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Pakistani Singer have always been a hot favorite for playback in Bollywood.However, they are now also taking on the role of composers with not only solo artists but also bands creating a music for Hindi Films.
The latest in the line is 'Strings' which will compose the title track of Apoorva Lakhia's 'Shootout' Lokhandwala.
Rahet Fateh Ali khan had done the same with the song, 'Naina' in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Omkara'.
"Singing and composing are two separate things.Now the directors are much more adventurous and want the tracks to be composed by the singer himself,"says Bilal Maqsood of 'Strings'.The group has ealier sung 'Yeh hai meri kahani' for 'Zinda'.
The films have separate music directors and the artists from Pakistan are used as an added attraction.
Rahet Fateh Ali Khan was the first one to do this in Pooja Bhatt's 'Paap' when he sang 'Laagi Tumse Mann ki lagan'.
Ali Azmat also composed 'Garaj Baras' for Pooja's 'Paap'.
The Pakistani band, 'Call' has also signed one film."We will compose for a Hindi Film in August.We got the offer for singing but then the original music directors said we should compose the whole song," says Zulfiqar of 'Call'.
Atif Aslam has three Bollywood offers after 'Woh Lamhe' of 'Zeher' and 'Aadat' of 'Kalyug' which became the hottest numbers last year.
Indian music directors see this as a big leap for Bollywood."It's good that Bollywood is changing and directors are trying out Pakistani singers as composers.The original music director won't mind if one track is composed by someone else as it benefits everybody," says Anu Malik who was the original singer in 'Paap' and 'Kalyug'.
Composer Shankar Mahadevan, who has used Shafqat Amanat Ali of 'Fuzon' in 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' , feels that Pakistani singers are giving a fresh feel to Hindi Film Music.
"We should accept that there are many Pakistani singers and composers who are better than many in Bollywood," says Shankar."We used Shafqat for the song, 'Mitwa' because we thought he could do justice to it.
Salman Ahmad is also composing in Deepak Chopra's 'How to Know God'. Ali Zafar is also composing six songs in different films.
The latest in the line is 'Strings' which will compose the title track of Apoorva Lakhia's 'Shootout' Lokhandwala.
Rahet Fateh Ali khan had done the same with the song, 'Naina' in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Omkara'.
"Singing and composing are two separate things.Now the directors are much more adventurous and want the tracks to be composed by the singer himself,"says Bilal Maqsood of 'Strings'.The group has ealier sung 'Yeh hai meri kahani' for 'Zinda'.
The films have separate music directors and the artists from Pakistan are used as an added attraction.
Rahet Fateh Ali Khan was the first one to do this in Pooja Bhatt's 'Paap' when he sang 'Laagi Tumse Mann ki lagan'.
Ali Azmat also composed 'Garaj Baras' for Pooja's 'Paap'.
The Pakistani band, 'Call' has also signed one film."We will compose for a Hindi Film in August.We got the offer for singing but then the original music directors said we should compose the whole song," says Zulfiqar of 'Call'.
Atif Aslam has three Bollywood offers after 'Woh Lamhe' of 'Zeher' and 'Aadat' of 'Kalyug' which became the hottest numbers last year.
Indian music directors see this as a big leap for Bollywood."It's good that Bollywood is changing and directors are trying out Pakistani singers as composers.The original music director won't mind if one track is composed by someone else as it benefits everybody," says Anu Malik who was the original singer in 'Paap' and 'Kalyug'.
Composer Shankar Mahadevan, who has used Shafqat Amanat Ali of 'Fuzon' in 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' , feels that Pakistani singers are giving a fresh feel to Hindi Film Music.
"We should accept that there are many Pakistani singers and composers who are better than many in Bollywood," says Shankar."We used Shafqat for the song, 'Mitwa' because we thought he could do justice to it.
Salman Ahmad is also composing in Deepak Chopra's 'How to Know God'. Ali Zafar is also composing six songs in different films.
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