Patriotic song from Shamir and Sonu

Shamir Tandon has recorded a patriotic song Naman hai with Sonu Niigaam for the multi-lingual film Kandahar,which is based on the infamous Kandahar hijack that happened in 1999. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal,and is being produced by Sunil Nair from Saffron Advisor Productions,directed by Major Ravi and was recently shot in Ooty.
Shamir says,“When I was given the opportunity of recording a patriotic song,only one name came to my mind – Sonu Niigaam. He is not only the best singer in the industry,but he has this amazing voice that enables him to hit the highest notes. We all know that Sonu operates from the US these days. When I expressed a desire to record Naman hai to Sonu,he immediately agreed. The song has some very high notes,but Sonu practised for a bit in the studio,and did justice to the touching song and brought tears to the people’s eyes in the studio. Very few can scale octaves without their voice cracking.”
Sonu Niigaam admits,“It has always been a pleasure working with Shamirji and this time he made me discover a musical facet in me of which I was myself unaware. The process was really fun. Shamir got me to surpass my own expectations.”

Arun Daga’s track appreciated
The talented singer whose albums Dil Pagal Hai and Jeena Tere Bina on T-Series were hits has been winning accolades for his soulful rendition of Salaam zindagi in the recent film soundtrack Lamhaa.
While narrowing down on a voice that was meant to resonate peace and tranquility,music director Mithoon thought of Arun Daga. Says Arun “The song has come straight from my soul. It’s my tribute to peace and I only hope that audiences appreciate it.” Arun Daga who is trained in khayal,folk and ghazal,has also recorded for some forthcoming films.

Suparna’s thumri-based ghazal in Kajraare
Kolkata’s Suparna Acharya has presented the thumri-based ghazal Ab katla hoke teri mehfil mein aye in Pooja Bhatt’s Kajraare with music by Himesh Reshammiya.
Bapi–Tutul,who discovered Suparna in Hindi films,have also done the background score of the film. Suparna,who has also sung in Ram Gopal Varma’s forthcoming Rakta Charitra,wants to get established as a thumri singer. “Today there are many singers in our industry giving tough competition to each other but I want to establish myself in a genre forgotten by many.”

Mika sings for Yeh Dooriyan
Singer Mika Singh recorded a song for actress-turned-director Deepshikha’s debut film Yeh Dooriyan,which focusses on the trials and tribulations of three single women who are also the best of friends. Deepshikha is writing,producing and directing the film.