Showing posts with label Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. Show all posts
While others were releasing songs with lyrics like Bheege Hoonth Tere, I aimed to redefine romance-Kailash Kher
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Kailash Kher talks about releasing his next album after a gap of six years
Syeda Eba Fatima (HINDUSTAN TIMES; December 17, 2023)
When Kailash Kher first entered showbiz, he was told that his voice “wasn’t suitable” to be picked for mainstream heroes and that his future in music might not be promising. However, with the release of the song Allah Ke Bande (Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, 2003), followed by the 2006 hit album Kailasa, Kher quickly became one of the most sought-after singers.
Exclusively sharing the news that he is gearing up to release a new album, his sixth, Kher shares, “While others were releasing songs with lyrics like Bheege Hoonth Tere, I aimed to redefine romance in a way that hadn’t been heard before. I strived to express emotions differently, and it resonated with the audience. Even my romantic songs have a spiritual touch, and that carved a place in people’s hearts, creating what we now call Kailasa.”
Talking about the upcoming album, he says, “Oh Diljaani will be my sixth album and is coming after six years. I had plans for an album in 2019, but the pandemic halted those plans. I didn’t want to disappoint my fans with subpar songs, so I took my time to create eight tracks that will connect with people on a deeper level.”
He emphasises that the genre he has created doesn’t fit into any existing category. “I write about the simplest things in the most unique way. I feel baat chaahhe be saleeke ho magar, baat kehne ka saleeka hona chaiye. I am a common singer with an uncommon sense of expressing things,” ends Kher, who says that the first track, titled Diljaani, is set to release on December 21, with other tracks dropping at intervals of 15-30 days.
I’ve been selective, but honestly, work has not come my way also-Shibani Kashyap
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Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; January 2, 2021)
She has crooned chartbusters such as Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa (Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, 2003) and Zinda Hoon Main (Zinda, 2006), so it comes as a surprise that singer Shibani Kashyap consciously did not devote much of her time on playback singing. Rather, she has focused on singles and in the past one year, done around 60 online concerts to raise funds for people in need during the Coronavirus crisis.
She reasons, “The highest point for me was the beginning of my Bollywood career. Apart from Sajna and Zinda, I also worked on a Rohit Shetty film, Sunday (2008). I’ve done good, but less work. I’ve been selective, but honestly, work has not come my way also. If I call popular music directors or so-called producers, they don’t even take my calls, and I don’t know why. Some do, some don’t.”
Kashyap, 41, rues the existence of the ‘camp system’ in Bollywood. “I stay away, creating my own music, doing shows in India and abroad. I also collaborated with French singer Bryce during the lockdown. We did our own version of Heal The World by Michael Jackson. That was a time people needed to hear this music,” she says.
She’s been in the music industry for two decades, and has seen a lot change, from a time when cassettes were the rage to today when number of views dictate everything. But Kashyap has a different outlook. “I feel many artistes and songs which we’ve never heard, are projected as so many millions. If content is good, even if it has a thousand views, it’ll start catching on organically, and slowly become popular. It takes time for things to grow, and not suddenly, say two million views. Who has watched those? Who are those millions of people? If it has become this, why is a majority not even aware of those particular songs?” says the singer, who created her own studio in her home in the Coronavirus lockdown.
I was scared to dance with Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor-Sumeet Vyas
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Sumeet Vyas on how his first film with A-listers helped him let go of pre-conceived notions
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 4, 2018)
Fifteen years ago, Sumeet Vyas, then a theatre actor and budding writer, had walked into an almost empty theatre in Mumbai to watch Shashanka Ghosh’s directorial debut, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai II. He was so taken up by the crime-comedy that he went back the next day to watch it again. “I didn’t know who the director was, but was amazed to see someone new dare to attempt a one-of-its-kind whacky comedy. I remember telling myself, ‘I’d like to meet this man someday’,” the actor reminisces.
Cut to 2017, Sumeet’s meeting with Shashanka was as curious as his early introduction to the filmmaker’s work. “I knew that I was being considered for a part in Shashanka’s next, Veere Di Wedding, but I’d not been given the complete script. The rest of the cast had already started their fittings when I was finally told that I’d be meeting him,” Sumeet narrates, adding, “And when I did, he started talking about my character right off the bat. I hadn’t even read the script yet. He was stumped and asked me why I’d agreed to do the film. I told him that I was a fan of his work and he laughed. He asked me to trust him with a great part and start shooting.”
So, without reading the script, Sumeet took on the role of Kareena Kapoor’s love interest in the film. “Shashanka is the most non-filmi person I have ever met. I wanted to work with him because I thought he was crazy,” he laughs.
The wedding-comedy, which also features Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania in central roles, was shot in Delhi, Mumbai and Phuket. “The cast is fantastic but I was really surprised to see everyone being treated equally on set. As an outsider, I had come on board with my own set of prejudices about films with big stars. For me, this was a full-fledged commercial project. I don’t consider myself a star so the inclusive environment on the Veere Di Wedding set felt like a great equaliser,” Sumeet explains. But the shoot wasn’t without hardships. “Kareena is a superstar but very professional and great to work with. I was dancing for the first time, that too alongside her and Sonam, so I was scared,” he adds.
After writing the comedy series Bang Baaja Baraat and romcom Love Per Square Foot for Anand Tiwari, Sumeet wants to get out of his comfort zone by writing and directing a dark film. “I am working on a slightly darker subject with a psychotic protagonist. The idea is to surprise the audience. Writing is my passion and I don’t make money off it, so I like to take my time with it,” he admits.
Like with writing, Sumeet has plans to reinvent his on-screen image too with the Phantom Films production, High Jack, an Akarsh Khurana directorial in which he plays a DJ. “Akarsh and I have known each other since our theatre days and he’d shared this script with me around four years ago. The makers were keen to cast a renowned actor for the part at the time and I was supposed to just give feedback on the script. I remember laughing out loud while reading it and telling Akarsh that the film would be a riot,” he recalls. After Sumeet shot to fame with the shows Permanent Roommates and Tripling, Akarsh offered him the lead role.
For prep, Sumeet worked closely with electronic music producer Nucleya, who has composed three tracks for the film, and attended a rave party to observe revellers. “The film is a big psychedelic mess with rookie high-jackers, drugs on a plane and everybody tripping mid-air. It was an exhilarating experience to step away from seedha-saadha guy roles,” Sumeet says.
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