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Sanjay F Gupta’s latest film, Zinda, starring
Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Celina
Jaitley and Mahesh Manjrekar, is a song-less
thriller, but the film’s audio album features
songs sung by Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham.
Talking about the album, the director says,
“Rocking music is something my films are
associated with, so I couldn’t give it a
miss in Zinda. It has been a tremendous
experience creating the music for a thriller;
however, the tracks have not been incorporated
in the film.”
Sanju’s my Bob Dylan
Sanjay has been a lucky mascot
for the director, and makes a third attempt
singing, after Kaante and Musafir. The track,
Kabhi muskurana, is a solo number, which
Dutt has co-composed with music directors
Vishal and Shekhar.
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(L-R) Bilal Maqsood, John Abraham and
Faisal Kapadia |
Says the director, “Sanju has an attitude
and style like that of Bob Dylan. We had
extensive discussions over the style of
arrangement and orchestra that can cater
to the needs of his voice.”
Says Dutt, “It’s like a tradition for me
to sing in all of Sanjay Gupta’s films.
I have lived up to my practice yet again,
with Zinda.”
John’s got a good voice
The second track, Yeh hai meri kahaani (sung
by Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood of popular
Pakistani band, Strings), also has Dutt
mouthing a few lines, while John Abraham
has done a voiceover.
Says Gupta, “It was quite challenging for
John, as the idea was not to rap, but to
deliver words on musical cues and beats.
He’s done an awesome job and I’m very happy
with the way the song has turned out. It’s
ironical; John, who has such a nice voice,
was dubbed in Jism.”
Talking about their experience while recording
the song, Faisal says, “We had discussions
about the style of the song before the recording.
Sanjay finished it at one go.”
Says Dutt, “Singing for this song was a
lot of fun, as I had talented singers, Bilal
and Faisal, jamming with me.”
Club version
DJ Nikhil Chinappa, along with
a team of musicians from London, is remixing
and reproducing a club version of individual
tracks. Adds Gupta, “We started this trend
with Musafir; from now on, all my film songs
will have club and lounge versions.”
Different promo
A special five-minute video of
the track, Yeh hai meri kahaani, airs on
MTV on November 20, kicking off the promotional
campaign for the film, which releases on
January 13 next year. This is the first
time that a Bollywood film campaign will
start with a music video, shot in an old
recording studio, without any film visuals.
Says Gupta, “I intend to confuse viewers
with a music video commencing the campaign,
instead of teasers and clippings. Watch
out for the album; it does not follow any
norms, and has been shot in black and white,
in keeping with the feel of the movie.”
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