By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
October
11,
2006
Now
this
one
is
the
mother
of
all
scoops;
at
least
from
the
musical
front!
Music
of
Dhoom
2
is
slated
to
arrive
on
the
stands
on
October
19th
and
it
is
not
just
Bipasha
Basu
who
has
rendered
her
vocals
for
a
song
[My
Name
Is
Ali].
There
is
much
more
dhoom
and
dhamaka
in
the
store
as
it
is
none
other
than
Vishal
Dadlani
[of
Vishal
Shekhar]
duo,
who
has
been
roped
on
to
croon
the
title
song
of
the
film
that
has
been
titled
'Dhoom
Again'
and
written
by
Asif
Ali
Baig.
Vishal
singing
for
Pritam?
Yes,
you
read
it
right!
Over
the
man
who
himself
to
know
more
about
the
song!
"Yes,
I
am
have
sung
the
song
but
how
did
you
get
to
know
about
it?",
he
exclaims
with
genuine
surprise!
Well,
there
are
ways
to
find
such
information
out,
especially
in
the
age
of
internet.
"Great!
Well
yes,
but
me
singing
is
hardly
a
scoop,
isn't
it?
After
all
I
have
just
gone
ahead
and
sung
a
song
for
the
film.
It's
not
even
on
the
air,
I
don't
know
how
it
will
be
used
in
the
film
and
I
have
absolutely
no
idea
if
it
is
a
song
in
the
film
or
a
promotional
video
or
something
for
a
background
score",
he
says
rather
modestly.
But
then
a
composer
singing
for
another
does
sound
rather
surprising
(though
on
a
pleasant
note).
After
all
Vishal-Shekhar,
Pritam
et
al
are
rivals
when
it
comes
to
their
profession
as
everyone
is
doing
rather
well
for
themselves
in
the
Bollywood
music
scene.
"Hey,
but
we
all
are
pretty
chilled
with
each
other",
he
is
quick
to
react,
"Agreed
that
we
all
had
heard
a
lot
of
horror
stories
about
cut
throat
competition
and
people
being
indifferent
to
each
other
in
the
industry
but
thankfully
none
of
us
have
really
experienced
anything
wrong
so
far.
Honestly
speaking,
whenever
we
all
have
met,
whether
it
is
Pritam
or
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
or
any
of
the
other
contemporary
composer,
there
hasn't
been
an
awkward
moment.
We
hang
out,
have
fun!"
Great,
so
coming
back
to
the
song.
Now
how
did
it
actually
happen?
"It
was
as
simple
as
that.
Adi
[Aditya
Chopra]
called
me
up
and
said
would
you
like
to
sing
for
this
track
composed
by
Pritam.
And
I
was
like
-
wow,
why
not?
See,
I
may
not
be
a
playback
singer
in
conventional
terms
but
I
am
a
part
of
Pentagram
band
and
have
been
performing
for
quite
a
while.
The
basic
fact
is
that
I
enjoy
singing
and
hence
have
no
qualms
if
someone
ropes
me
in
for
a
particular
number.
Coming
to
'Dhoom
Again',
believe
me
I
had
a
lot
of
fun
while
doing
it.
We
all
know
that
the
song
is
legendary
and
one
has
to
give
his
best
for
singing
a
track
like
this.
This
time
around
it
is
in
English.
Now
it
has
to
be
seen
how
has
it
been
used
in
the
film!",
he
gives
out
the
details.
So,
is
there
anything
else
happening
in
his
'singing'
career?
"Well,
since
you
have
asked
it
I
would
tell
you
that
I
am
also
singing
in
Jhoom
Baraabar
Jhoom
that
has
music
by
Shankar
Ehsaan
Loy",
he
divulges.
Hmm,
so
yet
another
song
for
another
composer(s).
"But
then
Shankar
is
a
friend
and
when
he
asks
me
for
a
song
I
love
to
do
it.
By
the
way,
I
am
also
singing
for
myself
(and
Shekhar)
for
'Tara
Rum
Pum'.
So
there
you
go!"
Interesting.
Now
one
of
the
burning
questions
is
the
real
story
behind
Vishal
Shekhar
bagging
Farah
Khan's
Om
Shanti
Om.
Is
there
anything
further
detail
apart
from
what
one
has
read
(and
seen)
already
in
all
media
channels
[i.e.
Rehman
being
the
original
composer
for
OSO
and
Vishal-Shekhar
being
roped
in
at
the
last
moment]?
"I
will
tell
you
what
exactly
happened",
he
bags
your
attention,
"Farah
Khan
approached
us
and
asked
if
we
would
be
doing
her
film.
In
fact
let
me
correct
it.
She
just
said
that
you
guys
are
doing
my
film!"
Ok,
and
what
happened
next?
"The
obvious
question
that
we
had
was
-
Are
you
serious",
Vishal
says
animatedly,
"I
mean
it
was
a
huge
project,
Any
composer
would
have
loved
to
have
this
project
in
his
kitty.
Also,
we
didn't
know
when
do
we
start?
So,
it
was
quite
a
pleasant
surprise." So,
how
has
the
progress
been?
"Till
about
2
days
back
we
had
4
songs
ready.
Just
yesterday
we
have
also
readied
the
fifth
song
after
a
go-ahead
from
Farah.
For
the
rest
we
are
currently
working
on.
There
are
plans
for
9-12
songs.
Actually
it
may
even
get
pruned
down
to
7
songs
depending
upon
the
film's
duration
that
Farah
closes
on."
And
would
he
care
to
tell
a
little
about
the
feel
of
the
songs,
considering
Om
Shanti
Om
is
based
on
reincarnation
theme?
"Hmm,
well
I
can't
divulge
that
right
now
since
we
are
not
supposed
to
do
that
now",
he
chuckles,
"but
what
I
can
tell
about
the
music
is
that
it
is
quite
script-based
and
would
find
a
place
in
the
narrative
depending
upon
the
situation.
Ha
ha...beyond
that
let's
talk
about
it
in
a
few
months
from
now
when
the
film
would
have
made
a
further
headway"!
Before
wrapping
up
the
call,
one
can't
help
but
ask
a
question
that
looms
large
over
everyone's
head
-
Don't
the
composer
duo
feel
a
bit
awkward
considering
the
music
was
supposed
to
be
given
by
none
other
than
A.R.
Rehman?
"Frankly
speaking,
it's
more
awkward
for
us
to
even
think
about
this",
he
says
in
a
low
tone,
"We
have
utmost
respect
for
Rehman.
Now
come
on,
he
is
up
there!
And
seriously
we
are
the
biggest
fans
of
Rehman.
Hence
we
felt
inappropriate
to
get
into
details
of
what
exactly
transpired
that
lead
to
us
coming
in
etc.
etc.
We
just
didn't
ask
anything
and
moreover
the
project
is
so
thrilling
that
we
just
started
working
on
it
right
away!"