Indian Music and Artists

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.

Kamal Haasan sang his first playback song in the film 'Sigappu Rojakkal' (1978). The song was 'Naan Aadugiraen' and marked the beginning of his singing career alongside his acting career.

Vadivelu first sang with his own voice in the movie 'Ellaame En Rasathaan' (1999). Before this, other singers would sing for his comedic characters in films.

Vijay sang his first playback song for the film Rasigan (1994). The song was 'Chinna Machan Parachachacha'. This marked his debut as a singer.

Gangai Amaran composed the music for the Tamil film 'Vaa Va Maayam' (1983). This is a specific question about Tamil cinema music direction.

Ilaiyaraaja composed the music for the Telugu film 'Geetanjali'. Keeravani and A.R. Rahman are other prominent composers, and Mani Ratnam is the director (not the music director) of the original film.

SPB (S.P. Balasubrahmanyam) sang his first song for MGR in the film 'Hotel Rampa' (1958?). This is a specific fact about the legendary playback singer's early career. MGR was a major Tamil cinema icon of that era.