Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Kashmiri Musicians Debut in Bollywood's Yash Raj Films
Two musicians from Kashmir, Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami, are entering Bollywood by creating the music for a new movie.
Faheem sings the title song, and Arslan helps compose it.
They've made music independently before, but working on a big movie is different because it involves lots of people and changes.
They have to collaborate and adjust their style.
They enjoyed learning from experienced people like Tanishk Bagchi.
They are excited about this new opportunity and hope their music will reach many people.
They stay true to themselves and make music that reflects their feelings.
Faheem Abdullah sings the title track for the upcoming Bollywood film 'Saiyaara'.
Arslan Nizami composed the song, collaborating with Tanishk Bagchi.
The musicians discuss the differences between independent projects and working with a major banner like Yash Raj Films.
They highlight the importance of collaboration and adapting to the filmmaking process.
They express their aspirations to collaborate with established artists like A.R. Rahman.
- Who
- Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami.
- What
- Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami are making music for a Yash Raj Films Bollywood movie.
- When
- The article discusses their current work in Bollywood.
- Where
- Kashmir (origin), Bollywood (current work).
- Why
- To create music for a Bollywood film, expanding their reach and career.
Industry Challenges
Artist Perspectives
Singer Payments
Industry Challenges
Some established singers state that playback singers are not paid fairly.
Artist Perspectives
The duo views that they didn't enter music for earning money and are comfortable going back to the life they used to lead before music.
- Musicians
- Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami
- Hometown
- Kashmir
- Film Project
- Saiyaara
- Film Production
- Yash Raj Films (YRF)
- Title track vocalist
- Faheem Abdullah
- Composer
- Arslan Nizami and Tanishk Bagchi