Salim-Sulaiman
| Salim and Sulaiman | |
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.jpg) Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bhuj, Kutch, India |
| Genres | Film score, soundtrack |
| Occupations | Music director, singer, record producer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant are a pair of musician brothers, born and brought up in Bhuj, Kutch, India. They belong to an Ismaili Muslim family and are inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India.[1] Steeped in a family tradition of music as the sons of composer and veteran of the film industry Sadruddin Merchant, Salim mastered the piano on at the Trinity College of Music in London while Sulaiman took up tabla training with such legends as Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain.[2] They emerged as popular music directors only in 2003, six years after their first music composition in a Bollywood film. They received recognition with their award-winning performance for their music in Bhoot, in which the music was a very influential and significant aspect of the movie. Their music in the award-winning movie Iqbal earned them rave accolades.
Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade 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 Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan. They got their first break when Karan Johar asked them to compose the music for his movie Kaal. After that, they have gone to do movies with well-known producers and directors like Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai and Ram Gopal Varma. Before composing music, they were composing the background scores for movies. Salim Merchant is one of the three judges for the Fifth season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television (India) and he has sung in many movies.[3]
They have worked on a Bollywood remix for Lady Gaga's songs Born This Way and Judas.[4][5]
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2010 FIFA World Cup[edit]
The musical duo collaborated with South African singer Loyiso Bala and Kenyan singer and song writer Eric Wainaina to record the anthem for 2010 FIFA World Cup. The anthem is the song "Africa - You're A Star".[6][7]
Indian Idol[edit]
Salim Merchant worked as judge along with Anu Malik and Sunidhi Chauhan in season 5 and season 6 of Indian Idol.
Awards[edit]
| Award | Year | Result | Awarded for | Film/TV |
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| Filmfare Awards | 2007 | Won | Filmfare Best Background Score Award | Krrish |
| Apsara Awards | 2007 | Nominated | Filmfare Best music director Award | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |
| IIFA Awards | 2005 | Won | IIFA Best Background Score Award | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi |
| Star Screen Awards | 2003 | Won | Star Screen Award for Best Background Score | Bhoot |
| Star Screen Awards | 2004 | Won | Star Screen Award for Best Background Score | Dhoom |
| Zee Cine Awards | 2005 | Won | Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score | Ab Tak Chhappan |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Daytime Emmy Award For Outstanding Original Song In A Children's Series | Wonder Pets[8] |
||Syracuse international flim festival awards ||2008 || Won || best music derectors || fasion' ||fhm magazine awards ||2007 || Won || best dreased music awards || ' |-
Filmography[edit]
As music directors[edit]
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Background score[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Ismaili: Scoring the sounds of Bollywood". Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "It's merchant magic".
- ^ "The Rise of Salim-Sulaiman". Passion For Cinema. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Lady Gaga Goes Desi With Salim-Sulaiman Merchant".
- ^ "I was never a crazy fan of Gaga: Salim". The Times Of India. 2011-04-17.
- ^ "Salim Sulaiman to perform at FIFA world cup".
- ^ "Its merchant magic".
- ^ "Salim-Sulaiman nominated for Emmy". The Times Of India. 2009-05-22.
