What comes to your mind when you hear the word Sanam? As a Bollywood music lover, I think of none other than India’s Fantastic Four who have clocked a whopping 2.7 million subscribers (and counting!) at their YouTube channel, thanks to their wonderful renditions of retro classic hits, modern hits and original compositions.
The fantastic four comprise of brothers Sanam Puri (lead vocals) and Samar Puri (lead guitar), Venky S (bass guitar) and Keshav Dhanraj (drums). I would say they are India’s most commercially successful band, and they have enthralled audiences in various concerts both internationally and in India. As a band, Sanam have also succeeded in bridging the gap between the younger and older generations, through their retro renditions.
I have been fortunate enough to have a chat with the band, to gauge their thoughts on current music trends, whose music they like listening to, and much more!
The fantastic four comprise of brothers Sanam Puri (lead vocals) and Samar Puri (lead guitar), Venky S (bass guitar) and Keshav Dhanraj (drums). I would say they are India’s most commercially successful band, and they have enthralled audiences in various concerts both internationally and in India. As a band, Sanam have also succeeded in bridging the gap between the younger and older generations, through their retro renditions.
I have been fortunate enough to have a chat with the band, to gauge their thoughts on current music trends, whose music they like listening to, and much more!
- 10/17/2017
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
With now 20 years of Ddlj magic we wanted to bring this favorite feature back.
One thing you must know about BollySpice is that we all write about what we love, which is Bollywood, and for many of us here on the team, one of the films we love the most is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge or Ddlj. The film debuted on October 20, 1995 and 20 years later it is still playing! Since many of our writers do love Ddlj so much, we wanted to pay tribute, once again, to this iconic film!
First the story:
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a story about human relationships.
Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) is a London based immigrant. He, along with his wife Lajwanti (Farida Jalal) and two daughters Simran (Kajol) and Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) have been living in London for the past several years. A true Indian at heart, Chaudhry Baldev Singh is a...
One thing you must know about BollySpice is that we all write about what we love, which is Bollywood, and for many of us here on the team, one of the films we love the most is Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge or Ddlj. The film debuted on October 20, 1995 and 20 years later it is still playing! Since many of our writers do love Ddlj so much, we wanted to pay tribute, once again, to this iconic film!
First the story:
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a story about human relationships.
Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) is a London based immigrant. He, along with his wife Lajwanti (Farida Jalal) and two daughters Simran (Kajol) and Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) have been living in London for the past several years. A true Indian at heart, Chaudhry Baldev Singh is a...
- 10/20/2015
- by BollySpice Team
- Bollyspice
Pawandeep – Team Shaan
The second week of The Voice India opened with a quick recap of the first week; showing the contestants that had been selected and also the coaches expectations from the singers.
The first contestant of Saturday’s show was Boston born Nalini Krishnan. Nalini is 21 years old and is born and bought up in Boston, USA. She is studying music and wants to be a singer/music director. Nalini sang ‘Jallah Wallah’ from Ishaqzaade. The coaches were extremely impressed by Nalini’s performance. Coach Hr was the first to hit the buzzer, followed very closely by coaches Mika and then Shaan. Coach Sunidhi did not hit the buzzer. After much comic grovling (!) and pleading from the coaches, Nalini chose our favourite coach Hr, and is the third contestant to join Team Himesh.
The second contestant was Sayan Chaudhary. Sayan sang the popular song ‘Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta’ from Boss.
The second week of The Voice India opened with a quick recap of the first week; showing the contestants that had been selected and also the coaches expectations from the singers.
The first contestant of Saturday’s show was Boston born Nalini Krishnan. Nalini is 21 years old and is born and bought up in Boston, USA. She is studying music and wants to be a singer/music director. Nalini sang ‘Jallah Wallah’ from Ishaqzaade. The coaches were extremely impressed by Nalini’s performance. Coach Hr was the first to hit the buzzer, followed very closely by coaches Mika and then Shaan. Coach Sunidhi did not hit the buzzer. After much comic grovling (!) and pleading from the coaches, Nalini chose our favourite coach Hr, and is the third contestant to join Team Himesh.
The second contestant was Sayan Chaudhary. Sayan sang the popular song ‘Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta’ from Boss.
- 6/19/2015
- by Jem Raj
- Bollyspice
Giving out duds at Box-office is not harmful but what is really demeaning is being part of unworthy, embarrassing movies. Though we are not making any perception about the caliber and potential of an actor like Ajay Devgn, there are few flicks which the superstar would also want disown like us or he might always regret of. While we take a look at the disasters he readily (and repeatedly) did, we also hope Ajay steers clear of it in future.
Action Jackson: With the actor putting on his dancing shoes, everyone deemed it to be an image changeover for Ajay Devgn and the most-anticipated spectacle of the year. On the contrary filmmaker Prabhu Dheva and Ajay's combination was shunned by all.
Son Of Sardar:It seems Ajay didn't really think before signing up this film. Looking at this choice we believe the ambition of ruling box-office has replaced doing performance-driven...
Action Jackson: With the actor putting on his dancing shoes, everyone deemed it to be an image changeover for Ajay Devgn and the most-anticipated spectacle of the year. On the contrary filmmaker Prabhu Dheva and Ajay's combination was shunned by all.
Son Of Sardar:It seems Ajay didn't really think before signing up this film. Looking at this choice we believe the ambition of ruling box-office has replaced doing performance-driven...
- 4/29/2015
- GlamSham
We all know that a Bollywood film is incomplete without a few songs being thrown in with them. It is sort of like bread and butter, you can’t enjoy one without the other. Combining them together makes it all the more delicious. Over the last 100 years of filmmaking, the world has been exposed to some of the most iconic Bollywood numbers that we cannot erase from our minds and consider them to be eternal classics. As part of our mini-feature, BollySpice presents to you 15 songs that have changed Bollywood forever. Enjoy!
1. ‘Aayega Aane Wala’ from Mahal (1949) – Though this song won’t be as well known amongst the younger generation, the song ‘Aayega Aane Wala’ from the chilling film Mahal, is important for one major reason. This song made India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar a nationwide superstar and she went on to sing for Bollywood films for another six decades.
1. ‘Aayega Aane Wala’ from Mahal (1949) – Though this song won’t be as well known amongst the younger generation, the song ‘Aayega Aane Wala’ from the chilling film Mahal, is important for one major reason. This song made India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar a nationwide superstar and she went on to sing for Bollywood films for another six decades.
- 12/3/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Sandeep Acharya, who won the second season of the singing reality show Indian Idol in 2006, passed away in a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday. He was brought in on 10th December and was suffering from jaundice. According to Hindustan Times, his cousin said that he had first been admitted to a hospital in Bikaner. They had to shift him to Gurgaon when his condition worsened.
Sandeep was born and brought up in Bikaner and soon after winning Indian Idol 2, he had released his first album Mere Saath Saara Jahan. He had also participated in a TV show called Jalwa 4 2 ka 1. According to his cousin Akshay, he was to release his new album O Sanam Tere Bina by mid-December.
Indian Idol judges and others from the music industry took to Twitter to express their condolences. Their tweets read:
Sonu Nigam @sonuniigaam: Sandeep Acharya died? Oh my God. His Wikipedia has been modified 15 minutes back…...
Sandeep was born and brought up in Bikaner and soon after winning Indian Idol 2, he had released his first album Mere Saath Saara Jahan. He had also participated in a TV show called Jalwa 4 2 ka 1. According to his cousin Akshay, he was to release his new album O Sanam Tere Bina by mid-December.
Indian Idol judges and others from the music industry took to Twitter to express their condolences. Their tweets read:
Sonu Nigam @sonuniigaam: Sandeep Acharya died? Oh my God. His Wikipedia has been modified 15 minutes back…...
- 12/16/2013
- by Samreen Tungekar
- Bollyspice
Every year Bollywood comes up with the most beautiful, amazing, heartfelt and rocking melodies that will make you dance, laugh or cry. And with those songs comes a picturizations that can capture the true meaning of the song and take you into the world of the characters and into the story of the film.
BollySpice takes a look at some of the most beautifully picturized songs of the year which stay with you, even after the film has ended.
10. ‘Allah Jaane’ – Teri Meri Kahaani
‘Allah Jaane’ is one of the most romantic songs of the year. It has a sufi feel to it and depicts the era of 1910 in the film Teri Meri Kahaani.
Shahid Kapoor plays a poet and we see him serenading Priyanka Chopra with beautiful Urdu poetry. The romance between the couple is portrayed as shy as they gaze in each other’s eyes continually and show...
BollySpice takes a look at some of the most beautifully picturized songs of the year which stay with you, even after the film has ended.
10. ‘Allah Jaane’ – Teri Meri Kahaani
‘Allah Jaane’ is one of the most romantic songs of the year. It has a sufi feel to it and depicts the era of 1910 in the film Teri Meri Kahaani.
Shahid Kapoor plays a poet and we see him serenading Priyanka Chopra with beautiful Urdu poetry. The romance between the couple is portrayed as shy as they gaze in each other’s eyes continually and show...
- 1/10/2013
- by Charla Manohar
- Bollyspice
Legendry Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor came to London, on Monday 20th February, to launch the Lse Su India Week. Lse Su India Week is a series of events that aim to celebrate the various successes of India and discuss areas for improvement by looking through the eyes of Indian students studying at Lse and other institutions around the world.
Dr Ruth Kattumuri, the Co-Director, India Observatory, Lse spoke to the media about the involvement of Bollywood at the event. She said, “Not only does Indian cinema contribute to the economy of the country but by creating stories and telling stories in a very interesting way it also contributes to the social development of the country. It is right that Lse should be hosting some of the Bollywood stars.”
On talking about Bollywood’s involvement with Lse Rishi Kapoor told the media how cinema ‘brings the glamour’ to the event. The...
Dr Ruth Kattumuri, the Co-Director, India Observatory, Lse spoke to the media about the involvement of Bollywood at the event. She said, “Not only does Indian cinema contribute to the economy of the country but by creating stories and telling stories in a very interesting way it also contributes to the social development of the country. It is right that Lse should be hosting some of the Bollywood stars.”
On talking about Bollywood’s involvement with Lse Rishi Kapoor told the media how cinema ‘brings the glamour’ to the event. The...
- 2/22/2012
- by Meera Sharma
- Bollyspice
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali wants to bring his style of lavish filmmaking to the small screen . albeit as a producer..TV is the most powerful medium today, and it will grow even more powerful tomorrow. So I feel it is important for my work to reach out to the homes of the people, rather than people coming to the theatres to watch my work,. Bhansali, who has hosted couple of shows on TV, told Ians..I may not be directing for TV, but I am definitely looking at producing TV shows, essentially soaps,. added the filmmaker, best known for films like .Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam., .Devdas. and .Black..Bhansali.s films have a certain grandeur, style and traditional touch, which have often been reflected in popular TV shows, he feels..If you look at television today, .Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. is the film which has been made most...
- 11/14/2011
- Filmicafe
Yesteryear sizzler Reena Roy, plans to launch her daughter Sanam in Bollywood. And for that she had sought help from her brother Raja, through whom she is said to have approached Shah Rukh Khan for one project and Sanjay Dutt for another. Apparently, both of them had agreed to help. But Reenaji hasn’t heard any word from either Srk or Dutt ever since. ...
- 12/9/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
.London Dreams. is Vipul Shah.s first film that doesn.t star Akshay Kumar. While the filmmaker missed his favourite actor, he says he thoroughly enjoyed working with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn and loved their dynamism..When you work with people with whom you have never worked before, there are two ways to look at things. Firstly, you do miss your favourite actor and.I have been associated with Akshay for so long. On the other hand, you have to start enjoying the process of working with the new bunch of people. Thankfully, both Salman and Ajay allowed me that comfort level,. Shah told Ians.Shah teamed up with Akshay in his directorial debut .Aankhen., followed by .Waqt - Race Against Time. and .Namaste London.. Later when he decided to rope in Anees Bazmee as director for .Singh Is Kinng., Akshay was once again by his side. All these...
- 10/29/2009
- Filmicafe
Ironically, Shiney Ahuja who has been serving jail for allegedly raping his maid servant gets two filmy companies in jail. One is gangster Abu Salem, the man whom Shiney played in Gangster in 2006 and the other person is filmmaker Sunil Agnihotri, the man behind mega budget serial Chandrakanta, Akshay Kumar double role starrer Jai Kishen (1997) and Akshay’s solo starrer Daava (1997).It is known that Sunil Agnihotri has been held for a cheque bouncing case filed by producer Samir Hingora. Sami is the producer of Sanjay Dutt-Manisha Koirala starrer Sanam (1997) and Jackie Shroff’s double role starrer Dil Hi To Hai (1992).Sunil is...
- 8/3/2009
- Bollywoodmantra.com
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