Apna Bombay Talkies
"Apna Bombay Talkies" | |
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Song by Various artists | |
from the album Bombay Talkies | |
Language | Hindi |
English title | "Our Bombay Talkies" |
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"Apna Bombay Talkies" (transl. Our Bombay Talkies) is a Hindi song from the 2013 anthology film, Bombay Talkies. Composed by Amit Trivedi, the song is sung by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurti, Sadhana Sargam, Sunidhi Chauhan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, KK, Sukhwinder Singh, Shilpa Rao, Mohit Chauhan, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.[2]
The music video of the track features actors
Background
On 12 March 2013, choreographer
Composition and singing
The song is composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics is penned by Swanand Kirkire. Trivedi kept the basic tune of the song 'neutral' and fit in the different style requirement of different eras of Hindi cinema from the 1930s till date (2010s). In an interview Trivedi stated "It took me 2–3 months to co-ordinate with the singers. There was no briefing and the singers only had a couple of lines. The list (of singers) was of those who had lent their voices to the stars of Hindi cinema".[6]
The song is sung by over 20 singers and marks the first time 20 singers joined up for a song in
Picturization
On 4 March 2013, reports suggested that Ranbir Kapoor is part of the film as the narrator.[8] It was later confirmed that he rather appears in the title song. On 2 April 2013, it was reported that Aamir Khan will be making a special appearance in a segment of the film.[9] On 3 April 2013, it was revealed that Khan will be not be seen in a separate segment of the film, but in a song dedicated to 100 years of Indian Cinema.[10]
On 13 April 2013, reports confirmed that
The actors featuring in the song followed a dress code where all the men wore black
Release
A two-minute promo of the audio song was released along with the
Reception
Upon release the song got mixed reactions from people. While most expressed their disappointment with the song as well as the video, some have mentioned that the montage that precedes the video in the film is definitely worth a watch.[18] Reviewers reviewing from The Times of India reviewed the song as a fast, peppy track and stated it 'has a vintage feeling to it' and "is extravagant in nature with an old-world feel".[19] On 3 May 2013, around 400 cakes was given to the film fraternity on behalf of the directors, to celebrate the song.[20]
Reviewers from
Theatrical version
On 2 May 2014, producer of the song, Ashi Dua confirmed that the whole song is eight-minute long and will pay homage to all the stars who have ruled Bollywood over the course of 100 years of Indian cinema.[22] This version of the song was seen only in theatre.[23]
The first half of the song has clippings of popular films of many yesteryear celebrities like
Obtaining videos for the song, Vaibhavi Merchant stated "For the footage used in the song from films in the black-and-white and the coloured era we had go from door-to-door asking producers and their surviving kin for consent. There were 80 permissions to be had. Most of the producers I approached were sweet. They understood the importance of what was being done. Having gotten permission to use footage was not the toughest part. Harder still was the fact that the song required so many visual special-effects".[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Apna Bombay Talkies Title Song Video". Koimoi. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Kareena, Vidya, Priyanka and 17 more A-listers come together for Bombay Talkies". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Vaibhavi Merchant March 12, 2014, status update". Twitter. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Couldn't have asked for more, Vaibhavi on 'Apna Bombay Talkies'". IndiaTVnews. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Bombay Talkies song required 80 NOCs". Indian Express. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Bombay Talkies was the biggest challenge: Amit Trivedi". Radio and Music. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "'Bombay Talkies' Title Track Is An All-Star Show". Koimoi. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Ranbir roped in for Bombay Talkies". Bollywood Hungama. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Aamir roped in for Bombay Talkies". Bollywood Hungama. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Aamir Khan to do a theme song to honour Indian Cinema". Indian Express. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Shah Rukh Khan-Aamir Khan together on screen for the first time?". The Times of India. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Anil and Sonam Kapoor in Bombay Talkies". Bollywood Hungama. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Bollywood stars unite for 'Bombay Talkies' song 'Apna Bombay Talkies'". Digital Spy. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Foes SRK-Aamir, Priyanka-Kareena Team Up For Bombay Talkies Song". Koimoi. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh come together in 'Bombay Talkies'". The Times of India. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Shah Rukh, Aamir, Priyanka, Ranbir, Vidya and Bollywood celebs in 'Bombay Talkies' song". Indian Express. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Bombay Talkies song credits". iTunes. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Is that really Amit Trivedi behind the 'Apna Bombay Talkies' song?". IBNLive.com. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Bombay Talkies: Music Review". The Times of India. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Bombay Talkies innovative marketing campaign". Bollywood Hungama. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Where are Salman Khan, the Bachchans and Deols in 'Apna Bombay Talkies'?". Zee News. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Yesteryear stars come alive with 'Bombay Talkies'". Bollywood Hungama. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Shalvi Mangaokar (2 May 2013). "'Apna Bombay Talkies took four months to create'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.