Indian Music and Artists

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.

Nikhil-Vinay were the music directors for Tum Bin (2001). This question is a duplicate of 16432 but with different option labels and some capitalization inconsistencies. The duo composed the memorable soundtrack for this romantic drama.

Anu Malik was the music director for Murder (2004). This is a duplicate of question 16433 with capitalization differences in 'Anu Malik'. The soundtrack was commercially successful and featured popular tracks.

Viju Shah composed the music for the 1997 thriller 'Gupt' which starred Bobby Deol, Manisha Koirala, and Kajol. The film's soundtrack was hugely popular, especially the song 'Mere Khayalon Ki Rani'. Viju Shah was known for his techno-influenced music in the 90s, as also heard in Mohra.

Viju Shah composed the blockbuster music for 'Mohra' (1994), which included iconic songs like 'Tip Tip Barsa Paani' and 'Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast'. The soundtrack was one of the best-selling albums of the 90s. Jatin-Lalit composed DDLJ, Anu Malik did Baazigar, and Uttam Singh is known for Dil To Pagal Hai.

Uttam Singh did compose the music for Yash Chopra's romantic drama 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997). The soundtrack won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and featured hits like 'Are Re Are' and 'Bholi Si Surat'. Uttam Singh was previously an assistant to the legendary composer R.D. Burman.

Anu Malik did NOT compose the music for 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' (2001) - it was actually composed by Uttam Singh. While Anu Malik was very active in that era and composed for many major films, Gadar's soundtrack including 'Udja Kaale Kaawan' was Uttam Singh's work. This is a common misconception.

'Vande Mataram', India's National Song, first appeared in Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel 'Anandamath' published in 1882. The novel was set against the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion. Geetanjali, Durgeshnondini, and Rajsimha are his other works but didn't contain this song.

Playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya sang in all listed movies EXCEPT 'God Tussi Great Ho' and 'Jodhaa Akbar'. In 'Jodhaa Akbar', the soundtrack featured other playback singers. The question asks to identify the two exceptions where he was NOT the playback singer.