Salim Merchant: Am doing a big Holi song with an iconic singer

Composersinger Salim Merchant has festive melody lined up for fans One of these he says is a Holi special with an iconic singerI am doing a big song for Holi with an iconic singer I will reveal the name soon There is also a big Baisakhi song and a Maha Shivratri song All are festive songs that will happen from March Salim told IANSAfter unveiling seven tracks from SalimSulaimans album Bhoomi 2020 the composer duo might return with Bhoomi 2021 Hopefully we will have Bhoomi 2021 starting September said SalimAs a singer he recently sang Befizool for the short film The Sniper directed by Ambar Chakravarty Talking about it he said War and terrorist attacks have been going on for years They are very disturbing especially for the people who get affected The common men get affected apart from the ones fighting the war All this bloodshed is so uncalled for The song is all about that Its about understanding the trauma that humanity goes through Its important to maintain peace and harmonyThe song has been composed by Sid Paul who is relatively new in the field New composers have something unique to say and I liked the song a lot I liked the intent of the song The tune is very simple A lot of times newcomers try to overcomplicate things because they want to prove themselves Sid Paul I felt he was content with simplicity Sometimes big things need to be told in a simple way said SalimTalking about fresh talent he has joined hands with Indian Idol winner Salman Ali on a new song Last year we SalimSulaiman formed a music label We collaborated with many artistes Sulaiman and I had composed a Sufi romantic song I imagined snow while composing it so we shot the song Tumhe dekh ke sung by Salman in Kashmir said SalimAsked if he and his brother Sulaiman have roped in more singers from reality shows he said No Salman Ali is an exceptional talent Sunny Hindustani also an Indian Idol winner is good as well If I get a chance to work with him I will We had earlier collaborated with Salman on Haq Ali and now Tumhe dekh ke which is another special songSalimSulaiman who have given Bollywood hits like Tujh mein rab dikhta hai Shukran Allah and Chak De India have been busy with virtual gigs and private shows too We did some private concerts in the capacity of 200 people We did these in Agra Chandigarh and Kolkata but a big concert with an audience I think will take time I hope the vaccine reaches people quickly But its a big country so production and distribution will take time he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever