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Pancham introduced the twin track effect in 'Baharon Ke Sapne', which he later used to create the mesmerizing 'Qatra Qatra Miltee Hai' [Ijaazat] and a few more songs. He also pioneered the use of electronic organ in Indian Films with the song 'O Mere Sona Re' [Teesri Manzil] RD was, as Gulzar says, as good a craftsman as a musician. In 'Chura Liya' he used the sound of a spoon hitting a glass For the 'Kitaab' song, 'Master Ji Ki Aa Gayee Chitthhi', he brought some desks from a classroom in the studio while recording and used them as a percussion In 'Abdullah' he used the sound of a bamboo whistle with a balloon tied to it for a song Once to get the sound of raindrops, he spent the whole rainy night in his house's balcony recording the sound he wanted In the song 'O Manjhi Re' from the movie 'Khushboo', RD Burman used bottles with water filled at different levels and created a hollow sound by blowing into them and this sound effect was used with the orchestra During the recording of 'Hum Dono Do Premi' [Ajnabee] the musicians were on strike. So he improvised the song with emptied-out musical interludes and just listen the song Out of his 331 released movies 292 were in Hindi, 31 in Bangla, 3 in Telugu, 2 each in Tamil & Oriya and 1 in Marathi. RD also composed for 5 TV serials in Hindi and Marathi. He also scored a large number of non-film songs in Bangla [also known as Pooja songs or modern songs], which are available in different albums. He did a song for a small documentary film called 'Maa Ki Pukar' too, in 1975. Starting independent music company in 1961 with 'Chote Nawab', he did 331 films and 4 non-film albums. Before coming onto his own, he assisted his father S.D. Burman for long. Dada Burman used Pancham's tune 'Ae meri topee palat ke aa' in 'Fantoosh'. Pancham was only 9 when he composed the tune. For Pyaasa, SD used his son's 'Sar Jo Tera Chakraye', which became a huge hit Amit Kumar, Abhijeet and Shabbir Kumar were given their first breaks by Pancham R.D. Burman made his acting debut in Mehmood's 'Bhoot Bangla'. Later in 'Pyaar Ka Mausam' toohe gave a hilarious performance as Mr. Popat Lal. R.D played the mouth organ for his friends Laxmikant Pyarelal in a song in 'Dosti' and also in a movie for Kalyanji Anandji. The mouth organ played in the song 'Hai Apna Dil To Awara' sung by Hemant Kumar in the film 'Solva Saal' is played by RD Burman himself Both Lata and Bhupinder won a National Award for the song 'Beeti Na Bitaaye Raina' from 'Parichay', and this song was composed in a hotel room in no time R.D. Burman won the Filmfare award only 3 times [Sanam Teri Kasam, Masoom, 1942-A Love Story] while being nominated 16 times for the award
Little subtle, not too loud: Katrina Kaif's make-up choice
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif prefers a subtle look when it comes to dressing up. At an event here on Thursday, Katrina launched L'Oreal Paris's new La Vie En Rose signature collection, which consists of 12 matte pink shades -- seven Moist Mat and five Extraordinaire Mat. Three shades are autographed by Katrina and other L’Oréal Paris ambassadors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor. "My favourite is my own personal lipstick which is called L'Oréal Paris La Vie En Rose - Katrina's Extraordinaire Mat Delicate Pink. I’m always more comfortable with something a little subtle, not too loud, not too overpowering. So for me, this was just the perfect shade, and when I saw it, I fell in love with it,” said Katrina, who finds the colour pink as "classic and timeless". For the new launch, Katrina has also featured in a campaign which also has Aishwarya, Sonam and international stars Julianne Moore and Eva Longoria in the same frame. She said she was "star struck" while working with them in a video, that was even showcased at the event here. “You see so many amazing, talented and beautiful actresses who I had the privilege of shooting with. Each and every woman is so unique and that’s something which L’Oreal Paris really celebrates. "One thing I have always believed is maintaining your own personality and individuality... L’Oreal Paris really respected the individuality of all of their brand ambassadors,” said the actress, whose forthcoming film is "Fitoor". These lipsticks are infused with micro fragments of mother-of-pearl combined with velvety pigments that result in a velvet-matte textured lipstick. Raagjeet Garg, general manager, L'Oréal Paris India, added: "Pink as a colour is not only feminine and classy but also exudes confidence and has an energizing effect. With the launch of La Vie En Rose collection, we want to pay a tribute to the style and elegance that is portrayed by the modern Indian woman."
Tanujas Hope and a Little Sugar at IFFI
After winning the best feature film award in the South Asian International Film Festival in New York in October this year, Tanuja Chandra's English film 'Hope and a Little Sugar' starring Anupam Kher and Mahima Chowdhary along with, Vikram Chatwal and a newcomer Amit Cial will be featured at IFFI on Nov 30th at the INOX Theatre in Goa. An American production, the film show will be attended by the main cast and crew, many of whom are coming to Goa just for the day. An emotional drama shot in New York, the film tells the story of a young Muslim photographer, his secret love for a Sikh woman, and the conflict between him and her father-in-law who is a retired army colonel. The tale unfolds in the backdrop of the tumultuous events of September 11th, 2001 in New York. The film was first shown in the South Asian International Film Festival in New York in October this year, where it won the best Feature film award. In Goa it will be having its Asian premiere. What's more is that it is also set to show across the borders at the Kara Film Festival in Karachi, Pakistan on December the 7th.
Tanuja Chandras Hope & a Little Sugar releasing 18th April 2008
Tanuja Chandra's English film, Hope and a Little Sugar, which premiered in the South Asian International Film Festival in New York, had been awarded the best feature film of the festival is releasing in India on 18th April 2008. 'Hope and a Little Sugar' stars Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary , Amit Sial , Suhasini Mulay , Vikram Chatwal , Ranjit Chowdhry, Paul Barry , Nicoye Banks and Shilpa Guha . The film is produced by two New York based independent film producers, Glenn Russow and Scott Pardo and directed by Tanuja Chandra The music has been scored by Wayne Sharpe while the playback singing is done by Sonu Niigaam and Jassi. This musical entertainer has been written by Tanuja Chandra and Glenn Russow.
Bollywood helping its little brother
Marathi Cinema, the tiny neighbour of Bollywood is slowly making itself heard with films that stand true to its identity and flavour. The show man of Bollywood Subhash Ghai made a bold decision and gave a chance to film maker Umesh Kulkarni to make a film titled 'Valu'. The film went on to become a big hit and was appreciated critically for a sincere and emotionally touching film. Umesh gets his chance to make his second feature film from none other than Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Big B through his now revived A B Corporation is set to produce a Marathi film to be directed by Umesh. The shooting of the film will start during the August 'September period and the majority portion of the film will be canned in Pune. The lead character of the film is a 12 year old boy and the story revolves around the spiritual way of looking at our life. It is a great thing that the powerful and cash rich Hindi Tinsel Town has started to stand as support pillar to a small Marathi film Industry. The Marathi Cinema by not imitating and blindly trying to follow Hindi Cinema and sticking on to its roots is creating a fine balance between various genres of films to grow and gain popularity in its own terms.
No Kamal for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
South film director Vayalar Madhav had earlier planned to have Kamal Hassan to play the role of eunuch in his movie "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". But had to back out because of Kamal's over-exposed star image. The role was of Kakathiya, the head of eunuchs, who is more than 200 years old and has been doing research on how to transform eunuchs into normal human beings. Madhav has finally decided to take Tinnu Anand for the role due to his less starry image and great performance. The film is in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Other actors in the movie are Divya Dutta, Neha Pendse and Suhasini Mulay. It has been reported that there were over 300 eunuchs from Mumbai, Rajasthan, Chennai and Hyderabad visiting the sets of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and also performed pujas and other rituals in the movie.