Chanda Ki Doli
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Chanda Ki Doli is an Indian pop
album sung and directed by Sonu Niigaam, credited on this album simply as "Sonu". The album released on 3 May 2005 after a long gap since his previous album Yaad
in 2001. It was released in a launch concert at the Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai
that was televised by Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The event was hosted by Abhijeet Sawant
and Rahul Vaidya
, who had recently shot to stardom from the first series of Indian Idol
, which had been judged by Sonu Niigaam among others. The album was officially launched at the hands of Sonu Niigaam's father, Agam Kumar Nigam, a recently successful Indian pop
singer. The concert was attended by several greats of the Indian film and music industries, including Jaya Bachchan
.
The album is Sonu Niigaam's first official attempt at music direction. It was produced by Gulshan Kumar of T-Series, continuing a long relationship between the music house and the singer. The lyrics were by Nusrat Badr and the album contains special thanks to music director Sandeep Chowta
for his help. The photoshoot for the album was done by Daboo Ratnani, famous Indian photographer.
The title song and "Rafta Rafta Nazar" were made into videos. There was also a video showcasing a medley of several of the other songs. Sonu Niigaam stars in every video.
The album brought Sonu Niigaam the MTV Immies
Award for Best Pop Album and the Anandolok Award.
Indian pop
Indian pop music , often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop, Indipop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music in India. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966...
album sung and directed by Sonu Niigaam, credited on this album simply as "Sonu". The album released on 3 May 2005 after a long gap since his previous album Yaad
Yaad
Yaad is a hit Indian pop album by Sonu Niigaam, then credited as Sonu Nigam, released on 5 February 2001, almost a year after his previous album Jaan. It was produced by Gulshan Kumar's T-Series...
in 2001. It was released in a launch concert at the Ravindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
that was televised by Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The event was hosted by Abhijeet Sawant
Abhijeet Sawant
Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol , a show that follows the extremely popular Idol series format, which began with Pop Idol in the UK...
and Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya
-Life before fame:The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Suresh Wadkar and entered various child talent competitions. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian...
, who had recently shot to stardom from the first series of Indian Idol
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
, which had been judged by Sonu Niigaam among others. The album was officially launched at the hands of Sonu Niigaam's father, Agam Kumar Nigam, a recently successful Indian pop
Indian pop
Indian pop music , often known as Indian-Pop, Hindi Pop, Indipop or Indi-pop, refers to pop music in India. Pop music really started in the South Asian region with the famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi's song ‘Ko-Ko-Korina’ in 1966...
singer. The concert was attended by several greats of the Indian film and music industries, including Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bachchan is the wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and is the mother of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan...
.
The album is Sonu Niigaam's first official attempt at music direction. It was produced by Gulshan Kumar of T-Series, continuing a long relationship between the music house and the singer. The lyrics were by Nusrat Badr and the album contains special thanks to music director Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...
for his help. The photoshoot for the album was done by Daboo Ratnani, famous Indian photographer.
The title song and "Rafta Rafta Nazar" were made into videos. There was also a video showcasing a medley of several of the other songs. Sonu Niigaam stars in every video.
The album brought Sonu Niigaam the MTV Immies
MTV Immies
The MTV Immies are held every year with an aim to award the best talents in the Indian music industry. In 2005 The Immies supported relief for the quake victims of India and Pakistan. Also, proceeds from donor passes were given to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund...
Award for Best Pop Album and the Anandolok Award.