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Vishal Dadlani
Name: Vishal Dadlani
Zodiac: Cancer
Awards: Music composer Vishal Dadlani was the winner of the IIFA Award for Best Background Score for the film Godmother in 1999. However, he gained more recognition when, along with partner Shekhar Ravjiani, he won the R D Burman Award for New Music Talent for the 2003 film Jhankaar Beats. The duo has also been the recipients of Asian Film Award for Best Composer for 2007 film Om Shanti Om.
Trivia: One of the most successful music composers of today’s times, Vishal Dadlani is a popular name among music lovers, and fans of heavy metal bands. While he has been churning out chartbuster tracks year after year since 1999 for both Hindi and Marathi films, he is also the lead singer of the famous band Pentagram. He has also been the judge for many singing reality shows on television and has performed in several stage shows all over the world.
Biography: Vishal Dadlani is an eminent music director in B-town and generally composes music with partner Shekhar Ravjiani. Vishal started his career in the industry in 1999 and scored the music for ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’, which became quite popular among music listeners. And then came along ‘Jhankaar Beats’, which proved to be a major turning point of his career. The songs of this film became chartbusters, and his efforts were materialized when he won the R D Burman New Music Talent Award along with Shekhar.
With songs like ‘Saaki’ and ‘Door Se Paas’ in ‘Musafir’, they received more recognition especially because of their combination of techno sounds and Indian music, which went down very well with youngsters. The singer- composer whose Twitter handle reads ‘@V1SH4L’ then went on to compose some great piece of music in films like Dus, Salaam Namaste, Bluffmaster, Golmaal, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and Tashan, to name a few.
2007 became another great year for Dadlani as he was the music director for Farah Khan’s blockbuster film ‘Om Shanti Om’. The film was a milestone in his career and he was nominated for various awards like Filmfare, Apsara and Asian Film Awards. Other memorable films in which Vishal Dadlani composed music are Dostana, Bachna Ae Haseeno, I Hate Luv Storys, Anjaana Anjaani and Break Ke Baad.
The talented music composer reached newer heights in 2011 when he scored music for two of the most popular films of the year- Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One and Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture. For the former, he won the IIFA Award for Best Song Recording and the GIFT Honours for Best Music Director, besides being nominated for plenty of awards for the same. The Dirty Picture won him the Mirchi Music Award for Best Item Song of the Year and a nomination for the Most Entertaining Music at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards.
2012 has also been a rewarding year for Dadlani. Sujoy Ghosh’s Kahaani and Karan Johar’s Student of the Year have fared quite well at the music charts. His band ‘Pentagram’ has also been doing great work in the field of music and has garnered a huge fan following.
Besides composing music for around 50 films till date, Vishal Dadlani has lent his voice to songs in many films, including Student of the Year, Vicky Donor, Ishaqzaade, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, I Hate Luv Storys, Kurbaan, Taare Zameen Par, Dhoom 2 and Jhankaar Beats, to name a few. His forthcoming assignments include Chennai Express, Race 2 and Balak Palak (a Marathi film).
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| Vishal–Shekhar | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai, India |
| Genres | Indian film music |
| Occupation(s) | Music director |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Sunidhi Chauhan |
Vishal–Shekhar are a music directing duo of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani who have worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi films. Their works include Jhankaar Beats, Dus, Bluffmaster, Om Shanti Om,Bachna Ae Haseeno, Dostana, Chintakayala Ravi, Anjaana Anjaani, Ra.One, Student of the Year, Chennai Express , Bang Bang! and Happy New Year.
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[hide]Career[edit]
The duo rose to prominence when they composed the score for the film Jhankaar Beats which included the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai". They won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for Jhankaar Beats. The music for the film Musafir combined techno music with Indian sounds.[citation needed] The score included "Saaki" and "Door Se Paas". In 2005 they composed the scores for three films: Salaam Namaste, Dus andBluffmaster.
Vishal Dadlani is also the vocalist of Mumbai-based electronic band Pentagram. He collaborated with Imogen Heap on the song "Minds Without Fear" for an episode of The Dewarists.
Shekhar Ravjiani is a trained classical singer (under Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan). He learned to play the accordion from his father, a music enthusiast, Hasmukh Ravjiani. Shekhar was a participant of Zee TV singing contest Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 1997. He composed and sung Marathi songs "Saazni" in 2012 and "Saavli" (with Sunidhi Chauhan) in 2013.
Other acts[edit]
They have been judges on the popular star hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 and the musical talent show Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star with director and choreographer Farah Khan. They are the judges on Amul Star Voice of India Mummy Ki Superstars. They were mentors and judges in the Zee TV reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa with Sajid-Wajid. They have composed title track for Star Plus' upcoming daily Navya and Piya Re Bhavri.
Vishal and Shekhar will be the World's first ever musicians to perform for a live audio concert which will be accessible on mobile phones and the internet. They are excited to be the pioneer in the show which may put them in the Guinness Book of World Records.[1]
Following the terror attacks on Mumbai on 26 November 2008, Vishal Dadlani launched a petition to ban live media coverage during the rescue operations.[2]
They are the composers behind the Kailash Kher's song "Allah Ke Bande" from Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II.
On 23 January 2012, Vishal and Shekhar performed at Spring Fest 2012 in IIT Kharagpur on 22 January 2012; they also performed at Saarang in IIT Madras.[3]
On 25 March 2012, Vishal and Shekhar with Shruti Pathak performed live at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in Flare.[6]
Vishal–Shekhar composed the IPL 6 anthem "Jumping Japaang" and the IPL 7 anthem "Chalo Bulawa Aya Hai".
On 10 November 2013, Vishal and Shekhar with Priyanka Chopra performed live at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Goa Campus, Goa.
Vishal Dadlani also appeared in Om Shanti Om as a cameo role.
Vishal was one of the first Indian celebrities to openly support the Aam Aadmi Party.[7]
On 16 June 2014, duo Vishal–Shekhar performed for a big music-loving Bangalore crowd, despite not being paid their dues. Vishal–Shekhar didn't want their fans to suffer because of organisers’ misdemeanour. As per Vishal, organiser named Claret Sun Events & promoters PhaniShri & Sunil Kashyap kept delaying payment till the time of performance. The Duo plan to sue the organisers[8][9]
On 28 September 2014, Vishal and Shekhar performed live at Festember 14 at NIT, Trichy. They followed this up with a performance at Antaragni '14 at IIT Kanpur on 12 October 2014.
On 29 December 2014, Vishal and Shekhar performed live at Mood Indigo 14 at IIT, Bombay.
On 19 February 2015, Vishal and Shekhar performed live at Sparsh 15 at SVNIT, Surat.
On 21 February 2015, Vishal and Shekhar performed live at Melange'15, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
On 15 March 2015, the duo performed live for the Bollywood Night at Pearl '15, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
Discography[edit]
Playback singer (Vishal Dadlani)[edit]
- Selfie Le Le Re - Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Hindi) (2015)
- "Bezubaan Phir Se" ABCD 2 (Hindi) (2015)
- "Romeo Romeo" Romeo Juliet (Tamil) (2015)
- "Thoovanam " Romeo Juliet (Tamil) (2015)
- "Kakki Sattai" Kakki Sattai (Tamil) (2014)
- "Aathi" Kaththi (Tamil) (2014)
- Don't Care Ninnindale (Kannada) (2014)
- Ninnindale (Kannada) (2014)
- "D se dance" Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania(Hindi)(2014)
- Vanakkam Chennai (Tamil) (2013)
- Andhar Bahar (Kannada) (2013)
- Balak Palak(Marathi) (2013)
- Krazzy 4(Krazzy 4 (Hindi) (2008)
- Dhan Te Nan(Kaminey (Hindi) (2009)
- Tune Mari Entriyan - Gunday (Hindi) (2014)
- India wale - Happy New Year (2014 film) (Hindi) (2014)
- Dance Basanti - Ungli (Hindi) (2014)
- ' '1234 Get On the Dance Floor - Chennai Express (Hindi) (2013)
Playback singer (Shekhar Ravjiani)[edit]
- Bang Bang! (2014)
- Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)
- Butterfly Telugu single with Chinmayi Sripada(2013)
- Balak Palak Marathi Film (2013)
- "Saavli" (Marathi Single) with Sunidhi Chauhan(2013)
- Delhi Safari (2012)
- Student of the Year (2012)
- Shanghai (2012)
- Saazni Marathi Single (2012)
- Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012)
- Ra.One (2011)
- Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
- Tees Maar Khan (2010)
- Walkaway (2010)
- Break Ke Baad (2010)
- Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
- I Hate Luv Storys (2010)
- Aladin (2009)
- Luck by Chance (2009)
- Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
- Taxi Number 9211 (2006)
- Krishna Cottage (2003)
- Supari (2003)
- Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)
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