Salim - Sulaiman
Bollywood music directors and film composing duo Salim-Sulaiman is comprised of brothers Salim Merchant (born in Mumbai, India on March 3, 1974) and Sulaiman Merchant (born in Mumbai on December 21, 1970). Outside of their work in Hindi cinema, they are best known for co-writing “Africa – You’re a Star,”, the 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem. During their career, Salim-Sulaiman has been the recipients of many awards including Best Music Directors. The sons of musician and bandleader Sadruddin Merchant, they grew up in a musical household with each brother studying different instruments: Salim studied the piano and attended Trinity College of Music in London, England while Sulaiman was trained on the table. Initially composing for Hindi pop artists in the early 1990s, they branched into film composition for a variety of Bollywood productions. They came to prominence by writing songs for such films as Bhoot (2003) and Kaal (2005). Salim-Sulaiman also wrote songs for such films as Neal ‘n’ Nikki (2005), Roadside Romeo (2008), Fashion (2008), Aashayein (2010), Heroine (2012), Mardaani (2014), Janaan (2016), Coolie No. 1 (2020), and The Power (2021). They also worked on many pop projects outside of the film industry including being involved with the long-running Bhoomi project, which celebrates music from India in new and exciting ways. The Bhoomi 2022 release includes tracks composed by the duo including “Laut aa Mere Des,” which featured lyrics by Shradha Pandit and vocals by Shreya Ghoshal. The song was streamed on social media over five million times in the first month.
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Kurbaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 12 Oct 2009
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Kaal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment on 28 Feb 2005
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Coke Studio India Season 3: Episode 4
Indian Music - Released by Sony Music Entertainment on 7 Sep 2013
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MTV Unplugged Season 4: Salim Sulaiman
Indian Music - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 30 Jan 2015
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Aaja Baija Tu (from "Brand Bollywood Downunder")
Salim - Sulaiman, Arijit Singh, EPR Iyer
Film Soundtracks - Released by Merchant Records on 28 Sep 2023
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Heroine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by UTV on 24 Jun 2012
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Dor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Merchant Records on 29 Jul 2022
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Skater Girl (Music from the Netflix Film)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Netflix Music on 4 Jun 2021
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Manzoor Hai
Salim - Sulaiman, Armaan Malik, Shraddha Pandit
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 11 Mar 2024
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Bhoomi 2021
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 17 Jan 2022
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Beyond Bollywood
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 23 Jun 2022
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Jashn E Gham
Pratibha Singh Baghel, Salim - Sulaiman, A. M. Turaz
Oriental Music - Released by Global Music Junction on 1 Jul 2022
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Meri Dua (English)
Ayisha Abdul Basith, Salim - Sulaiman, Shivansh Jindal
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 22 Mar 2024
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Afra Tafri
Salim - Sulaiman, Sonu Nigam, Shraddha Pandit
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 5 Dec 2023
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Ja Ja Re (Rewind)
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 11 Feb 2022
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Bhoomi 2020
Indian Music - Released by Global Music Junction on 5 Jun 2023
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Hameshaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
World - Released by Ishtar Music Pvt. Ltd. on 19 Nov 1999
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Ab Mori Chhaad De
Muheet Bharti, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Salim - Sulaiman
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 9 Dec 2022
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Azaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Merchant Records on 4 May 2023
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Dupatta Mera (from the Netflix Series "The Fame Game")
Film Soundtracks - Released by Netflix Music on 25 Feb 2022
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