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Aditya Chopra may be known as one of the hardest task masters, but his "Befikre" actress Vaani Kapoor says the director is approachable when it comes helping out his team. Vaani, who made her Bollywood debut with 2013 film "Shuddh Desi Romance," will be seen romancing Ranveer Singh in the movie extensively shot in Paris. "It was so easy to work with Aditya Chopra. I was very comfortable and wasn't afraid to approach him. I would go and ask him the same questions again and again and he used answer with a lot of patience. "I genuinely felt carefree while shooting. I was carefree because I knew no one was judging or testing me," the 28-year-old actress told reporters. The lead pair of the film walked the ramp last night for DIVA'NI at Embassy of France here. Vaani and Ranveer also danced on song "Khulke Dhulke" from the film, which they launched yesterday at Delhi Law Faculty. The song has been sung by Gippy Grewal and Harshdeep Kaur. "Befikre" will hit the theatres on December 9.
Vaali - A poetic birthday
Veteran lyricist Vaali, who has carved a niche for himself penning several hundred songs in Tamil movies, celebrated his birthday on Sunday. Having worked over three generation of film-makers and artistes, Vaali's career spanning over five decades saw his work with stalwarts like MGR, Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini till the latest Dhanush's and Jeyam Ravi's. Winner of several awards and accolades, Vaali has been quite youthful in his songs. The classical example is his songs in the latest Sillunu Oru Kaadhal set to tunes by A R Rehman. Having worked with several musicians, Vaali has come out with several poetries and all of them have widely acclaimed and appreciated. A close aide of poet Kannadasan, Vaali says that he still has a long way to go and achieve more.
Vani Jairam to be honored
Mudhra will present the Mudhra Award of Excellence to Vani Jairam, during their 12th fine arts festival. Vani Jairam is a noted devotional and playback singer, lyricist and composer, who has enamoured music lovers with her mellifluous voice. The songs she has rendered in films are truly timeless. Vani Jairam is also an accomplished bhajan and devotional singer and she is known as someone who can traverse octaves with ease. This award is just another feather to her cap.
Vaali's songs will be eternal: Lyricist Thamarai
Mourning the death of the Tamil cinema's renowned lyricist Vaali, Thamarai says his work will never fade with time and his songs will remain eternal. Vaali, 82, passed away Thursday due to respiratory problem in a private hospital here. "It's a big loss for our industry. So many legends have passed in the past few months. Vaali sir will always be remembered for his work. Time can take him away, but definitely not his songs, which will remain eternal," Thamarai, a lyricist, said. "Some songs are popular during a time period. People listen to these songs for a while and then move on. But, the songs Vaali sir has given us are not time bound," she added. Thamarai, who has written several chartbusters such as "Anul Maley Pani Thuli" and "Kangal Irandhal", says it would be almost impossible to find Vaali's heir-apparent. "We have so many wonderful lyricists now, but I doubt if any of us could even replace Vaali sir. It's not about the number of songs he has written, but the number of lives he has touched with his words," she said. Thamarai recalls Vaali as an octogenarian with a heart of a 20-year old. "He was a teenager at heart. His age was just a number, but seldom did it have an effect on his work. He could write songs that would even impress today's teenager who might be exposed to western music and Bollywood," she said. Vaali most recent hit songs include "Sonapareeya" from Tamil romantic-drama "Maryan", which released Friday and recently released song called "Ethir Neechal" and "Velicha Poove" from Tamil romantic-comedy "Ethir Neechal". In a career spanning over five decades, Vaali has penned lyrics to over 10,000 songs. Some of his evergreen hits include "Thottal Poo Malurum", "Naan Aanai Ittal", "Moondrezhuthil Yen Moochirukkum" and "Puthiya Vaanam, Puthiya Boomi".
Big honor for Vaali
Veteran lyricist Vaali, who has working with over three generation of actors, is one of the proud recipients of the Padma Shree awards announced by the Central government for this year. Still young at heart, Vaali has penned lyrics for over thousands of songs beginning from MGR till S J Suryah and Silambarasan. He has worked with almost all the music directors in Tamil cinema. He shares a good rapport with veteran music-directors M S Viswanathan, Ilayaraja and the likes of A R Rahman and Yuvan Shankar Raja too. Many of his songs for MGR are popular among the Tamil music-lovers. Winner of several awards, he is also a great spiritualist, who has penned poems on Mahabaratha and Ramayana. Also known for his acting skills, he had acted in few films including Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram. Currently Vaali is penning dialogues for a movie titled Maaligaipurathamman.
B-day for Vaali
The Bhishmar Pithama among Tamil film lyricist Vaali today celebrated his birthday with typical unassuming elegance. The age-less poet was congratulated and wished on the occasion by Tamil film dignitaries and other poets in the language. We at musicmazaa wish this phenomenal writer a very happy birthday too.