GOWRI MANICKAVASAGAM
Smule presents – Times of Music powered by Ace2Three is a one-of-its-kind music reality/chat show, bringing together 20 legendary composers who will rewrite history and reinvent each other’s most celebrated tunes. Recreating memories with 22 iconic songs – the show’s innovative format will see each episode feature 2 composers of different eras soak in the philosophy behind the other’s celebrated song, its ethos and interpret it in his own way to create a fabulous new rendition.
Episode 2 sees the acclaimed composer Viju Shah alongside Mithoon who has several chartbusters under his belt. While Mithoon recreates Viju Shah’s Tip Tip Barsa Pani, Viju Shah will be presenting his version of Mithoon’s Maula Mere Maula & Javeda Zindagi.
Here’s a quick sneak peek to their episode – https://bit.ly/TimesOfMusic_Ep2Promo
https://youtu.be/j-MGKq7_XiQ
We listen to a lot of romantic songs over time, but no song matches the surreal feeling that the classic ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from Aashiqui 2 gives. This song is a great example of what happens when words, feelings, and melody come together. Not only did it become the song of the year, but it also proved to be a turning point for Mithoon. In a candid chat with host Vishal Dadlani, he spoke about how he had only three words, ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and he made a song of it.
Apparently, director Mohit Suri enacted the scene that leads up to the song Tum Hi Ho and Mithoon recounted that day saying, “I saw Mohit enact that scene and I felt very involved. But I did not have anything to do and then I walked him out to the asked him ke yeh sab sun toh liya, lekin ab aage kya?’ So he said, ‘Pata nahi, dekhte hai, we’ll meet in a couple of days. Then he went into the lift and I told him, Mohit give me some phrase and so while the lift was just about to go down, he said ‘Tum Hi Ho?’ and those three words are what I took back and went to my piano and the minute I played it, maine piano pe haath rakha and it just came naturally – ‘Kyu Ki Tum Hi Ho’. I think words, feeling, and melody – they all just came together.”
To catch more such interesting stories and fabulous renditions of your favorite songs, stream Times of Music – with new episodes dropping every Saturday – Sunday at midnight, on MX Player.
