Xulfi now among the maestros of bollywood…

A young talent from Pakistan made his name out in the international market ( India) despite the turbulent relations with the neighboring country. Xulfi managed to make his presence felt by earning a nomination at the Indian Radio awards as the best new upcoming singer for the movie ‘Aasma’

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Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan a.k.a. Xulfi was recognized as a band member(guitarist) of Entity paradigm with the release of their debut album ‘irtiqa’ in 2003.  He showcased his vocal talents in E.P’s most successful single ‘Waqt’. But he made his mark with the release of ‘Laree Chutee’. This success acted as a catalyst for further ventures in bollywood industry resulting in numerous songs sung by Xulfi. It looks like that Xulfi has dug deep into bollywood and is there to inspire more and will keep spreading his melodies in the world for long and good.

Radio Mirchi Awards 2009 were held in Mumbai on the 10th Day of February 2010 AD. at the Bandra Kurla Complex. Xulfi gets nominated for his song ‘Yah Pal’ which he sang for the movie ‘Aasmaa’ for the category of Best Upcoming Male Singer.

Here is the list of nominees for in different categories:

The nominees for MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

1. MOHIT CHAUHAN (For Masakali from Delhi – 6)
2. SHANKAR MAHADEVAN (For Sapnon se bhare naina from Luck by Chance)
3. JAVED ALI & KAILASH KHER (For Arziyan from Delhi – 6)
4. RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN (For Ajj Din Chadheya from Love Aak Kal)
5. SHANKAR MAHADEVAN (For Tere Naina from Chandni Chowk to China)

The nominees for FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR are

1. REKHA BHARADWAJ (For Genda Phool from Delhi – 6)
2. KAVITA SETH (For Iktara from Wake up Sid)
3. SHRUTI PATHAK & KAREENA KAPOOR (For Rasiya from Kurbaan)
4. ALISHA CHINOY (For Tera Hone laga hoon from Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani)
5. SHREYA GHOSHAL (For Tere Naina from Chandni Chowk to China)

The nominees for MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR are

1. A.R. RAHMAN (For Masakali from Delhi – 6)
2. SHANKAR-EHSAAN & LOY (For Sapnon se Bhare Naina from Luck by Chance)
3. A.R. RAHMAN (For Rehna Tu from Delhi – 6)
4. PRITAM (For Tera Hone Laga Hoon from Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani)
5. A R RAHMAN (For Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire)

The nominees for LYRICIST OF THE YEAR are

1. PRASOON JOSHI (For Masakali from Delhi – 6)
2. JAVED AKHTAR (For Sapnon se Bhare Naina from Luck by Chance)
3. AMITABH BHATTACHARYA (For Emotional Attyachar’Brass Band Version from Dev D)
4. JAVED AKHTAR (For Iktara from Wake up Sid)
5. PRASOON JOSHI (For Genda Phool from Delhi – 6)

The nominees for UPCOMING SINGER ‘ MALE are

1. XULFI for Ye Pal from Aasma
2. SURAJ JAGAN & SHARMAN JOSHI for Give me some sunshine from 3 Idiots
3. RAJA HASAN for Dhun Lagi from Jai Veeru
4. MOHAN for Khanabadosh from London Dreams
5. AMIT TRIVEDI for Nayan Tarse from Dev D

The nominees for UPCOMING SINGER ‘ FEMALE are

1. ADITI SINGH SHARMA for Yahi Meri Zindagi from Dev D
2. K BAVATHARINI for Gumm Summ Gumm from Paa
3. MARIANNE D’CRUZ AIMAN for Dua from Kurbaan
4. PAMELA JAIN for Diwani Diwani from Royal Utsav
5. MAULI DAVE for Love Ka Tadka from Love Ka Tadka

Watch Video ‘Yeh Pal’ – Aasma

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A toy piano has played a crucial role in Aao Wish Karein’s composer-lyricist Xulfi’s life. It was his mastery over that toy piano that made his brothers gift him a bigger keyboard. And Xulfi, a self-taught musician and the ex-lead guitarist of  the first Pakistani mainstream rock band Entity Paradigm, made the most of it.

Xulfi broke into Bollywood with ‘Laaree Chootee’ from Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, and has composed music for four Bollywood movies since. The founder of the band Call, and a rebel at heart, Xulfi is excited about releasing Call’s album Dhoom, working in Bollywood and wishing for a collaboration with Linkin Park.

From Jilawatan’s metal rock to Aao Wish Karein’s essentially pop rock, has Bollywood been constraining your music or do you have the freedom of composition?
Bollywood hasn’t constrained my music at all! Since I started listening to music, I have heard and appreciated music of every kind. Yes, I am wild on stage. I want to rock on stage. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to express softly as well. With the kind of varied listening I have, it’s actually pretty natural for me to do all kinds of music. I even did a dance remix for my own song – ‘Yeh Pal’ from the movie Aasma – along with my friend Sami; I love listening to it every time I am out on a long drive.

Yes, most of my released work is rock. Most of that happened pretty early in my music career. It was a maturing phase in my life and I used to believe that the guitar is made to sound heavy. I am a rebel by nature. But that rebel has understood that a certain kind of music (in this case, rock) should not constraint me from expressing what I want to express and how I want to express it. I won’t be a rebel if I am constrained, right (smiles)?

With Aao Wish Karein, you have branched out into a solo career. What kind of effort went into composing, writing and recording for the movie?
It was lovely creating these songs. Both ‘Kuch Aisa’ and ‘Reh Jaane Do’ happen to be my most cherished compositions to date, and both are of paramount emotional importance to me. I never knew I am making songs for a movie while I was making them! I got to know Aftab long after I was done with these songs. It was pretty surprising to see the songs relating quite well to the situations they were to be placed in, in the movie.

I cannot ever write without feeling what I am trying to express through words. If you make me sit and tell me to write for a certain situation, I would take years. But if I end up feeling the emotion in my life, then it will take me less than an hour! I wrote ‘Reh Jaane Do’s initial verses two and a half years back. It took me one and a half more years to feel the same in order to complete it. Also, ‘Reh Jaane Do’ was a difficult song to sing, as it creates a melancholy mood, which ended up affecting me quite intensely when I was rendering its vocals.

On the other hand, ‘Kuch Aisa’ was written in one (wonderful) night. And yes, recording the songs was a lot of fun too. ‘Kuch Aisa’ has a very interesting instrumentation with violin, cello, and duff, coupled with live drums and acoustic guitars. All of this actually created a very new sound, which gave ‘Kuch Aisa’ a certain fresher edge against other love songs in the same category.

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http://www.bollyspice.com/music-reviews.php/aao-wish-karein-music-review.html
Reh Jaane Do, a beautiful sad number composed, written and sung by Xulfi who is fresh, innovative and immensely talented with an incredible set of vocals. Musically the track is fantastic as the violins and the cello take your breath away with soul-stirring lyrics to match.

Xulfi graces us with his presence again with Kuch Aisa. Another amazing number from the talented band member of Call, who has also composed the number himself (the amazing guitar work has been done by him as well) and co-written the lyrics with Danish Khan, an ex-band-member of Call. The track soars to new heights just before the song ends with the uplifting finale and is undoubtedly the crowning glory of the number. The lyrics though slightly sad and hopeful, have something beautiful and optimistic about them and have been well penned by Danish and Xulfi.

In short, Aao Wish Karein, is a beautiful, fresh sounding album courtesy of the talented Xulfi, Mike McCleary and Ankur Tewari. It is easy listening and you will be hearing some of the sweetest sounding numbers of 2009. Xulfi’s ‘Kuch Aisa’ and ‘Reh Jaane Do’ are the highlights of the album followed by the various versions of ‘Sabse Peeche’. It is a must have for fans of Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan and Xulfi. Arguably, it may not be one of those high-profile albums with the pre-release hype, but Aao Wish Karein is beautifully composed and equally well-written, and it definitely deserves a shot. Aao wish karein that many other music enthusiasts feel the same way.

http://www.musicaloud.com/2009/10/27/aao-wish-karein-music-review/
Enter Xulfi of Call the Band with a quintessential Paki rock track, Reh Jaane Do. One thing I like about Xulfi’s compositions is that they almost always feature some exquisite violin bits (Eg. Laree Chootee), and even in this case he manages to fit in a wonderful violin sequence towards the end of the interlude, which then proceeds on to the antara. Kuch Aisa again comes from Xulfi in his own voice, and would have you engaged by way of its arrangement and variations in pace of rendition.
Music Aloud’s rating: 7.5/10
Recommended tracks: Sabse Peeche, Reh Jaane Do, Kuch Aisa

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/14020/index.html
Xulfi comes up with the best track of the album in the form of ‘Kuch Aisa‘ (which comes in both the upbeat and ‘sad version’). If there is a song that deserves to be heavily promoted as of this very moment, it is ‘Kuch Aisa‘. Unfortunately, since there is a very small window between the music and the film release, it seems like quite a difficult task for this romantic melodious number to reach out to its target audience in a big way. It’s the kind of song that most film makers would have loved to incorporate in their films as Xulfi has done quite well in playing the triple role of singer, composer and lyricist (with Danish Khan).

OUR PICK(S)
‘Kuch Aisa’, ‘Sabse Peeche Hum Khade’

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PlanetBollywood.com writer Amanda Sodhi brings you an in-depth interview with the extremely talented singer, composer, lyricist and member of Call, Zulfiqar J. Khan, known to most as Xufli.

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