Topic started by J (@ 203.124.234.164) on Sat Mar 15 01:22:06 EST 2003.
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Report from:
http://rahmanonline.com/cgi-bin/news/getnews.pl?id=733
Indipopper Kamaal Khan (Pop singer and brother of Bollywood star Salman Khan) firmly believes that music should be heard, not seen. Perhaps that explains why his third album, Kal Raat (HMV-Sa Re Ga Ma) had such a low-key launch. In town to wax eloquent about Kal Raat, Khan (who hit the headlines last year as Salman Khan’s mysterious friend who was with the actor during that infamous hit-and-run accident) says: I’ve been around for five years and have two successful albums to my credit. Huge launches are for newcomers not for singers who have been around. I’ve never cared for lavish music release parties anyway, they divert the attention from the real thing the album.
Khan spent one-and-a-half year putting together the album, recorded in New York and London. And guess what? He labels Kal Raat as different. Sounds familiar? Well, to quote Khan: Kal Raat has peppy, fresh sounds, very different from O Oh Jane Jana (his debut album in ’98) and Suno To Deewana (2000). I’ve retained the essence of a Kamaal Khan album and added a dash of the ’80s pop flavour this time. I’ve composed the music and the lyrics are by Raju Singh.
So, for someone who only wants his music to be heard, why did he have to shoot his first music video in Rome? We shot in and around the Colosseum for a week with Italian models. Even I realise that getting a catchy new video is important to get the audience attention. But unless your album is good, the buyer won’t give it a second look, he says.
After his year-long sabbatical from film playback, 2003 promises new notes for Khan: I’m doing playback for A R Rahman in Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha, starring Salman Khan and Preity Zinta, and directed by Atul Agnihotri. And there’s another project lined up that has Himesh Reshamiya as the composer. I’m also acting in Jo Bole So Nihal, directed by Rahul Rawail. I play a parallel role with Sunny Deol, so I’m very, very excited.
Here’s hoping that Kamaal Khan’s excitement also adds up to sound business.
by Somashukla Sinha Walunjkar
[Source: Hindustan Times, Mar 2003]
I feel the only reason he got to sing for A R Rahman is because, the director of Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha is Atul Agnihotri who is Kamaal Khan's brother-in law. Post comments.
Responses:
- From: Rakesh (@ 202.88.155.18)
on: Sat Mar 15 02:12:41 EST 2003
Kamaal Khan is not Salman's brother. He is a friend
- From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.12)
on: Sat Mar 15 02:47:01 EST 2003
lol,
Some ppl thinks Sharukkhan, Ameer Khan, Salmhan Khan and Zaheer Khan (!) all brothers... (Imran Khan?)
:-)))
- From: Sam (@ 217.44.99.173)
on: Sat Mar 15 03:20:42 EST 2003
Do we really need another thread for this?
- From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.181.12)
on: Sat Mar 15 03:51:24 EST 2003
another thread??
A thread was started with the same topic before?
- From: pranav (@ 202.142.68.94)
on: Sat Mar 15 04:00:05 EST 2003
What is this SAM you are asking a question like this .. whichh is like opposing your Northies..?
- From: Vijay (@ 219.65.149.240)
on: Sun Mar 16 00:14:42 EST 2003
I suppose Kamaal Khan is Salman's cousin. I remember the "hit & run" case of Salman on Star News, where Salman was driving along with Kamaal.
- From: Peter Pan (@ 194.170.246.113)
on: Sun Mar 16 05:35:34 EST 2003
Well, allow me to explain...
This man Kamaal is no 'kamaal ka singer'. He has a lousy voice that gets on your nerves and has zero vocal range.
Now, the connection to Salman Khan & family:
Salman's brother is married to Malaika Arora (of Chaiya Chaiya fame).
Her sister is Amrita Arora, a starlet in Hindi films who can't act (more than a qualification to become Tamil cinema's next successful import from the North). Kamal Khan is the man in her life. See the connection?
Also, the film that he boasts of (singing under ARR's music) is directed by Atul Agnihotri, who is none other than Salman's brother-in-law!
Almost all songs that Kamaal Khan has sung so for have had to do with this "Khan-daan" connection.
I am sure ARR must have cursed himself for having to succumb to such pressure.
ARR must have reluctantly agreed to use certain singers in the past (though some of them are good singers)
1. Magnasound asked him to take the lousy Baba Saigal to replace SPB in the Hindi version of Roja's "Rukmani" song
2. Aamir Khan & Subhash Ghai asked him to take Alka Yagnik for Lagaan and Taal respectively(though she's good, she has never been ARR's choice)
3. Priyadarshan asked him to take MG Srikumar (1st for 'Kabhie Na Kabhie' and then for 'Doli Sajake Rakhna' - a copy of Fazil's 'KAdhalukku Mariyadhai') and on both occasions MGS delivered duds, especially with his extra-heavy mallu accent.
In future if ARR has to work with the likes of Yash Chopra, he has to use Lata PAtti to sing all the numbers, even if the heroine happens to be 18 years old, and the song belongs to the 'Jumbalakka' category.
Occupational hazard I guess.
- From: OISG (@ 193.188.97.152)
on: Sun Mar 16 07:09:08 EST 2003
PP
It was Peter "Fun"!
Forgot the lousier Shweta who sang with Baba Shegal?
Alka choice has often stumped me and Rehman s persistence with her even in a Non-subash Ghai movie confused me even more.She is one big dull-head!
The Lata usage by ARR is a case of ARR paying-tribute-to-Mani Ratnam, a Paati lover!
I would prefer MGS with a Mallu accent than a Kumar Sanu with a Mandu accent!(that reminds me of Sanu s "Anjali Anjali" rape!)
Salman s Khan-Dhan,.......that s what i would love to call a FAMILY-TREE!
Salman,his brothers,Malaika,Atul Agnihotri,Amrita,Kamaal.....No other family can boast of so many dead-woods!a neck-to-neck race with Raj Kapoor Family!
- From: Dinesh (@ 195.229.241.233)
on: Sun Mar 16 08:02:06 EST 2003
Peter Pan,
I had a good laugh!! Thanks.
Seeing your posting after ages.
- From: suhail (@ 203.124.234.166)
on: Sun Mar 16 08:14:42 EST 2003
Salman, Suhail, Arbaaz are brothers and Kammal is their cousin.
- From: x (@ 209.47.143.226)
on: Sun Mar 16 09:04:00 EST 2003
PP, that was very funny... Feroz khan and amjad khan are also their brothers? Right from the beginning bollywood has been dominated and controlled by these khans and kapoors..
- From: karan (@ 213.2.111.98)
on: Sun Mar 16 09:46:13 EST 2003
Readers may recall that a few years ago SPB sang all of Salman's songs. Will Rahman be reviving this great duo- team!Will this also mean a welcome return of SPB to Hindi Playback singing!!!
I most certainly hope this happens....fingures crossed!
- From: Rakesh (@ 202.88.155.18)
on: Sun Mar 16 10:01:26 EST 2003
Kamaal Khan is not the man in Amrita Arora's life.. Its Ashmit Patel, Amisha Patel's brother
- From: Manisha (@ )
on: Fri Aug 1 06:54:40 EDT 2003
Kamaal Khan is a really good singer and he is original.
+ he is a sexy guy!
- From: MADDY (@ 203.94.233.38)
on: Fri Aug 1 07:22:15 EDT 2003
manisha, he was very sexy when he tried to run away from the mob in mumbai(hit and run incident).... wow, wat courage mannnnnnnn....... being a hardcore ARR-fan it pains my heart to note that ARR is using such a guy who has broken the Islamic law of "not hurting a living thing".....
- From: Mythila (@ 208.220.245.72)
on: Fri Aug 1 07:29:55 EDT 2003
PP, Nice onet!!!
- From: Return of the king (@ 216.127.82.98)
on: Sat Aug 2 09:57:22 EDT 2003
Anyone smelt MADDY's ar*se before. Does he wash them or is he like a chinese and use toilet paper. Sure stinks!
- From: sindu (@ 203.94.228.12)
on: Sat Aug 2 12:17:25 EDT 2003
very very enjoyable to read Peter Pan's posting.
Had a really good hearty laugh as I was reading it loud to everyone at home
PP Keep going
- From: Return of the king (@ 216.127.82.98)
on: Sat Aug 2 14:01:18 EDT 2003
Anyone smelt MADDY's ar*se before. Does he wash them or is he like a chinese and use toilet paper. Sure stinks!
- From: Ravi (@ 172.154.219.93)
on: Sat Aug 2 15:45:43 EDT 2003
>>In future if ARR has to work with the likes of >>Yash Chopra, he has to use Lata PAtti to sing all >>the numbers, even if the heroine happens to be 18 >>years old, and the song belongs to >>the 'Jumbalakka' category.
>>
Yash Chopra seems to like only Jatin-Lalit for his crappy films, except for Saathiya, which YC probably didn't participate in directly.
Last time I was in India ('98), all I heard was that damn "Oh Oh Jaane Jaana" song. It drove me nuts.
- From: Ismail (@ 65.161.65.104)
on: Sun Aug 3 12:36:54 EDT 2003
Btw, where is Maddy the pun*dda mave??
- From: Manisha (@ 172.187.46.160)
on: Wed Aug 6 08:44:38 EDT 2003
MADDY for your information Kamaal Khan + Salman Khan did not run away. They went home and informed the police.
They had to leave as more and more people were coming to the accident to see the stars.
If you can't understand that you must be fu**ing thick!!!
Any famous person with that status would have done the same thing.
Manisha
- From: Manisha (@ 172.187.46.160)
on: Wed Aug 6 08:44:52 EDT 2003
MADDY for your information Kamaal Khan + Salman Khan did not run away. They went home and informed the police.
They had to leave as more and more people were coming to the accident to see the stars.
If you can't understand that you must be fu*king thick!!!
Any famous person with that status would have done the same thing.
Manisha
- From: Rajveer Chohan (@ )
on: Mon Aug 18 19:20:27 EDT 2003
KAMAAL KHAN HAS TO BE MY FAVOURITE SINGER OF MODERN TIMES, HE HAS A UNIQE VOICE WITH STRONG VOCALS AND HIS VIDEOS ARE SO COOL :)
- From: Anisha (@ 202.134.191.11)
on: Thu Aug 21 02:36:52 EDT 2003
Hey Peter Pan......get your facts right b4 talking crap. You say Kamaal Khan has a lousy voice and no range.....well that makes millions of music lovers who have made all his songs popular dumb and tone deaf.
You also talk about the Khan connection which you learnt at playschool.
Kamaal Khan is NOT the man in Amrita Arora's life. So Peter P...I've missed the so called "connection".
You also say that "Almost all songs that Kamaal Khan has sung so for have had to do with this "Khan-daan" connection. Kamaal Khan has sung for Hritik (Na tum jano na hum), Aftab (Koi mere dil se pooche), Arjun Rampal (Moksha), Zayed Khan's forthcoming, as well as others. That means he has made so many music directors (who have no khan connection) succumb to his pressure. Amazing........he should stand for elections!
A.R.Rahman....a man who has said no to doing music for one of Subhash Ghai's recent films as well as Yash Chopra has suddenly succumbed to pressure from......wait for it........Atul Agnihotri! Hahahahaha! Peter Pan....how fu**ing stupid can you get.
Finally, to set the record straight...Kamaal & Salman are cousins. If you think it's wrong to do favours for your family....then Peter Pan,I think you must be one big selfish,lonely bas**rd.
Also, Kamaal Khan has acknowledged in every interview the fact that he has become successful because of his "Khan"daan. Humility!!
Anyone who can't digest these facts is jealous of Kamaal Khan's success.
One last Q. for Peter Pan. Kamaal Khan has just signed Rahul Rawail's big budget film "Jo bole so nihaal" with Sunny Deol. Peter.....could you please check Mr Rawail's and Sunny D's family trees to see if Kamaal is related to them. Hahahaha! Or have they also succumbed to his pressure tactics. Peter Pan...wake up...you're still in Never Never land!
- From: love (@ )
on: Thu Nov 20 15:29:03 EST 2003
peter pan! I would say only one thing that is pls check the facts before you say anything about others...
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