In the picture above, you have Aamir buzzing the "Ghajini" haircut on a few of his fans, as part of the promotional activities for his film. Full article here.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Don't believe in mincing those words, do you, SRK?
Question: Aamir kick-started the final promotions for his film Ghajini with the release of your film. Your comment?
SRK: I think it is a very good strategy. He thinks he can ride off the brand that is Shah Rukh Khan, which is the biggest brand. The problem is, I cannot ride on any other brand as there is no brand bigger than me!
Daym, son!
Now you're talking
Rahman does fusion, just right. This takes Lebanese Blonde (Thievery Corporation) to the next level.
Love the way this song starts off all pretty with pianos and guitar (assumedly, that's Mausam), and that kicks into the sitar, drum 'n' bass groove.
A constituent of the radical new OST that is Slumdog Millionaire.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Behka Main Behka
When I first heard this song, I figured that the video would have to be extremely "hatke" to match up to the work Rahman has done with it. Its amazing to see the creativity and spirit that Bollywood exudes during the process of film-making. The industry has certainly come a long way. While Aamir does look a tad bit haggard, must laud his tenacity and ability to reinvent himself so brilliantly.
Ghajini's looking drastic! Can't wait.
Note to Ahmed Khan - R&B is Rhythm and Blues, not Rhythm and Bass.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Chak Lein De
Awesome Kailash Kher track from the OST of CC2C (sorry, being very Delhi-ite with my abbreviations, today).
The best part is the flute interlude after the second verse, and the really best part comes after the last verse when the song goes into an acoustic guitar mode, and then crescendoes back with flutes and drums back into the hook. Nice job, K.Kher!
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Dev D
Seems to be like a glitzier "Leaving Las Vegas" on acid. Not too convinced about the choice of Abhay Deol as the lead here, but he could prove me wrong. The dark look of brooding negativity, and drug-inspired panning shots are elements which haven't been seen too often in Bollywood. Either they have been too pretentious (Aks) or rather meaningless (No Smoking - which is also Anurag Kashyap's doing).
In either case, its nice to see a new spin on an old tale. Props for the effort itself.
Monday, December 01, 2008
sometimes my ipod can read my mind
do pal ruka khwabon ka karavan,
aur phir chal diye, tum kahaan, hum kahaan,
do pal ki thi, yeh dilon ki daastaan,
aur phir chal diye, tum kahaan, hum kahaan,
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Guzarish
Tight new track from Aamir's Ghajini.
Deadly hook. In classic ARR style, the major verse transitioning to a minor chorus is phenomenal!
Rahman totally gets this s/t right.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Dallas for the day
Drove out to Dallas for the day. Had a few meetings, and some business to take care of.
Find it ominous that I'm in Dallas on Nov 22 - a day where 45 years ago, JFK was shot dead in this very city. Plan to drive by Dealy Plaza later, on my way back to H-town, and solemnly reminisce by mystic curiosity for one of the greatest so-called "conspiracies" of our time.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Saturday, November 22, 2008
In Houston for the weekend
Had to get away from the east freeze. Here are the stats:
New York: 37 deg F
Houston 58 deg F
Works for me!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tell me your dreams..
You want soulful music that will hit you like a ton of bricks? Listen to Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan's solo album, Tabeer. Phenomenal stuff!
A musically and vocally superior album, Tabeer (An Interpretation of Dreams) nails in the fact that Shafqat was indeed the lifeblood of Fuzon. With Tabeer, he establishes himself as a legendary classical singer and musician. All the songs have a characteristic raw and elemental classical theme to them, interspersed with other musical genres. Almost like a response to Classically Mild, only not as mild, as the vocal and atmosphere is more intense.
Here's Rohi as a good example:
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Awaaz di hai
Came across this gem, the other day. A serious blast from the past, from the limited collection of Bappi Lahiri's golden years (Yes, all the gold which he turned into kilos of bling neckwear, for his non-golden years to follow). From the film, Aitbaar (1985) - which was Mukul Anand's answer to Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder.
Awaaz di hai aaj ik nazar ne
Yaa hai yeh dil ko gumaan
dohraa rahee hain, jaise fizaayen
bhuli hui daastaan
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wish it were fiction...
Can never forget the chills I felt, as the climax of Airframe revealed itself, and the intense build-up that led to it. The unputdownable thriller - just one of this man's immense repertoire - combined his mesmerizing abilities of story-weaving and telling, with an intense amount of research and comprehensive perception of the premise's framework . Not since Arthur Hailey, has a writer managed to portray a believable in-depth understanding of subjective premises, and been capable of portraying it effectively, without being obfuscatory to the unknowing reader.
He revolutionized science fiction with the concept of recreating dinosaurs from DNA extracted from fossilized mosquitoes. He inspired a new genre of edge-of-the-end-of-the-world disaster, with The Andromeda Strain. He spun an epic legend of time travel in Timeline. His array of creativity knows no parallel. Unfortunately, his life was cut jagged short.
Last week, the world lost one of the most gifted writers of our generation.
Michael Crichton (1942 - 2008).
Sweet!
Aside from the closet innuendo and Priyanka's blazen-ness, Dostana has a compelling soundtrack. Highlight being, this gem - Khabar Nahin - which has Vishal Dadlani crooning the tune, rather well.
Groovy beat programming - very reminiscent of "Must be the Money" - accented brilliantly by the earnest "Maula mere Maula" chorus by Amanat Ali. Nice to see the Sa Re Ga Ma contestant make a neat Bollywood debut, and lets hope he's here to stay.
Check out my detailed review of Dostana here.
Currently Sampling: The rest of Dostana, Yuvvraaj and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Bury the hatchet
Alright. Fine. Just heard it end to end, and gotta admit it. Evolver is an ILL album! At least Legend's putting the name to premium-shelf use. Hehe. Great digs.
And remember - Buy, don't bootleg.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
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