Indian Music and Artists

Srinivas sang 'Kaisi Hai Yeh Rut' from 'Dil Chahta Hai' (2001). He's a prominent playback singer, especially known for his work with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Shankar Mahadevan sang 'Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe' and other tracks from the same album.

Kumar Sanu is the only singer to have received 5 consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer (1990-1994). This record remains unbroken. Kishore Kumar, Mohd. Rafi, and Sonu Nigam have won multiple Filmfare awards but not five consecutively.

Ustad Bismillah Khan, the legendary shehnai maestro, did indeed perform for A.R. Rahman's composition 'Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera' from the film Swades (2004). This was one of his notable collaborations in Indian cinema before his passing in 2006.

The music for the 1981 film 'Silsila' was composed by the duo Shiv-Hari (Shivkumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia). This was a rare Bollywood film for which these legendary classical musicians composed. The soundtrack is renowned for its classical fusion and contains timeless songs. R.D. Burman, Ram-Laxman, and Khayyam were all famous composers but did not work on this specific film.

Shankar-Jaikishan composed the music for Awara (1951), which starred Raj Kapoor. The iconic song 'Awara Hoon' was from this film. Khayyam, O.P. Nayyar, and K.L. Sehgal were all notable figures in Indian music but not the composers for Awara.

A.R. Rahman composed the music for Lagaan (2001), which earned him international acclaim. The soundtrack combined folk and classical elements perfectly. Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are all composers but not for Lagaan.

Vishal-Shekhar composed the music for the 2004 movie 'Musafir', starring Sanjay Dutt and Koena Mitra. The soundtrack included popular songs like 'Saaki' and 'Ishq Kabhi Kariyo Nahi'. A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, and Pritam are other prominent Bollywood composers but not for this film.

Shilpa Rao sang the female vocal part of 'Saiyaan Re' from the 2007 movie 'Salaam-e-Ishq', starring Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra. The song was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's nephew and features Shilpa Rao's distinctive voice. Shruti Pathak, Shruti Haasan, and Sunidhi Chauhan are all Bollywood playback singers but not for this particular song.

Salim Merchant from the composer duo Salim-Sulaiman sang 'Maula Mere' from the 2007 movie 'Chak De India'. While primarily known as composers, both brothers occasionally provide vocals. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Mohit Chauhan, and Javed Ali are renowned playback singers but did not sing this particular song.

Dominique Cerejo sang the female vocals for 'Yeh tumhari meri baatein' in the 2008 film Rock-On!!. Shreya Ghoshal, Shilpa Rao, and Sunidhi Chauhan are all prominent playback singers but did not sing this particular song.

The song 'Ek Paal ka jeena' from the movie Lakshya was shot at Club Indiana in Mumbai. This was a popular club location for Bollywood music video shoots in the early 2000s.

Dominique Cerejo sang the female vocals for 'Dhoom Machale' in Dhoom 2 (2006). Sunidhi Chauhan is a very popular playback singer but did not sing this particular title track. Andre Lewis-Susan and Pamela Desouza are not associated with this song.

Ismail Darbar composed the music for Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya (2000). He is known for his work in films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit, and Nadeem-Shravan are all prominent music directors but did not work on this film.

Clinton Cerejo sang the male vocal portions of 'Jee Le' from the 2009 movie Luck, starring Sanjay Dutt. The female vocals were by Shruti Pathak. Vishal Dadlani is a singer/composer but not for this song.

'Jana Gana Mana' is the national anthem of India, written by Rabindranath Tagore. The options have typos but Option C is clearly the correct answer. 'Bande Mataram' is a national song but not the anthem, and the other options are not correct.