SPECIAL
REPORT: KISNA SOUNDTRACK SPECIAL!
Kisna –
The Warrior Poet, is the latest cross-cultural film by ‘the showman’
Subhash Ghai. Set in North India in the late 1940s, it is an epic love
story starring Bollywood heartthrob Vivek Oberoi and British actress
Antonia Bernath. The forthcoming soundtrack, produced by A.R Rahman
and Ismail Durbar, is soon set to release worldwide ahead of the film.
Here are some details...remember you read it on Radio Sargam first!
With an
impressive track record in producing smash hit soundtracks including
Khalnayak, Pardes and Taal amongst others, Subhash Ghai has now created
another memorable album in Kisna - one of the most awaited albums of
the year!
For the
first time in his career he has collaborated with two of the greatest
music composers of Indian cinema on one film - A.R. Rahman and Ismail
Durbar. It is also the first time that these two composers have worked
together.
Subhash
Ghai was thrilled to work with such immense talent on his greatest project
to date and describes the experience of working with these musical maestros
as “fascinating, exciting and unique.” To add to this impressive
line up, renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar has penned his magic once again
with Kisna, which is his first project with Ghai, who describes the
lyrics as “colourful and soulful”.
The musical
journey of Kisna features 16 tracks in total with the premium CD pack
including all 16 tracks. The standard CD pack has 12 tracks and the
cassette features 7. These include a combination of instrumental melodies
and mantras composed by the talented duo. The mantras have been beautifully
chanted by Vijay Prakash and chorus. Other distinguished artistes such
as Udit Narayan, Sukhwinder Singh, Hariharan, Alka Yagnik and Ustad
Rashid Khan amongst many others have contributed their vocal talents
to the album. A.R. Rahman has also composed an English song for the
soundtrack featuring Blaaze.
The music
for Kisna is set to be released on 6th December 2004. Two of the songs
will be previewed exclusively at The International Film Festival of
India on 29th November 2004 by A.R. Rahman who will be conducting a
grand orchestra at the festival. Also performing live on this occasion
will be talented dancer and actress Isha Sharvani, who debuts in the
film.
Producing
the music of Kisna has been an incredible journey for Subhash Ghai:
“The experience has been fascinating, exciting and unique and I
must thank A.R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar for giving me their best in
Kisna. Javed Akhtar has further beautified the soul of my film through
his lyrics. What more could a director ask for?”
Written
by Robeel Haq
