Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Baloch, Pakistani Sufi Singers For 'Mirzya'

IANS, 09 Sep, 2016 12:59 PM
    Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehras "Mirzya" is a full-blown musical with composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy pulling out all stops to make the legendary love tale of Mirza and Sahibaan as epic in proportion as possible.
     
    The title song alone involved the blended talents of sufi singers from India, Pakistan and Balochistan.
     
    While Daler Mehndi and the upcoming young sufi singers The Nooran Sisters -- Jyoti and Sultan from Jalandhar -- comprise the Indian contingent of singers for the title track, from Pakistan came the legendary sufi singer Sain Zahoor who sings predominantly at religious shrines.
     
    The internationally celebrated Balochi folk singer Akhtar Chanal Zahri also flew in to pitch in for the title song giving a kind of epic heft to Gulzar's lyrics.
     
    "Sain Zahoor is an interesting character. His look itself is so amazing. He is so innocent and truly immersed in his own music and world. Until 2006, he never put his voice into a recording studio. The unique thing is, when you teach him the lyrics of the song, he draws pictures instead of writing syllables... Amazing! And that's how he remembers the words... Truly a delight to work with," Mahadevan said.
     
    He is equally amazed by the Baloch singer Akhtar Chanal Zahri.
     
    "Akhtar bhai also is so much fun to work with and had an amazing voice texture... We had to compose the pieces around these two exquisite singers' voices so that their presence doesn't look forced into the song," he said.
     
    Approximately 300 hours of music has been recorded by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for "Mirzya". Out of this, a large chunk has been used in the film.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Abhishek Bachchan's Friend Has a Crush on Aishwarya. He Says, 'Hands Off'

    Abhishek Bachchan's Friend Has a Crush on Aishwarya. He Says, 'Hands Off'
    Abhishek's response is hilarious. The friend is Preity Zinta.

    Abhishek Bachchan's Friend Has a Crush on Aishwarya. He Says, 'Hands Off'

    Priyanka Chopra Speaks Against 'Girl Is 'Paraya Dhan' In India'

    Priyanka Chopra Speaks Against 'Girl Is 'Paraya Dhan' In India'
    To celebrate Teachers’ Day, the 34-year-old actress posted a video yesterday, which starts with a question, “Is it easy being born a girl in India?”

    Priyanka Chopra Speaks Against 'Girl Is 'Paraya Dhan' In India'

    Here's When You'll See Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor in Mubarakan

    Mubarakan starring the real life uncle-nephew Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor will release on July 28, 2017.

    Here's When You'll See Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor in Mubarakan

    Wedding Bells? But Shoaib Hasn't Proposed Yet, Says Dipika Kakar

    Wedding Bells? But Shoaib Hasn't Proposed Yet, Says Dipika Kakar
    Fans might be waiting for TV stars Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim to marry soon but the actress says they don't have a date as her beau is yet to formally propose to her.

    Wedding Bells? But Shoaib Hasn't Proposed Yet, Says Dipika Kakar

    Vikas Khanna takes Lata's blessings for 'MasterChef India'

    Vikas Khanna takes Lata's blessings for 'MasterChef India'
    Khanna met Mangeshkar here on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday. 

    Vikas Khanna takes Lata's blessings for 'MasterChef India'

    John Abraham New Brand Ambassador Of Arunachal Pradesh

    John Abraham New Brand Ambassador Of Arunachal Pradesh
    Actor-producer John Abraham has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Arunachal Pradesh Tourism and he says he has always been fascinated with Northeast India.

    John Abraham New Brand Ambassador Of Arunachal Pradesh