Atif Aslam is easily one of Pakistan’s most popular music exports. The singer, having returned to the spotlight after a gap, with the song, ‘Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Mein’ is on a roll. Despite being picky when it comes to playback singing in Bollywood, the buzz surrounding Atif these days is that he will be singing for Salman Khan in an upcoming film.
Atif Aslam is easily one of Pakistan’s most popular music exports. The singer, having returned to the spotlight after a gap, with the song, ‘Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Mein’ is on a
roll. Despite being picky when it comes to playback singing in Bollywood, the buzz surrounding Atif these days is that he will be singing for Salman Khan in an upcoming film.
According to various reports, Salman Khan personally chose Atif to lend his voice for a song in this upcoming film, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which is also co-incidentally the first time the singer will sing for Salman Khan or rather as him.
The song will be a romantic one and is called ‘Tu Chahiye’. The song will be picturised on Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor while the music directing duty is being fulfilled by Pritam. Atif and Pritam usually deliver the musical goods (Race franchise, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani), so this song has the potential to be another commercial hit for the singer, and, of course, for Salman Khan.
According to the co-producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Amar Butala, “The song, ‘Tu Chahiye’ shot on Salman and Kareena is a beautiful love song shot by Ahmed Khan extensively in old Delhi capturing the romance of the old city. When Salman heard the scratch of the song, he suggested we record with Atif Aslam. This will be the first time Atif will sing for Salman, and the song in Atif’s voice sounds incredible.”
The film is slated for an Eid release.
Amitabh Bachchan to adopt superhero
avatar in new Disney series
It seems there is nothing that Amitabh Bachchan cannot do. His cinematic endeavours, over the past few years, are ample proof of his acting prowess.
From featuring as a child with Progeria in Paa to a cutthroat chef in Cheeni Kum to a hypochondriac in Piku, veteran superstar Amitabh Bachchan is ready to delight and surprise his fans once again with his superhero avatar with a TV series for Disney.
The 72-year-old has joined hands with the international conglomerate to create an animated series called Astra Force. According to sources close to the actor, Bachchan, along with Graphic India Disney CEO and co-founder Sharad Devarajan, joined forces to create the new superhero, which will likely be akin to the actor himself.
The actor has already been a regular of the small screen thanks to shows like Kaun Banega Crorepati and Bigg Boss, which garnered a great fan following for the veteran hero. Now, one has to wait and see how his latest stint, Astra Force pans out.
Will Big B become the next big superhero in the world? Keep watching this space to learn more.
Beyonce Knowles lands in legal trouble
Known to fans as Queen B, singer and American music sensation, Beyonce Knowles, is making news for all the wrong reasons.
Beyonce has been accused of stealing her hit song, ‘XO’, from a background singer who worked with Knowles in the past.
A backup vocalist, Ahmad Lane, has sued the 33-year-old singer for 7 million dollars in damages, according to documents published by Radar Online.
While Beyonce’s lawyers have been working to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that Lane’s arguments are ‘vague and cryptic’, Ahmad has alleged that he was the original writer of the song, which was originally titled ‘XOXO’. He also claims that he had given a copy of his single to another background singer who allegedly passed it on to the singer, prior to Knowles’ release of ‘XO’.
According to court documents, Beyonce’s lawyers do not agree to any claims and insist that a singer with ‘17 Grammy Awards and 118 million records sold’ does not need to rip off someone else’s property.
Documents dated June 4, pointed out that ‘the two works at issue are entirely different songs that share no lyrical or musical similarity, other than perhaps the letters X and O.’
