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My brain works 10 times faster when I write lyrics to tunes-Amitabh Bhattacharya

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He may have forsaken his singing dream, but Bollywood’s most sought-after lyricist is certainly on a song. Amitabh Bhattacharya on having his biskut and eating it too

Anand Holla (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 28, 2013)

 

Five years ago, late into the night at his Juhu studio, composer Amit Trivedi asked his friend and reluctant lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya to record a scratch. It was for Dev.D’s now iconic track Emosanal Attyachar, which Bhattacharya had scribbled a few hours ago at a Lokhandwala coffee shop. Since it was to be picturised on two archetypal brass band front-men who sing with touching sincerity but sound unintentionally funny, Bhattacharya sang an over-the-top “Shabbir Kumar-Mohammad Aziz kind of version.”

The following morning, director Anurag Kashyap, in a flash of eccentricity, insisted on retaining both his and Trivedi’s voices. Bhattacharya fell off his chair. “I thought I had blown my eight-year-long struggle to be a singer over one glorious spoof. My first song sounded ready to destroy my playback singing dream,” laughs Bhattacharya, when we meet at his sister’s Andheri residence. He says he convinced Kashyap to give singing credits to the fictitious ‘BandMaster Rangeela and Rasila’ instead. Although, by then, Bhattacharya had almost given up his playback singing aspirations, he was unable to see how fate had planned it out for him.

Fourteen years ago, he, like all strugglers, left his Lucknow home for Mumbai. Soon enough, he was queuing up outside music More >

Nominations for IIFA Awards 2010

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3 years ago
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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, May 8, 2010 – 12:56 IST

Best Film Vidu Vinod Chopra – 3 Idiots Boney Kapoor – Wanted Anurag Kashyap & Ronnie Screwvala – Dev D Vishal Bharadwaj & Ronnie Screwvala – Kaminey Sunil Manchanda & AB Corp – Paa

Best Direction Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots Anurag Kashyap – Dev D Ayan Mukerji – Wake Up Sid Vishal Bharadwaj – Kaminey Imtiaz Ali – Love Aaj Kal R.Balki – Paa

Performance in a Leading Role (Male) Aamir Khan – 3 Idiots Amitabh Bachchan – Paa Saif Ali Khan – Love Aaj Kal Salman Khan – Wanted Shahid Kapoor – Kaminey Ranbir Kapoor -Wake Up Sid

Performance in a Leading Role (Female) Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal Vidya Balan – Paa Mahie Gill – Dev D

Performance in Supporting Role (Male) Sharman Joshi – 3 Idiots Irrfan – New York R. Madhavan – 3 Idiots Abhimanyu Singh – Gulal Abhishek Bachchan – Paa Rishi Kapoor – Love Aaj Kal

Performance in Supporting Role (Female) Kalki Koechlin – Dev D Arundhati Naag – Paa Divya Dutta – Delhi 6 Supriya Pathak – Wake Up Sid Kirron Kher – Kurrban

Performance in a Comic Role Omi Vaidya – 3 Idiots Ajay Devgn – All The Best Johny Lever – De Dana Dan Govinda – Life Partner Sanjay Dutt – All The Best

Performance in a Negative Role Boman Irani – 3 Idiots Amol Gupte – Kaminey Prakash Raj – Wanted Kay Kay Menon – Gulal Arya Babbar – Jail

Music Direction Shantanu Moitra – 3 Idiots A.R.Rehman – Delhi 6 Pritam – Love Aaj Kal Amit Trivedi – Dev D Vishal Bharadwaj – More >

Winners of 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009

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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, February 27, 2010 – 22:25 IST

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) Amitabh Bachchan – Paa

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) Vidya Balan – Paa

Best Film 3 Idiots

Best Director Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Boman Irani – 3 Idiots

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Kalki Koechlin – Dev D

Best Actor (Male) Critics Ranbir Kapoor – Wake Up Sid, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Rocket Singh

Best Actor (Female) Critics Mahie Gill – Dev D

Best Film (Critics) Firaaq

Best Debut Director (Male) Ayan Mukherjee – Wake Up Sid

Best Debut Director (Female) Zoya Akhtar – Luck By Chance

Best Music A R Rahman – Delhi-6

Best Playback Singer (Male) Mohit Chauhan – Masakalli – Delhi-6

Best Playback Singer (Female) Rekha Bharadwaj – Genda Phool – Delhi-6 Kavita Seth – Iktara – Wake Up Sid

Best Lyrics Irshad Kamil – Aaj Din Chadiya – Love Aaj Kal

Best Story Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots

Best Screenplay Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi – 3 Idiots

Best Dialogue Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 3 idiots

Best Editing Sreekar Prasad – Firaaq

Best Choreography Bosco – Caesar – Chor Bazaari – Love Aaj Kal

Best Visual Effect Award Kaminey

Best Sound Design Manas Chaudhury – Firaaq

Best Production Design Helen & Sukant – Dev D

Best Cinematography Rajeev Rai – Dev D

Best Action Vijayan Master – Wanted

Best Costume Vaishali Menon – Firaaq

Best Background Score Amit Trivedi – Dev D

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Nominations for 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009

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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, February 11, 2010 – 10:43 IST

Best Film 3 Idiots Dev D Kaminey Love Aaj Kal Paa Wake Up Sid

Best Director Anurag Kashyap – Dev D Ayan Mukerji – Wake Up Sid Imtiaz Ali – Love Aaj Kal R Balakrishnan – Paa Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots Vishal Bharadwaj – Kaminey

Best Actor In A Leading Role – Male Aamir Khan – 3 Idiots Amitabh Bachchan – Paa Ranbir Kapoor – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Ranbir Kapoor – Wake Up Sid Saif Ali Khan – Love Aaj Kal Shahid Kapoor – Kaminey

Best Actor In A Leading Role – Female Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal Katrina Kaif – New York Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots Kareena Kapoor – Kurbaan Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey Vidya Balan – Paa

Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Male Amol Gupte – Kaminey Boman Irani – 3 Idiots Neil Nitin Mukesh – New York R Madhavan – 3 Idiots Rishi Kapoor – Luck By Chance Sharman Joshi – 3 Idiots

Best Actor In A Supporting Role – Female Arundhati Naag – Paa Divya Dutta – Delhi-6 Dimple Kapadia – Luck By Chance Kalki Koechlin – Dev D Shahana Goswami – Firaaq Supriya Pathak – Wake Up Sid

Best Music A R Rahman – Delhi-6 Amit Trivedi – Dev D Pritam Chakraborty – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Pritam Chakraborty – Love Aaj Kal Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Wake Up Sid Vishal Bharadwaj – Kaminey

Best Lyrics Gulzar – Kaminey – (Kaminey) Gulzar – Dhan Te Nan – (Kaminey) Irshad Kamil – Aaj Din Chadheya – (Love Aaj Kal) Javed Akhtar – Iktara – (Wake Up Sid) Prasoon Joshi – Masakali – (Delhi-6) Prasoon Joshi – Rehna Tu – More >

Nominations for Max Stardust Awards 2010

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3 years ago
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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, January 16, 2010 – 16:25 IST

Superstar Of Tomorrow – Male Ranbir Kapoor – Wake Up Sid & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Imraan Khan – Luck Farhan Akhtar – Luck By Chance Neil Nitin Mukesh – New York Harman Baweja – What’s Your Raashee?

Superstar Of Tomorrow – Female Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal Sonam Kapoor – Delhi 6 Isha Sharvani – Luck By Chance Mugdha Godse – Jail Asin – London Dreams

Breakthrough Performance – Male Abhimanyu Singh – Gulaal Chandan Roy Sanyal – Kaminey Parzan Dastur – Sikandar Amol Gupte – Kaminey Adhyayan Suman – Raaz -The Mystery Continues Cyrus Broacha – 99

Breakthrough Performance – Female Chitrashi Rawat – Luck Urvashi Sharma – Baabarr Shahana Goswami – Firaaq Gauhar Khan – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Mugdha Godse – All The Best Kalki Koechlin – Dev D Bhavna Pani – Fast Forward Kulraj Randhawa – Chintuji

Hottest Film Of The Year Paa All The Best Love Aaj Kal Gulaal Quick Gun Murugan

Hottest New Director Renzil D’Silva – Kurbaan Anthony D’Souza – Blue Ayaan Mukherjee – Wake Up Sid Prabhu Devaa – Wanted Zoya Akhtar – Luck By Chance

Exciting New Face Shazahn Padamsee – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Giselle Monteiro – Love Aaj Kal Jacqueline Fernandez – Aladin Shruti Hassan – Luck

Standout Performance By A Music Director Amit Trivedi – Dev D RDB – Kambakkht Ishq Piyush Mishra – Gulaal Sharib -Toshi – Raaz -The Mystery Continues & Jashnn Sohail Sen – What’s Your More >

Nominations for Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009

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3 years ago
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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, December 31, 2009 – 12:22 IST

Best Film 3 Idiots Dev D Kaminey Love Aaj Kal Paa

Best Director Anurag Kashyap – Dev D Imtiaz Ali – Love Aaj Kal R Balki – Paa Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots Vishal Bhardwaj – Kaminey

Best Actor (Male) Aamir Khan – 3 Idiots Amitabh Bachchan – Paa Ranbir Kapoor – Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Ranbir Kapoor – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Saif Ali Khan – Love Aaj Kal Shahid Kapoor – Kaminey

Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone – Love Aaj Kal Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots Katrina Kaif – New York Priyanka Chopra – Kaminey Priyanka Chopra – What’s Your Raashee? Vidya Balan – Paa

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Abhimanyu Singh – Gulaal R Madhavan – 3 Idiots Rishi Kapoor – Love Aaj Kal Rishi Kapoor – Luck By Chance Sharman Joshi – 3 Idiots

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Arundhati Naag – Paa Divya Dutta – Delhi-6 Gauhar Khan – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Neha Dhupia – Raat Gayi Baat Gayi Shahana Goswami – Firaaq

Best Actor in a Negative Role Amole Gupte – Kaminey Boman Irani – 3 Idiots Kay Kay Menon – Gulaal Mahesh Manjrekar – Wanted Manish Choudhary – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year

Best Actor in a Comic Role D Santosh – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Omi Vaidya – 3 Idiots Paresh Rawal – De Dana Dan Sanjay Mishra – All The Best Vinay Pathak – Raat Gayi Baat Gayi

Best Background Music Amit Trivedi – Dev D Ilaiyaraja – Paa Salim-Sulaiman – Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year Shantanu More >

Movie Review: WAKE UP SID by FENIL SETA

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3 years ago
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We all, in our childhood, had made a list of careers that we want to pursue when we grow up. But once we enter college, there comes a change in our mindset. We suddenly don’t feel like growing up. We shudder to think of our future when we would only be working with very little time for leisure and friends/family (I am passing through this phrase currently!). Some may claim that they never had such a feeling and that they were ambitious right from the beginning. But the truth is, everyone had gone or will go through this anxiety and even fear at some point of their academic life. Wake Up Sid deals with such similar issues. Although the protagonist is projected as highly lazy, almost everyone will be able to identify with him. This and the wonderful execution by debutant Ayan Mukerji makes Wake Up Sid one of the finest films to come out this year!

The story of the movie: Sidharth Mehra aka Sid (Ranbir Kapoor) is a lazy and non-ambitious youth who has just attempted his final year college exams. His life revolves around his friends, Rishi (Namit Das) and Laxmi (Shikha Talsania) and he loves hanging out with them. Sid’s mother (Supriya Pathak) loves him a lot but he doesn’t reciprocate. His dad (Anupam Kher) manages a big business and wants his son to take some responsibilities on his head. He tries but his efforts are futile. At this point, Sid comes across Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Kolkata. Sid and Aisha are as different as chalk More >

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