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i dont think its arr's fault for using rhythm tunes in here...i remember reading an article during the lauching of lakeer that the producer loved the rhythm tunes and wanted them for his next movie...and i think the lyrics make a big difference...we need more people like javed and gulzar out there. Mehboob is on the better side, but still pretty mediocre. I think Saathiya was one of the best adaptations of his tamil score (even though i think devdas deserved the best music awards)... But let me tell you meenaxi is going to be BRILLIANT. i havent seen a trailor so beautifully done in a LOOOONNNG time...probobly since devdas or even lagaan...and it's sony music so hopefully it will have some quality to it (mostly sony has a good choice of music...excluding kal ho na ho)... here's some info on the music:
Meenaxi : Tale of Three Cities
http://www.meenaxithefilm.com
Cast - Tabu, Raghuvir Yadav, Kunal Kapoor, Nadira Babbar, Sandhya
Shetty
Director - M.F.Husain
Screenplay - M.F.Husain, in collaboration with Owais Husain, son of
M.F.Husain
Producer - Culture of the Street Films
Lyrics - Rahat Indori, M.F.Husain, O.N.V.Kurup
Choreographer - Vaibhavi Merchant ['O Re Chori' fame]
Camera - Santosh Sivan
Art - Sharmishta Roy
Make Up - Mickey Contractor
- "If you have Santosh & Rahman, anybody can make a good film." -
M.F.Husain.
- six songs and three dances.
- "Badan Dhuaan Dhuaan" sung by Asha Bhonsle and penned by Rahat
Indori. [Husain picked this among his all time favorite songs in
leading Marathi daily Loksatta]
"For one song, we started with no tune and no lyrics either. One
afternoon I bumped into Lataji and Ashaji in London. I asked Ashaji
if she'd do a song with me the next day. She had to go to Scotland
the next day. But she returned in a few days and we finished the
track Dua dua in four hours in London." - A.R.Rahman [Filmfare].
James Asher of the Buddha Bar features in 'Dhuan Dhuan' along with
the much-talked-about Sivamani.
- Qawwali "Noor-un-ala" - written by M.F.Husain. According to
Husain, "the qawwali is exultant about the presence of the light and
what a light it is! It is a Sufi thought, a thought that keep us
going even when there is pitch darkness." [Screen]. "There is a
qawwali written by me and sung by classical musicians Ustad Ghulam
Mustafa and his son for which Rahman has tuned unusual music. The
film opens with this qawwali, the picturisation of which is a major
highlight," says a happy Husain praising Rahman. [The Hindu]. This
song has been shot in pouring rain. The song was choreographed by
Italian National Award winning choreographer Illiana Czhtaristi,
under the able supervision of associate director Owais Husain [M.F.
Husain's son].
- "Rang Hai" - "It is the music of the film. It just did something
to me. It's almost divine," says Tabu. This song features a Lebanese
singer Dalinda along with Hossam Ramzi.
- "Yeh Rishta". - Tabu's solo song, by singer Reena Bharadwaj.
- "Do Kadam Aur Sahi". Shot in Prague and Jaisalmer, this song is an
amalgamation of the stories and the emotions that epitomizes the
core of the film.
- Yet another song features choreographer Remo [dancing in front of
the camera, not behind it] and newcomer Kunal. Rendered by
Sukhwinder Singh, it is being touted as his next "Chhaiya Chhaiya".
Apparently, before recording the song, Sukhwinder requested Rahman
if he could change! Sukhi got into a sexy netted black vest before
the recording to 'get into the mood.'
- BICYCLE BALLET : This imaginatively choreographed set piece is
worth looking out for.
"Yesterday there was a ballet of bicycles at night. We filmed the
scene where Tabu is caught in the street amidst the bicycles and
Rahman's score is innovative in this," says Husain. [The Hindu]
- one Malayalam song penned by O.N.V.Kurup; when deaf n dumb girl
Varnam thinks about her mother. [this was mentioned by MF Husain
himself in an interview with leading Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi at
the start of shooting; then it was said the film was to have 7
songs - 6 Hindi and 1 Malayalam. Not sure if this song is still
part of the film]
- "Its got a qawwali, a romantic song and an abstract song." -
Rahman [Filmfare]
- "Meenaxi belongs to three people – Tabu, Santhosh Sivan and A R
Rahman. Stunning visuals and the music score are the lifelines.
Rahman has composed a qawwali that's classical and contemporary." -
M F Husain [Times of India]
- In this film, M.F.Husain is adopting a method of film-making
influenced by the great Italian film maker Roberto Rosellini.
- The three cities in the film are Hyderabad, Prague and Jaisalmer.
- M.F.Husain says, "It is about an author who is writing a story.
The writer is a nawab who sees a girl Meenaxi at the wedding of his
sister. He is attracted to her and begins writing the story (Here
too there is fiction and fantasy). Without knowing much about the
girl he creates his own image of her and imagines her to be in
Jaisalmer and Prague. Yet he does not want to meet her. Then Meenaxi
comes into life - comes out of the book, out of the character. The
story moves back and forth."
- Ramp-model and Miss India finalist Sandhya Shetty plays a deaf and
dumb classical dancer and Tabu's best friend who only speaks through
her mudras.
- "I have fond memories of working in the film. It's an eye-opening
experience work with somebody like Husainsaab who is so passionate
about his craft. Just being his voice of expression in Meenaxi has
thrilled me no end. He's very giving -- whether in terms of creative
space or even budgets. I've looked through his eyes and understood
how much he loves the three cities -- Jaisalmer, Hyderabad and
Prague -- we shot in. Meenaxi was a lesson in liberation. It taught
me to be a free spirit and understand the pleasure of my work by
being different people, just like Meenaxi is." - Tabu [Rediff.com]
- Meenaxi is the first film to tie up with MSN's latest version
Messenger 6 for various promotional activities. MSN tie-up of the
film has been done by Movie Talkies, official representatives of MSN
for the Indian Entertainment Industry
CURRENT STATUS - Movie shooting is complete. Read Khalid Mohammed's
preview of the movie from Mid day. LINK. Audio release expected on
Jan 7th 2004.
does any body have any way of finding out when the music will release? trailors started airing last night...so im thinking 2-3 weeks? yes?
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o: Anyway, Yaaron Sun Lo Zara is an out an out Southern sounding track.