Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Album

#10 - Ishaqzaade (Amit Trivedi), Label: Sony Music

#9 - Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (Sachin-Jigar), Label: Tips Music

#8 - Khiladi 786 (Himesh Reshammiya), Label: T-Series

#7 - Housefull 2 (Sajid-Wajid), Label: T-Series

#6 - Student of the Year (Vishal-Shekhar), Label: Sony Music

#5 - Jab Tak Hai Jaan (A.R. Rahman), Label: YRF Music

#4 - Gangs of Wasseypur (Sneha Khanwalker), Label: T-Series

#3 - Barfi (Pritam), Label: Sony Music

#2 - Agneepath (Ajay-Atul), Label: Sony Music

#1 - Cocktail (Pritam), Label: T-Series

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Song

#10 - Fevicol Se - Dabangg 2 (Sajid-Wajid), Sung by: Mamta Sharma, Wajid, Keerthi Sagathia

#9 - Halkat Jawani - Heroine (Salim-Sulaiman), Sung by: Sunidhi Chahaun

#8 - Dreamum Wakeupum - Aiyyaa (Amit Trivedi), Sung by: Sowmya Rao

#7 - Mashallah - Ek Tha Tiger (Sajid-Wajid), Sung by: Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal

#6 - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Amit Trivedi), Sung by: Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda

#5 - Chinta Ta Chita Chita - Rowdy Rathore (Sajid-Wajid), Sung by: Mika Singh, Wajid

#4 - Main Kya Karoon - Barfi (Pritam), Sung by: Nikhil Paul George

#3 - Saans - Jab Tak Hai Jaan (A.R. Rahman), Sung by: Mohit Chahaun, Shreya Ghoshal

#2 - Pani Da Rang - Vicky Donor (Ayushmann Khurrana), Sung by: Ayushmann Khurrana

#1 - Tumhi Ho Bandhu - Cocktail (Pritam), Sung by: Neeraj Shridhar, Kavita Seth

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Female Singer

#10 - Sunidhi Chauhan - Sava Dollar (Aiyya), Composed by: Amit Trivedi

#9 - Suman Sridhar - Muskaanein Jhooti Hai (Talaash), Composed by: Ram Sampath

#8 - Sneha Khanwalker - Moora (Gangs of Wasseypur 2), Composed by: Sneha Khanwalker

#7 - Shreya Ghoshal - Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Composed by: A.R. Rahman

#6 - Shalmali Kholgade - Pareshaan (Ishaqzaade), Composed by: Amit Trivedi

#5 - Shreya Ghoshal - Aashiyan (Barfi), Composed by: Pritam

#4 - Sneha Khanwalker - Kaala Rey (Gangs of Wasseypur 2), Composed by: Sneha Khanwalker

#3 - Nandini Sarkar - Duaa (Shanghai), Composed by: Vishal-Shekhar

#2 - Sona Mohapatra - Jiya Lage Na (Talaash), Composed by: Ram Sampath

#1 - Neeti Mohan - Jiya Re (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Composed by: A.R. Rahman

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Male Singer

#10 - Vishal Dadlani - Jee Le Zara (Talaash), Composed by: Ram Sampath

#9 - Raghav Sachar - Ishq Shava (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), Composed by: A.R. Rahman

#8 - Ali Azmat - Maula (Jism 2), Composed by: Arko Pravo Mukherjee

#7 - Amit Trivedi - Keh Ke Lunga (Gangs of Wasseypur), Composed by: Sneha Khanwalker

#6 - Sukhwinder Singh - Tore Bina (Kahaani), Composed by: Vishal-Shekhar

#5 - Neeraj Shridhar - Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail), Composed by: Pritam

#4 - Nikhil Paul George - Main Kya Karoon (Barfi), Composed by: Pritam

#3 - Amitabh Bachchan - Ekla Chalo Re (Kahaani), Composed by: Vishal-Shekhar

#2 - Ayushmann Khurrana - Pani Da Rang (Vicky Donor), Composed by: Ayushmann Khurrana

#1 - Sonu Nigam - Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath), Composed by: Ajay-Atul

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Biggest Musical Surprise

The recognition for Biggest Musical Surprise is given to the film whose music has caught Bollywood off guard and as becoming popular and having great sounding tracks.

#5 - Shanghai (Vishal-Shekhar)
A medium budget political drama does not usually have great music but the haunting melody of Dua and the anthem Bharat Mata Ki Ji were stunners in the album especially from Vishal-Shekhar as they have mostly done massy youth films.

#4 - Kahaani (Vishal-Shekhar)
Yes, Vishal-Shekhar bravo! They have shown a great range in talent with this album which had hit stands before Shanghai. The electronic Aami Shoti, the uplifting Tore Bina, and the soulful Ekla Chalo Re were the gems of the album.

#3 - Vicky Donor (Abhishek-Akshay, Bann, Rochak Kohli, Ayushmann Khurrana)
I had no expectations for this film nor its music but wow I was wrong when I heard Pani Da Rang. The song is a GIANT reason why the album was a surprise for this year. The other songs are also excellent with Kho Jaane Do, Rum Whisky, and Mar Jayian.

#2 - Barfi (Pritam)
This album was pure magic as it didn't resort to item numbers or sufi love songs. Pritam proved he can belt out melodies as well as chartbusters.

#1 - Gangs of Wasseypur (Sneha Khanwalker)
Mind blowing would be an understatement for this album. It took the industry at a giant surprise with its funky tunes and innovative sounds.

Honorable Mentions: English Vinglish (Amit Trivedi), London Paris New York (Ali Zafar)

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Theatrical Trailer

The recognition for Best Theatrical Trailer is given to the film whose trailer was captivating to the audience with creativity, musicality, and storytelling.

#10 - Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Yash Raj Films)

#9 - English Vinglish (Eros International, Hope Productions)

#8 - Kahaani (Boundscript Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Pen India Pvt. Ltd)

#7 - Kya Super Kool Hain Hum (Balaji Telefilms Ltd, ALT Entertainment)

#6 - Ishaqzaade (Yash Raj Films)

#5 - London Paris New York (Rose Movies, Fox Star Studios)

#4 - Talaash (Excel Entertainment, Aamir Khan Productions, Reliance Entertainment)

#3 - Barfi (UTV Motion Pictures, Ishana Movies)

#2 - Student of the Year (Dharma Productions, Red Chillies Entertainment)

#1 - Agneepath (Dharma Productions)

Honorable Mentions: Aiyyaa (Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, AKFPL Production), Dabangg 2 (Arbaaz Khan Productions)

Best of Bollywood 2012 - Best Poster

The recognition for Best Bollywood Poster of 2012 is given to the film whose poster was had originality, appeal, and was a good portrayal of the film.

#10 - English Vinglish (Eros International, Hope Productions)

 #9 - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (UTV Spot Boy, AKFPL Production, Jar Pictures)

 #8 - Agent Vinod (Illuminati Films, Eros International Media Ltd)

 #7 - Rowdy Rathore (UTV Motion Pictures, Hari Om Entertainment Co., SLB Films)

 #6 - Agneepath (Dharma Productions)

 #5 - Ishaqzaade (Yash Raj Films)
Many films had a rustic appeal this year but ISHAQZAADE's poster potrayed the theme well with impressive font, bright colors, and a strong pose from the new actors.

#4 - London Paris New York (Rose Movies, Fox Star Studios)
Ooo lala. Talk about a fresh poster LONDON PARIS NEW YORK nailed the idea of representing Paris in the film and the poster.

#3 - Jism 2 (Fish Eye Network Pvt Ltd, Clockwork Films Private Limited)
The suspense, the sexuality, and the oomph of this poster is everything JISM 2 is about. 

#2 - Barfi (UTV Motion Pictures, Ishana Movies)
The old world charm in the poster allowed for BARFI to land in the top 5 posters for the year. All three actors evoke a happiness that draws the onlooker and the costumes are just outstanding.

#1 - Cocktail (Illuminati Films, Eros International)
The perfect summer film and the perfect summer poster, COCKTAIL had it all right. The costumes, the coloring, and the font just exudes creativity.

My Top 10 Bollywood Songs - October 6 2012

Rank	Song	Film	Singer	Music Director
1	Radha	Student of the Year	Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani	Vishal-Shekhar
2	Challa	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Rabbi Sheirgill	A.R. Rahman
3	Navrai Majhi	English Vinglish	Sunidhi Chauhan, Swanand Kirkire, Neelambari Kirkire	Amit Trivedi
4	Ishq Wala Love	Student of the Year	Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan	Vishal-Shekhar
5	Po Po	Son of Sardaar	Vikas Bhalla, Aman Trikha, Himesh Reshammiya	Himesh Reshammiya
6	Barfi	Barfi	Mohit Chauhan	Pritam
7	Rani Mein To Raja	Son of Sardaar	Mika Singh, Honey Singh, Bhavya Pandit	Himesh Reshammiya
8	Ratta Maar	Student of the Year	Vishal Dadlani	Vishal-Shekhar
9	Sava Dollar	Aiyyaa	Sunidhi Chauhan	Amit Trivedi
10	Desi Mem	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Mamta Sharma, Sarosh Sami	Sajid-Wajid

My Top 10 Bollywood Songs - September 29 2012

Rank	Song	Film	Singer	Music Director
1	Main Kya Karoon	Barfi	Nikhil Paul George	Pritam
2	Ishq Wala Love	Student of the Year	Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan	Vishal-Shekhar
3	Dhak Dhuk	English Vinglish	Amit Trivedi	Amit Trivedi
4	Boom Boom	Ajab Gazabb Love	Mika Singh	Sajid-Wajid
5	Dreamum Wakeupum	Aiyyaa	Sowmya Rao	Amit Trivedi
6	Radha	Student of the Year	Shreya Ghoshal, Udit Narayan, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani	Vishal-Shekhar
7	Barfi	Barfi	Mohit Chauhan	Pritam
8	Sava Dollar	Aiyyaa	Sunidhi Chauhan	Amit Trivedi
9	Raja Rani	Son of Sardaar	Mika Singh, Honey Singh, Bhavya Pandit	Himesh Reshammiya
10	Saiyaan	Ishkq In Paris	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Sajid-Wajid

My Top 10 Bollywood Songs - September 15 2012

Rank	Song	Film	Singer	Music Director
1	Manhattan	English Vinglish	Clinton Cerejo, Bianca Gomes	Amit Trivedi
2	Main Heroine Hoon	Heroine	Aditi Singh Sharma	Salim-Sulaiman
3	Main Kya Karoon	Barfi	Nikhil Paul George	Pritam
4	Dreamum Wakeupum	Aiyyaa	Sowmya Rao	Amit Trivedi
5	Navrai Majhi	English Vinglish	Sunidhi Chauhan, Swanand Kirkire, Neelambari Kirkire	Amit Trivedi
6	Appy Budday	Kismet Love Paisa Dilli	Santokh Singh	Santokh Singh
7	Vele	Student of the Year	Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal Dadlani	Vishal-Shekhar
8	Ishq Ki Dafli Baje	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Babul Supriyo, Sugandha Mishra, Bela Shende	Sajid-Wajid
9	Dhishkiyaon	Kismet Love Paisa Dilli	Sonu Nigam, Ritu Pathak	Amjad Nadeem
10	Kudiyan Di Kurti	Ishkq In Paris	Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	Sajid-Wajid

My Top 10 Bollywood Songs - September 8 2012

Rank	Song	Film	Singer	Music Director
1	The Disco Song	Student of the Year	Benny Dayal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Nazia Hassan	Vishal-Shekhar
2	Vele	Student of the Year	Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal Dadlani	Vishal-Shekhar
3	Ishq Wala Love	Student of the Year	Shekhar Ravjiani, Salim Merchant, Neeti Mohan	Vishal-Shekhar
4	Kukkad	Student of the Year	Shahid Mallya	Vishal-Shekhar
5	Rafta Rafta	Raaz 3	KK	Jeet Ganguly
6	Saiyaan	Heroine	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Salim-Sulaiman
7	English Vinglish	English Vinglish	Shilpa Rao	Amit Trivedi
8	Kyon	Barfi	Papon, Sunidhi Chauhan	Pritam
9	Mere Nishaan	OMG Oh My God	Meet Bros, Kailash Kher	Meet Bros Anjann
10	Desi Mem	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Mamta Sharma, Sarosh Sami	Sajid-Wajid

My Top Bollywood Songs - August 26 2012

Rank	Song	Film	Singer	Music Director
1	Halkat Jawani	Heroine	Sunidhi Chauhan	Salim-Sulaiman
2	Ala Barfi	Barfi	Mohit Chauhan	Pritam
3	Kuku Duku	Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi	Mohit Chauhan	Jeet Ganguly
4	Go Go Govinda	OMG Oh My God	Mika Singh, Shreya Ghoshal	Himesh Reshammiya
5	Kaala Rey	Gangs of Wasseypur 2	Sneha Khanwalker	Sneha Khanwalker

Barfi - Music Review

Music by: Pritam

The album starts with the splendid whisling and accordian tunes in Ala Barfi. Mohit Chauhan is just refreshing which is surprising since he seems to reinvent himself with each song. Most notably is the composition by Pritam which is light on arrangement but enjoyable since the loops transition very well into each other. As for Swanand Kirke's version of the song, the composition is relatively the same but not as enjoyable as Swanand's voice is a bit baritone. It simply doesn't live up to the magic created by Mohit. I think if Mohit didn't have a version of the song, Swanand's version would've been applauded but Mohit's version is far better in comparison.

Main Kya Karoon starts rather rapidly with Nikhil wasting no time in delivering the lyrics. Another song which is light on arrangement but this time it is the solo instrumentals which stand out. Yes Nikhil is great but he seems too reserved. The repetition in the chorus is catchy and the various instruments in the background is fun to listen and decipher.

Kyon takes a little longer to draw you in as it sounds fitting with the past two songs. The crescendo with the violins change that really quickly and then Sunidhi Chauhan's voice solidify that. The chiming to concludes the song really completes what seems to be a fairy tale of a song.

Shreya Ghoshal introduction in Aashiyan is WOW, incredible. She sounds ethereal in her chorus portion. The pairing with Nikhil is very impressive and even more is Pritam's composition. The flutes, the cellos, the tympani all are incredible.

Saawali Si Raat starts off dream like with high pitched instrumentals. The song is very slow and soft in the instruments. This may be a song better appreciated on screen even though the musicality is great somewhat like a Vishal Bhardwaj composition for KAMINEY.

Phir Le Aya Dil features Rekha Bhardwaj which is a major surprise for a Pritam album. The song is like a ghazal with the tablas. The western instruments in the background fits seemingly perfect as they transition from each other very well. Rekha sounds at her best as usual so there is nothing to critique there but the song wonderful. The only concern is that it may get lost in the crowd of current songs. Arjit's version of the song sounds outstanding somewhat like Sonu Nigam and Hariharan. This version is much more refined as a ghazal and doesn't venture so much into the western orchestration as Rekha's. And as I write that there is a piano solo haha. Anyways, I still prefer Rekha's version as I found hers to be a perfect mix of Western and Indian orchestration. If you like very classical Indian then Arjit's version may be for you.

Overall, BARFI has a European feel with a great old time charm by Pritam.

Ala Barfi! - Mohit Chauhan 8/10
Main Kya Karoon - Nikhil Paul George 8/10
Kyon - Papon, Sunidhi Chauhan 7/10
Aashiyan - Nikhil Paul George, Shreya Ghoshal 8/10
Saawali Si Raat - Arijit Singh 5/10
Phir Le Aya Dil - Rekha Bhardwaj 6/10

Overall: 7/10

Barfi - Soundtrack

Music by: Pritam

1. Aashiyan - Nikhil Paul George
2. Ala Barfi! - Mohit Chauhan
3. Ala Barfi! - Ver 2 - Swanand Kirkire

4. Kyon - Papon
5. Main Kya Karoon - Nikhil Paul George
6. Phir Le Aya Dil - Arijit Singh
7. Phir Le Aya Dil - Ver 2 - Rekha Bhardwaj
8. Phir Le Aya Dil - Ver 3 - Shafqat Amanat Ali
9. Saawali Si Raat - Arijit Singh

Barfi - Theatrical Trailer

Releasing: September 14th 2012

Upcoming Bollywood Films - July 7 2012

Ishkq in Paris - Releasing September 14th 2012

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Barfi - Releasing September 14th 2012