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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Aaj Raaj Mubarak (Imamat Day Special)
Salim - Sulaiman, Salim Merchant
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 11 Jul 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Aaj Zindagi Jeete Hain
Salim - Sulaiman, Aditya Kalway, Shivansh Jindal
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 31 May 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zinda Dili 2.0
Salim - Sulaiman, Arijit Singh, Anshuman Sharma
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 19 May 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Bismillah
Salim - Sulaiman, Anshuman Sharma, Khan Saab
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 13 Jun 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Ramadan Mubarak
Salim - Sulaiman, Salim Merchant
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 20 Mar 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Naazneen
Salim - Sulaiman, Raj Pandit, Noor Mohammad
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 18 Nov 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Baat Alag Si
Salim - Sulaiman, Oppo, Kamakshi Rai
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 3 Jul 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shree Hanuman Chalisa
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 5 Apr 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Maangi Duaein (Lofi)
Salim - Sulaiman, Raghav Chaitanya, Anshuman Sharma
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 13 Jul 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Jai Shankar Maharaj
Salim - Sulaiman, Vishal Dadlani, Hansraj Raghuwanshi
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 31 Oct 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Khayaal Rakhna [(Care Give Share) (feat. Salim Merchant, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vijay Prakash & Pawandeep Rajan)]
Salim - Sulaiman, Shradha Pandit, Shivansh Jindal
Indian Music - Released by Merchant Records on 30 Aug 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Laut Aa Mere Des
Salim - Sulaiman, Shreya Ghoshal, Sattar Khan Langa
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 28 Oct 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mere Des
Salim - Sulaiman, Shreya Ghoshal, Anshuman Sharma
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 24 Jan 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shiv Jahaan Main Vahaan (Lofi)
Salim - Sulaiman, Salim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 7 Aug 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shambho
Salim - Sulaiman, Salim Merchant
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 10 Feb 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Haq Se India
World - Released by One One Six Network Limited on 10 Oct 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Teri Yaad
Salim - Sulaiman, Pawan Singh, Anshuman Sharma
Pop - Released by Merchant Records on 5 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Ilaha Illallah
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 28 Apr 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jagadambe
Salim - Sulaiman, Bhoomi Trivedi
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Merchant Records on 8 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo