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Following the huge success of his last film Aashiqui 2, director Mohit Suri is back with the romantic action thriller Ek Villain. Starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh in pivotal roles, it is scheduled for release on June 27, 2014 and promises to be an adrenaline pumping film, with lots of glossy romance included. The music has been composed by Mithoon, with Ankit Tiwari being guest composer for the songs ‘Galliyan’ and ‘Galliyan Unplugged.’ Both Mithoon and Ankit are famous for having produced songs for Aashiqui 2 and is the reason why there has been a lot of excitement surround the music to this one. The band Soch also appear as guest composers for the song ‘Awari.’ So is Ek Villain the soundtrack to include in your music collection? Read on to discover our verdict!

To kick start the album, we have Galliyan sung and produced by Ankit Tiwari. I...

Prachi Desai will make a glamorous guest appearance in Balaji and Mohit Suri’s keenly awaited Ek Villain.

Prachi will feature in the “Awari” track, which will be shot in Mumbai later this week, with a surprise actor whose identity is being kept under wraps.

The track has been composed and rendered by the Pakistani band, Soch, who make their Bollywood debut with Ek Villain. In the past, Suri has introduced the likes of Atif Aslam and Mustafa Zahid from Lahore, to the world of Bollywood.

During a recent visit to the Balaji office, Mohit bumped into Prachi, who expressed a keen desire to work with him.

Said a source, “Prachi has been a huge fan of Mohit’s hits and was overwhelmed when he instantly asked her to make an appearance in a track. Music has always been a major highlight of his films.”

‘Awari’ is not a quintessential item number,...

In celebration of Lord Shiva’s Maha Shivratri, one of the most prominent festivals of the Hindu calendar, we bring you some of our favourite Lord Shiva related Bollywood songs.

As we explore a few of the different shades that Bollywood has celebrated Lord Shiva through, we take you on a very quick journey beginning in 1950, with the song “Bhole nath se nirala” to end with Koyla’s (1997) mischievous “Bhang Ke Nashe Mein”.

Known by at least 1008 different names, including “Kailas” (One who bestows Peace), “Shambu” (Source of everything) and “Hari” (Sustainer and Destroyer), Lord Shiva is said to have married Parvarti on Maha Shivratri. Other readings of Hinduism state that Maha Shivratri is the night on which Shiva performed “Tandava” – the dance that led to the creation, conservation and destruction of the Universe.

Maha Shivratri is also known as Lord Shiva’s favourite day.

However you may be celebrating...

Honouring the talent in Indian music and those who have created music with the power to touch millions of lives, the Global Indian Music Academy Awards has become a highly coveted award for the music makers and singers of Indian music, not only Hindi films but in all its forms. GiMA is the only music awards platform with a voting process based on peer-to-peer recognition. Nominees are selected by a Jury of over 30 eminent members from the music & film industry and later presented to the GiMA Academy for the final voting. The Academy’s votes are then tabulated and the winner’s declared at a fabulous ceremony. This year, hosted by the ever fabulous Ranveer Singh and with show stopping performances the winner’s were announced. The ceremony will televise on February 9th.

Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh for ‘Tum Hi Ho’ (Aashiqui 2 )

Best Playback Singer Female – Shreya Ghoshal...

Costumes play a very important role in the process of filmmaking. If we look back at decades we have moved from Indian wear to western wear, the good girl costume to the bad girl costume, from what not to wear to what to wear. This December, Women in Film and Television Association India, Wift India in association with P.N.Gadgil and Soch is organizing a special session with three of the best designers, Neeta Lulla, Gavin Miguel and Niharika Bhasin Khan to discuss “Does the costume define the character”. The session will be moderated by Sarah Jane Dias.

Neeta Lulla, National film award for Best Costume design in Balgandharva and Jodha Akbar,Lamhe, Dev Das Niharika Khan, National award winner for Best Costume design in The Dirty picture, and Gavin Miguel, attributed to styling Priyanka Chopra, HrithikRoshan, Katrina Kaif, Shahrukh Khan and Kangana Ranaut in Krrish3 many other, will...