Salim–Sulaiman
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Salim–Sulaiman | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Salim–Sulaiman at the inaugural press meet of MTV's Super Fight League season 2 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | score composer, music director |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | salimsulaiman |
Salim–Sulaiman are an Indian music composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo has composed music predominantly for Hindi films.
Life and early career
[edit]Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat.[1] They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India.[2] Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of Bhoot.[citation needed]
Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music, having scored for movies such as Neal 'n' Nikki, Chak De! India, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fashion. The duo had also composed for many Indi-pop performers including Viva, Aasmaan, Shweta Shetty, Jasmine and Style Bhai among others, composed and produced several TV commercials and collaborated with artistes such as K. S. Chithra, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ayisha Abdul Basith.[3] After that, they have gone to do movies with well-known producers and directors like Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Ram Gopal Varma. They were predominantly composing background scores for movies, until the Karan Johar-Shah Rukh Khan production Kaal.[citation needed]
Salim Merchant was one of the three judges for the fifth season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television (India).[4]
They created remix versions for the songs Born This Way and Judas by Lady Gaga.[5] The duo did two songs for the Hollywood film Sold.[6] During the 2020 lockdown Salim–Sulaiman released Gandhi Jayanti single with Ricky Kej.[7][8] The duo have produced various tracks in collaboration with a number of indie artists including Shivansh Jindal.[citation needed]
Indian Idol
[edit]Salim Merchant was a judge along with Anu Malik and Sunidhi Chauhan in season 5 and season 6 of Indian Idol. Salim has judged the second season of Indian Idol Junior along with Vishal Dadlani and Sonakshi Sinha.[citation needed]
He was one among the four judges with Coach Shaan, Coach Benny, and Coach Neeti in the second season of The Voice India.
Awards
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Songs sung by Salim Merchant
[edit]| Year | Songs | Album | Language | Composer | Lyricist | Notes |
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| 2006 | ''Aashayein'' | Iqbal | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Irfan Siddique | Sang the Chorus.[10] |
| 2009 | ''Shukran Allah'' | Kurbaan | Hindi | Salim-Sulaiman | Niranjan Iyengar | |
| 2009 | "Khudaya Ve" | Luck | Hindi | Salim-Sulaiman | Shabbir Ahmed | |
| 2010 | ''Aye Khuda'' | Paathshaala | Hindi | Hanif Shaikh | Hanif Shaikh | |
| 2012 | "Ishq Wala Love" | Student of the Year | Hindi | Vishal–Shekhar | Anvita Dutt |
Discography
[edit]| Year | Album | Artist(s) | No. of songs | Notes/Ref(s) |
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| 1992 | Ragga Ragga | K.S.Chithra, Voodoo (rapper) | 8 songs | First Album |
| 1995 | Shweta – The New Album | Shweta Shetty, Shantanu Mukherjee | 8 songs | Also known as Shweta – The New Album and other hits on Audio CD with the additional of 4 bonus tracks from 8 main tracks. |
| Dole Dole and Other Hits | Suchitra Krishnamurthy | 1 song | ||
| 1996 | Channel Hits | Various | 1 song | |
| 1998 | Maa | Sagarika, Shaan, Shweta Shetty, Suchitra Krishnamoorti and others As mentioned on the back of the album cover |
8+3 songs (11 songs) |
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| 2000 | Prema.com | Various | 1 song | |
| Bhoomi | Zubeen Garg, Bhoomi, Ustad Sultan Khan and others | 8 songs | ||
| 2020 | Date Kar Le | CarryMinati | 1 Song | [11] |
| 2022 | Tsunami | Khesari Lal Yadav | 1 Song | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Har Ghar Kucch Kehta Hai" - Episode 6–30 December 2013
- ^ "The Ismaili: Scoring the sounds of Bollywood". Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Composers Salim-Sulaiman team up with UAE singer for devotional track 'Salaam'".
- ^ "The Rise of Salim-Sulaiman". Passion For Cinema. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "I was never a crazy fan of Gaga: Salim". The Times of India. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Sold's music is very different from the movie: Salim Merchant". radioandmusic.com. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Salim-Sulaiman collaborate with Ricky Kej for Gandhi Jayanti". The Times of India. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Rozario, R. R (9 October 2020). "Lockdown Diaries: Salim Sulaiman release Gandhi Jayanti single with Grammy Award Winner and US Billboard #1 artist, Ricky Kej". www.flipsyde.live. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Salim-Sulaiman nominated for Emmy". The Times of India. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Salim Merchant: KK was so secure as an artist, he insisted I sing the chorus of Aashayein instead of him -Exclusive!". The Times of India. 1 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "YouTube star CarryMinati collaborates with Salim-Sulaiman for new song - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Khesari lal Song: 'बवाल' करने के बाद अक्षरा सिंह संग खेसारी लाल यादव लेकर आए 'सुनामी', मच गई तबाही". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
| Other | |
- Indian male playback singers
- Indian Ismailis
- Indian Sufis
- Singers from Mumbai
- Indian musical duos
- Filmfare Awards winners
- Hindi film score composers
- Performers of Sufi music
- People from Kutch district
- People from Bhuj
- Gujarati people
- Indian pop composers
- Bollywood playback singers
- 21st-century Indian singers
- Kutchi people
- Indian male film score composers
- 21st-century Indian male singers
- Khoja Ismailis
- Sibling musical duos