“I Hope Things Continue To Be Colourful,” says Nagesh Kukoonoor

  • IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,August 26 2006]

Friday evening saw Sahara One Motion Pictures’ new venture ‘Dor’, directed by the very versatile Nagesh Kukunoor launch its soothing and lilting music amidst the cast and crew of the film at a south Mumbai club . The film which is set in multihued Rajasthan & Himachal Pradesh had the music CD arriving in an exquisitely embellished traditional palkhi carried by men dressed in traditional Rajput attire complete with their turbans and desi kurtas.

The music was then uncovered by the Chief Executive Officer (Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd) Shantonu Aditya, Nagesh Kukunoor, the Music Directors Salim–Suleiman along with lead actress Gul Panag and actor Shreyas Talpade in the midst Of other celebrities.

Salim-Suleiman who have composed the music for the film were very ecstatic to see the audience reactions as everyone appreciated the majestic and classic sounds of their songs ‘Yeh Honsla’, ‘Kesariya Balam’ and ‘Imaan Ka Asar’. Talented generation next singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghosal, Salim Merchant, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan and Karsan Sagathiya have rendered their harmonious voice to the score of the film. The movie has five songs in it with eloquent and expressive lyrics by Mir Ali Hussain. The songs take the narration of the film forward and thus form an integral part of the film as a whole.

Gul Panag, Shreyas Talpade couldn't stop gushing about the melodious music of the film. Ayesha Takia, who also plays the lead in the movie couldn't make it to the venue as she was away in Singapore for a shoot.

Nagesh Kukunoor, who received fantastic reviews and acclaim for his direction of the much celebrated ‘Iqbal’ seemed quite pleased to receive commendable remarks for the music score of ‘Dor’ and stated, “Salim- Suleiman and I were looking to break the rules, to make songs that stood out from the clutter and something that was different from the item numbers or the boring love ballads. This is the result of our effort and the reactions here up till now are very encouraging, the expectations now seem to rise even higher, I just hope that things continue to be this colourful and bright even after the film opens to the viewers this September.”

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