Apna Bombay Talkies
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- 29 March 2013 (promo audio)
- 2 May 2013 (music video)
| "Apna Bombay Talkies" | |
|---|---|
 Screen shot featuring various Bollywood actors and actresses[1] | |
| Song by Various artists | |
| from the album Bombay Talkies | |
| Language | Hindi |
| English title | "Our Bombay Talkies" |
| Released |
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| Genre | Filmi |
| Length | 4:13 |
| Label | T-Series |
| Composer | Amit Trivedi |
| Lyricist | Swanand Kirkire |
| Producer | Ashi Dua |
| Music video | |
| "Apna Bombay Talkies" on YouTube | |
"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 Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Sridevi, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Imran Khan, Vidya Balan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Anil Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan.[1]
Composition and singing
On 12 March 2013, choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant announced on Twitter that she is directing a song for Bombay Talkies, celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema.[3] Besides directing the song, Merchant was selected to choreograph and conceptualise it.[4] For the song Merchant had to seek and obtain 80 No Objection Certificates from producers whose clippings have been used for the number.[5] She revealed that around 3500 frames, 19 singers, 100 dancers, 100 members of the crew, and 20 actors were used for the development of the song.[5]
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 Bollywood. The singers have recorded for those actors whom they generally do the playback singing for in their films.[2]"Apna Bombay Talkies" is the only song which brings legendary singers trio of 90's Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan & Abhijeet Bhattacharya together for the first time that too with veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and finest singers of 2000 like Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Shaan, KK & Mohit Chauhan.The female singer league had a great combination from all times like Kavita Krishnamurti, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal and Shilpa Rao making this song the rarest and finest compilation ever.[7]
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 Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will be seen together for the first time on Indian screen for the song.[11] It also confirmed the presence of Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor in the song.[11] On 23 April 2013, it was revealed that both Sonam Kapoor and Anil Kapoor will share screen for this song.[12] Choreographer of the song, Vaibhavi Merchant in her Twitter handle stated all the 20 stars that are making an appearance in the song.[13] On 20 April 2013, it was reported that Arjun Rampal was approached for the song but he declined it mentioning date issues.[14]
The actors featuring in the song followed a dress code where all the men wore black tuxedos and the women wore gold outfits, designed by their own stylists.[15] The song took over a month to be shot entirely as all the actors shot their respective parts independently.[2] Prior to the shooting, the stars come in two or three hours to rehearse their moves. All the actors had one signature step in common. That step was shot at the Asiatic Library in South Mumbai.[2] The whole song took four months to be completed.[16]
Release
A two-minute promo of the audio song was released along with the soundtrack of the album on 29 March 2013.[17] The music video of the song was officially released on 2 May 2013, through the YouTube channel of T-Series.[1]