Showing posts with label Mithoon father. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mithoon father. Show all posts
As a 19-year-old commerce student, I got to record Woh Lamhe, which became an overnight chartbuster-Mithoon
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Masumi Shah (BOMBAY TIMES; October 26, 2023)
Mithoon, known for hits like Tum Hi Ho, Sanam Re and Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage, is happy with the success of his music for Gadar 2, despite the controversy (music composer Uttam Singh had accused the film’s makers of using his work without permission).
He says, “I can only speak about my process of working on the movie’s music and adding my own element to it. I am happy with how the tracks turned out. As a kid, I always wanted to make music for films like this,” he says.
In a chat, the music composer and singer talks about his career milestones, equation with his wife (singer Palak Muchhal) and more.
‘I feel like I have just begun’
I always wanted to be like my father (music director Naresh Sharma) and dreamt of becoming a composer. Madan Mohan, R D Burman and A R Rahman have been my heroes. As a 19-year-old commerce student, I got to record the song Woh Lamhe (Zeher), which became an overnight chartbuster and I never looked back after that. I followed it up with Tere Bin (Bas Ek Pal) and Maula Mere (Anwar), which are considered iconic today. But I feel like I’ve only begun.
‘I never wanted to make music just for popularity or glamour’
When I entered the music scene, so many platforms did not exist. But I would have chosen to take the film route even if I were to debut today because I am a fan of films. I never wanted to make music just to become popular or for glamour. I was always a fan of Indian cinema. I get a lot of non-film offers from various labels, but I’m focusing more on film music.
I have explored playback singing and songwriting as well, but primarily, I love being a music composer. I love discovering new voices and feel proud that Atif Aslam, Arijit Singh, Mohammed Irfan and Shilpa Rao, some of the best singers that we have today, sang their first song with me.
‘I am still remembered for Tum Hi Ho’
Tum Hi Ho has really struck a chord with the audience in India and even outside the country, people still remember it. The song meant a lot to me emotionally because it was a tribute to my father, who was the music arranger for the first film of the Aashiqui franchise (in 1990). It was a special moment in my career.
‘Palak and I don’t talk about music much ’
Palak and I keep very busy and when we get some time together, we don’t talk about music. We talk about everything else. Ours was an arranged marriage, and we didn’t really date before our wedding. So, we are really catching up on our personal space now.
‘Something divine about Hindustani classical music’
I love Hindustani classical music and listening to greats like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Kumar Gandharva, Jagjit Singh ji. I feel a sense of fulfilment whenever I listen to them sing. There’s something so divine about the way they went about their music.
10 Years of Aashiqui 2: My dad called Mohit Suri, said the music is better than the work he did in his entire career-Mithoon
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Syeda Eba Fatima (HINDUSTAN TIMES; April 26, 2023)
Mithoon’s father, Naresh Sharma, was responsible for the sound arrangement for the 1990 hit Aashiqui. Destiny played its part, and 23 years later, Sharma’s son, music composer Mithoon, came on board to work on the music of Aashiqui 2.
Mithoon initially did not tell his father about his involvement in the project. “That gave me a lot of space to work [on my own and not feel any more pressure than what I was already feeling] to recreate the magic with the second instalment. When the basic idea of the song was ready, I went up to him and told him about the news.”
So what did his father say? Mithoon shares his father “gave a very understated reaction”: “That’s because he is also my guru, and I can’t get very pally with him. However, after a few days, when he heard the final version of Tum Hi Ho as well as the instrumentals in the film, he called up Mohit Suri (director), who was in South Africa at that time, and said, ‘What my son has done for your film is better than the work of my entire career’.”
Mithoon says it was an extremely emotional moment, not just for him but also for Suri, as the entire team needed that pat on the back from someone as experienced as his father.
Tum Hi Ho went on to become a massive hit, with its popularity enduring to this day. When asked what makes the melody timeless, the composer says, “It’s the intention to not create history. All I tried was to work on an emotion I connected to.”
Mithoon, who is often requested to perform the song during his live shows, calls it the “most honest moment with his audience.”
“When all the barriers between me and my audience are broken and we are one, that’s when I perform Aashiqui. I never see it as a mere presentation to impress people. This song is beyond streaming numbers and awards for me, and when I perform it, I let people know that I am sharing a piece of my life with them,” he ends.
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Soumya Vajpayee (HINDUSTAN TIMES; April 26, 2023)
Composer Jeet Gannguli worked on six songs in Aashiqui 2 and he says the film changed the way music was perceived in Bollywood.
“Aashiqui 2’s music was a revolution of sorts. I had six songs in the film, including Piya Aaye Na, Chahun Main Ya Na, Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi, Hum Marr Jayenge and Bhula Dena Mujhe. While working on these songs, I wanted to make sure that besides the arrangement, the lyrics and melody were top notch. I believe that’s why it received so much love and continues to be enjoyed even now,” says Gannguli.
The composer adds that the success of the film’s music contributed to how Aashiqui 2 fared at the box office. “When the soundtrack of a film becomes successful even before a film’s release, it does wonders to the project. Music acts like a magnet that forces people to hit the theatres. Aashiqui 2 was not just a musical hit, but also a blockbuster because of how the film was. The film’s music took singers Arijit Singh, Ankit Tiwari and Palak Muchhal to new heights. The film’s music was like magic. It brought about a new wave for music in Bollywood. I am glad I could work on Aashiqui 2,” he ends.
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