ADA...A Way of Life is a 2009 Bollywood musical film directed by Tanvir Ahmad, with music by A.R. Rahman, described by Time Magazine in 2005 as "Indias most prominent movie songwriter" and "by some computations, the best-selling recording artist in history". Rahman composed the songs for ADA in 2001, after completing the score for Lagaan, but Ahmads plans for the film were shelved. Though the music was composed for the original concept, the film features a new script as well as different actors, as it stars debuting actor Ayaan Ahmed, the directors son. Along with its notable composer, the soundtrack also features award-winning singer Jayachandran, contributing vocals for the first time to a Hindi language film.
The soundtrack was released in May 2008. The film was scheduled to be released on 31 December 2009. The promo videos have already been out and the film may be released in 2010 only.
The director, Tanvir Ahmed, describes this film as "a tale of a noble father, a religious mother and a gangster son in Mumbai City".
It is the tale of Ayaan, son of a Noble human being Anil Anand, and a Spiritual Mother Aamina. Ayaan''s gentle world is turned upside down when Anil starts receiving death threats if he goes ahead with his testimony against some criminals.
The world of moral certainties crumbles in the face of contemporary disarray, as the murder of his father sets Ayaan on a course of revenge and killing against the criminals of Mumbai, as he becomes a contract killer. The conflicted character of Ayaan Anand is a modern tragedy as he becomes part of the criminal stream, even as he searches for truth and happiness.
ADA is a film of the moment, as it compels us to re-examine the youth-crime phenomenon in a very poignant and freshly told story.
Soundtrack
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Last album = Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na [2008]
This album = ADA...A Way Of Life[2008]
Next album = Sakkarakatti [2008]
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The soundtrack features 10 songs, composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Nusrat Badr and Raqeeb Alam. The album was released in India on 20 May 2008 by Big Music. Though the soundtrack got extreme positive reviews, it failed to reach masses because the film is not released yet. even 2 years after the audio release.
| Song | Singer[s] | Duration | Lyrics
|
|---|
| Gulfisha
| Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
| 4:44
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Gum Sum
| Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam
| 4:20
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Hai Dard
| Udit Narayan
| 4:56
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Hawa Sun Hawa
| Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam
| 6:02
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Ishq Ada - Female Version
| Parul Mishra
| 3:48
| Raqeeb Alam
|
| Ishq Ada - Male Version
| Rashid Ali
| 3:38
| Raqeeb Alam
|
| Meherbaan
| A. R. Rahman
| 3:51
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Meherbaan [Instrumental]
| Instrumental
| 3:02
| Solo Guitar By Sanjeev Thomas
|
| Milo Wahan Wahan
| Alka Yagnik, Jayachandran
| 6:24
| Nusrat Badr
|
| Tu Mera Hai
| Chitra, Sukhwinder Singh, Naresh Iyer
| 4:58
| Nusrat Badr
|
Promotion
To promote the film, Nokia and Big Music combined to launch a contest allowing contributors to remix two of the soundtrack songs, the winner of which-selected by Rahman-will have the opportunity to work with Rahman in the composers studio. In support of the unusual promotion, Nokia launched its Nokia XpressMusic mixer, a positioning strategy not only to promote the film but also Nokias music phones in advance of the launch of the Nokia MusicStore.
Source :
ADA...A Way of Life Wiki Page
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