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Salman Khan With YRF AgainThe first time this lethal combination worked together, they produced a huge success in Ek Tha…
3D Film For Salman KhanHe’s not signed a film that will be shot in 3D but Salman Khan is toying with converting a film…
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Tag Archives: Pritam
Mart Thinking
The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart 2013) organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which began on March 18, wrapped up with record exhibitor/buyer totals on March 21. This year witnessed healthy participation from 710 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions, up 10 ...
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Tagged 2046, Asian Film Awards, Barfi, Batman Begins, Batman Returns, Bruce Lee, Chetan Bhagat, Chungking Express, Chungking Mansion, Filmart, Filmart 2013, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival, IFC2, IMPEX, In The Mood For Love, Jackie Chan, Lara Croft, Michelle Yeoh, Pritam, The Goldfinch Restaurant, Times Sqaure
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Pritam Honoured In Hong Kong
UTV Motion Pictures’ Team Barfi! has added another feather to its cap. After sweeping up several awards, Barfi’s music composer Pritam has won the Best Composer award for the film at the 7th Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong yesterday. Directed by Anurag Basu and featuring Ranbir Kapoor, ...
Anubhav Sinha’s Holi Treat
Producer and director Anubhav Sinha launched his official YouTube channel Benaras Mediaworks, which is also the name of his production house on Tuesday, March 12. Through this channel he will not only keep his fans abreast with all the latest news and trivia about his films but will also share ...
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Tagged Anand Raj Anand, Anu Malik, Anubhav Sinha, Bappi Lahiri, Iqbal Khan, Jazzy B, Kapil Mattu, Ketan Mehta, Madhurima Tuli, Manjari Phadnis, Meiyang Chang, Mushtaq Shiekh, Pallavi Joshi, Pritam, Rakesh Bapat, Resul Pookutty, Shahana Goswami, Shilpa Rao, Sonalli Sehgal, Sophie Choudry, Sudhir Mishra, Sunidhi Chauhan, Taz, Toshi- Sharib, Vipin Sharma, Vishal-Shekhar
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“At UTV, we have a very action oriented approach”
Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD – Studios, Disney UTV in conversation with the Box Office India team
How was the last year for Disney UTV?
2012 was a great year for us. We had an interesting mix of films across diverse genres, like Barfi!, Paan ...
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Tagged A Wednesday, ABCD, Abhishek Kapoor, animation, Anurag Basu, Anurag Kashyap, Arjun: The Warrior Prince, Barfi, Box Office India, Chennai Express, Delhi Belly, Dev.D, Disney, Disney UTV, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Ghanchakkar, Gippi, Himmatwala, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Life in a... Metro, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Paan Singh Tomar, Pritam, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Rowdy Rathore, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Udaan, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
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Murder 3
Murder 3 is the third instalment of the successful Murder franchise from the house of Bhatts. What makes this film special is the fact that Pritam, who has repeatedly delivered super-hit music for several Bhatt films, composes for a Murder film for the first time. The album comprises three original ...
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Tagged Jaata hain tujh tak, Kaisay jiyein, Murder 3, music, Pritam, sayeed quadry, Teri jhuki nazar
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Race 2
Not only are sequels a hot trend in Bollywood, the second installment of an already successful franchise carries even higher expectations. Moreover, the main premise of Race 2 is similar to that of Race, and to top it all, there’s the Midas touch of talented director duo Abbas-Mustan. Still, Race 2 doesn’t ...
Runs Out Of Steam
The Race franchise is known for its glamour, thrills, intrigue and music. After the super success of the first part, makers Abbas-Mustan return with a sequel that promises more glitz,bigger twists and an even bigger star cast. Pritam, who scored some chartbusters for the original, returns as the composer for ...
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Tagged Allah duhai hain, Barfi, Be Intehan, Cocktail, Party on my mind, Pritam, Race 2
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Pritam Nominated
Music director Pritam has been nominated for the music of Barfi! at the prestigious Asia Pacific Film Festival to be held in Macau. Pritam is the only Indian musician to be nominated at the awards ceremony, which will be held during the festival. The Asia Pacific Film Festival is an ...
“Har film ki aukaat hoti hai, uska ek darja hota hai”
Diwali 1998 Se Diwali 2012 Tak
On the eve of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’s (KKHH) release, I couldn’t believe a film of mine was releasing. Today, I feel old. I was very disconcerted by the numbers even though I had grown up reading trade magazines. I have always ...
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
Another shooting schedule of Dharma Productions’ Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani is underway at Filmistan Studios. Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar, and directed by Ayan Mukerji, the film toplines Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Music: Pritam.
Barfi!
The title track Barfi instantly brings to mind the cheerful songs of yesteryear, especially Kishore Kumar’s whimsical numbers. It’s a lighthearted take on the protagonist’s gloomy life (Radio on hua, amma off hui, toota har sapna, munna mute hi aansoon bahaye) with outstanding lyrics by Kirkire. Mohit Chauhan is fabulous ...
Pritam To Debut As Background Music Composer
Music director Pritam is allset to make his debut as a background music score director in Barfi! Pritam is also the music director of the film. The movie, produced by UTV Motion Pictures,has been directed by Anurag Basu and features Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz,who will be making ...
Cocktail
When a craftsman ventures into unknown creative territory, there’s always the danger of taking a misstep. Cocktail is a love story with new-age presentation. Writer Imtiaz Ali is a veteran at penning romantic movies. Homi Adajania, who made his foray into filmmaking with Being Cyrus, wields the megaphone. The first ...
Jannat 2
What do you do when you have an A-Class actor but the role played by the second hero is more powerful? Should you switch the roles? But that would dilute the experience of the film. So, what do you do?
The answer is – writing that blends with powerful ...
Jannat 2 Premiere In Dubai
The Dubai premiere of Vishesh Films' latest release Jannat 2 was held in Diera City Centre on May 3. The cast of the film including of Emraan Hasmi, Esha Gupta, director Kunal Deshmukh, along with Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt were present at the event.
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Tagged Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Kunal Deshmukh, Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Pritam
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Barobax Tenders Apology To Pritam And Withdraws Case
Music director Pritam can finally heave a sigh of relief. The Iranian band Barobax who had filed a case of plagiarism had to apologise to the music director on learning that he had not plagiarised their song.
The Iranian band Barobax had filed a plagiarism case against Pritam and the ...
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Tagged Band, Pritam, Pungi, Song, Soosan Khanoom, The Iranian band Barobax
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Cocktail
The Digital Intermediate and VFX of Illuminati Films’ Cocktail are in progress at Prime Focus Studios. Produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan, and directedby Homi Adajania, the film features Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani and Diana Penty. Music: Pritam
Posted in Production News
Tagged Boman Irani, Cocktail, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dinesh Vijan, Pritam, Saif Ali Khan
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Bloody Good!
Music director duo Jeet and Pritam went their separate ways after composing some lilting melodies for films like Tere Liye (2001) and Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hain (2002). Since then, Pritam has established himself as a hit music maker in Bollywood while Jeet found his groove in Bengali films. With ...
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Tagged Blood Money, Jeet, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hain, music, Pritam, Rana Chakravarthy, Tere Liye
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Sohail Sen Replaces Pritam
The first digital poster of Yash Raj Films’s Ek Tha Tiger had Pritam as the film’s music director. Now news is that Pritam’s been replaced by Sohail Sen. Also, news is that Yash Raj loved the music of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan so much that the production house decided to ...
Bodyguard: Signature Salman
There’s a standard template for music in a Salman Khan film these days – a boisterous dance track, another number extolling the virtues of Bhai and a soft melody featuring the heroine that justifies her existence in the film. Wanted, Dabangg and Ready are glaring examples of this trend.
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Tagged Bodyguard, Cerejo, Dabangg, lyrics, Neelesh Mishra, Pritam, Ready, Signature Salman, Wanted
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Bodyguard Shoot In Mumbai
A sequence for Reel Life Productions’ Bodyguard was recently shot at Film City Studios.The cast and crew are currently shooting in Mumbai.
Produced by Atul Agnihotri and directed by Siddique, the film is being presented by Reliance Entertainment.
It features Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
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Posted in Production News
Tagged Atul Agnihotri, Himesh Reshammiya, Kareena Kapoor, Pritam, Reel Life Productions, Salman Khan
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Bodyguard
Another shooting schedule for Reel Life Productions’ Bodyguard commenced recently in Patiala, Punjab, and will continue till June 15. A remake of the Malayalam hit, Bodyguard, the film is produced by Atul Agnihotri and directed by Siddique. It is presented by Reliance Entertainment and toplines Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. ...
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Tagged Atul Agnihotri, Bodyguard, Kareena Kapoor, Pritam, Reliance Entertainment, Salman Khan, Siddique
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Players
The shoot for IFC Distribution and Burmawalla Brother’s Players is in progress in Murmansk, Russia. Produced and directed by Abbas-Mustan, the film features Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya, Sikander Kher, Johny Lever, Vyacheslav Razbegaev and Aftab Shivdasani. Music: Pritam. Editing: Hussain Burmawala. ...
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Tagged Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Players, Pritam, Sikander Kher, Sonam Kapoor
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Bodyguard
The Digital Intermediate and VFX of Reel Life Productions’ Bodyguard have commenced at Pixion Studios. A remake of the Malayalam hit, Bodyguard, the film is produced by Atul Agnihotri and directed by Siddique. It is presented by Reliance Entertainments and toplines Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Music: Pritam.
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Tagged Bodyguard, Pritam, Reel Life Productions, Reliance Entertainments
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Desi Boyz
The FCP editing of Eros International’s Desi Boyz is underway at Fiesta Studios. Produced by Eros International and directed by Rohit Dhawan, the film features Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh. Music: Pritam.
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Tagged Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Desi Boyz, John Abraham, Pritam, Rohit Dhawan
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Always Kabhi Kabhi
Popular TV and radio host Roshan Abbas makes his directorial debut with campus flick Always Kabhi Kabhi. Produced by superstar Shah Rukh Khan, the soundtrack comprises six tracks with Pritam Chakraborty as the primary music director.
The album opens with Always kabhi kabhi (Bhavin Dhanak, Sanah Moidutty, Harmeet Singh). ...
Thank You
The music of Thank You is testimony to the fact that even the best composers have their bad days. The usually dependable Pritam goes completely off-track and delivers a crashing bore of an album. And credit for the only exciting number goes to the legendary music director duo Kalyanji Anandji. ...
United Six
Six childhood friends who live in Bangkok are going through a tough phase in their respective lives. Their dreams are shattered and their aspirations crushed due to the chauvinistic world they live in. Frustration mounts and they decide to rob a bank. So they rent a bakery next door and ...
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji is a simple story narrated simply to make it a simple, yet, funny ride. This kind of story has been attempted before and the storyline is not new either. The screenplay does have flaws and, no, the dialogue is not consistently funny. But there’s something ...
Kareena In Or Not In Heroine?
The trade is abuzz with news that Kareena Kapoor h...
The trade is abuzz with news that Kareena Kapoor h...
Bodyguard: Signature Salman
There’s a standard template for music in a Salman ...
There’s a standard template for music in a Salman ...
Singham Now Available On You Tube Box Office
Reliance Home Video has made its film Singham avai...
Reliance Home Video has made its film Singham avai...
Storming The Pitch
As IPL ratings dip, most filmmakers take a bold de...
As IPL ratings dip, most filmmakers take a bold de...
Barfi!
Barfi! makes you laugh and leave you with a twinge...
Barfi! makes you laugh and leave you with a twinge...
Makkhi
It’s all about the power of a creator to present s...
It’s all about the power of a creator to present s...
Janleva 555
This film is a disastrous combination of horror, m...
This film is a disastrous combination of horror, m...
Hollywood signs on Emraan Hashmi
Academy Award winning director Danis Tanović of No...
Academy Award winning director Danis Tanović of No...
The Last Act
Although a well-executed film, there are too many ...
Although a well-executed film, there are too many ...
Devgn Shakes A Leg With Junior Fans
Trust director Sajid Khan to come up with fun ...
Trust director Sajid Khan to come up with fun ...
Ghanchakkar Trailer To Be Released Digitally
Filmmaker Rajkumar Gupta's much awaited film Ghanc...
Filmmaker Rajkumar Gupta's much awaited film Ghanc...
I Don’t Luv U
Even though his story is an interesting concept, e...
Even though his story is an interesting concept, e...
