फिल्म छोड़ने की नौबत, फिर बना Chak De India|Shahrukh, Yashraj, Dharma पर बात| Salim-Sulaiman | GITN

In this episode of 'Guest in The Newsroom', our guest is Music Composer and Singer Salim Merchant and music composer Sulaiman Merchant. Salim–Sulaiman are an Indian music composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo has composed music predominantly for Hindi films. Apart from this they have a they work for a musical initiative "Bhoomi". Watch the Full Episode to know more 00:00 – Interview Highlights 00:03:22 – Saurabh introduces Salim & Sulaiman 00:07:43 – Salim & Sulaiman react to host’s detailed intro 00:09:00 – The fight story: Collector’s item (Jungle Book/Gold Spot stickers) 00:10:30 – Sulaiman corrects: Injury was a fracture, not a sprain 00:11:03 – Part 2 of fight: Not speaking for 3–5 years despite sharing a room 00:12:04 – Music brings them back together 00:13:54 – Origin & purpose of project Bhoomi 00:14:04 – Realization: Lack of Indian folk/ghazals in “World” music sections abroad 00:16:01 – Bhoomi album started in 1998, released in 1999 00:17:04 – Salim sings “Kate Na Hi Raat More Piya Tore Kaaran” 00:18:03 – Bhoomi predates Coke Studio (1998–99 vs. 2003–04) 00:18:32 – Revival of Bhoomi in 2018 00:18:54 – Recording Sukhwinder Singh’s bandish “Sawwal Mod Mohara” 00:20:22 – Need to reinvent sound due to film music constraints 00:22:29 – Core purpose: Spotlight folk & reveal depth in contemporary singers 00:23:50 – Bhoomi 2025: Sixth season 00:24:47 – Childhood rebellion: Shoe marks on fresh school wall 00:26:51 – Most irritating & best habits of each other 00:29:21 – Salim’s best quality: Letting Sulaiman lead 00:31:25 – Host recommends reading Nirmal Verma 00:32:46 – Question on physical aggression revisited 00:34:09 – Admitting physical & verbal fights 00:36:26 – Introduction of Anshuman Sharma (Saiyaara- viral Kishore Da AI song) 00:37:43 – AI Advantage-Idea generator 00:38:51 – AI Advantage-Test singers’ suitability with AI voice models 00:39:37 – AI Advantage-Separating stems to study compositions 00:41:16 – Global AI-music royalty tracking efforts 00:43:55 – Sulaiman: “Songs are destined for certain singers” 00:45:03 – Salim: New singers need unique voices 00:46:39 – Band Baaja Baaraat lyric change: “Bheega” → “Dooba” 00:50:09 – Advice for siblings composing: Let music win 00:51:35 – Example of complex composition: “Rasiya” (Kurbaan) 00:53:14 – Risk of fusing Classical & Electronic music in Bhoomi 2025 00:53:44 – Goal: Make Classical accessible to new gen 00:57:09 – Devotional context behind romantic hits like Shukran Allah 00:59:11 – Composition begins at script level, visualizing scenes 01:00:59 – Example: O Re Piya composed before story was ready 01:04:49 – Recording Aashayein (Iqbal) with KK 01:10:01 – Salim’s solace: Spirituality (Vrindaavan, Najaf, Dwarka) 01:10:33 – Sulaiman’s solace: Silence (beach, nature) 01:12:24 – Viral concert video: Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan join on stage 01:16:54 – Salim’s reason for quitting reality shows 01:20:20 – Sulaiman: Good songs often overlooked due to promotions 01:21:53 – Salim: Audience trends untuned singers, not labels 01:27:10 – Launch of Merchant Records: Community over Industry 01:35:27 – Aditya Chopra demanded a “Sports Anthem” → Chak De India 01:38:34 – Sukhwinder Singh’s quick recording sealed Chak De 01:39:24 – Chak De India had lowest SRK opening 01:41:00 – Popularity soared after India’s T20 World Cup win 01:43:08 – Maula Mere song story 01:44:28 – Melody originally written for Dor 02:10:38 – On remixes: “Old songs are gold, remixes make them brass” 02:19:00 – Creative conflict: “Halkat Jawani” lyric in Heroine 02:25:24 – Promise to make a Saatvik Bhojpuri song for Bhoomi 02:28:03 – Devotion to Maula Ali (Ismaili Shia Muslims) 02:31:31 – Composing Hanuman Chalisa (Shreya Ghoshal) 02:33:30 – Salim addresses backlash for religious posts 02:37:25 – India’s growing concert infrastructure (Coldplay example) 02:40:53 – Recording Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan for Or Pyaar Ho Gaya 02:45:00 – “Chand Sifarish” arrangement explained 02:47:19 – Role of BGM as “unseen narrator” 02:48:19 – Rule of silence in BGM 02:51:29 – BGM for Krrish: Western orchestral + Indian folk 02:53:14 – Current playlist: Bhoomi 25 songs (Shringar, Sukoon) 02:55:50 – Salim with Ustad Zakir Hussain as child 02:58:33 – Father left films in 1968 for devotional Gujarati music 02:59:26 – Salim sings father’s favorite devotional song 03:01:29 – Father witnessed first success 03:06:01 – Mixing Bhoomi (1999) at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios 03:13:21 – Salim’s cricket background & pendant 03:21:19 – Sidhu Moosewala’s unreleased romantic song Instagram: @thelallantop Facebook: @thelallantop Twitter: @TheLallantop Production: Akash Singh Video Editor: Shakir Khan