Bollywood Music Director Ehsaan Noorani




Kamla Bhatt Show show

Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/3-150x150.jpg) Meet Bollywood's music director Ehsaan Nooran, part of the musical trio of Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy (http://www.shankarehsaanloy.com/), harbingers of the new wave of Bollywood music . Within a short span of 10 years  Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy as created memorable music for Bollywood films like Dil Chahata Hai (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRFhKDbSKFY&feature=fvst), Mission Kashmir (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ZUWVtZq0k), Taare Zameen Par, Kal Ho Na No (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hdjp1lEeWU), Wake Up Sid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0fCS34P7tA), Rock On (/www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iCnPk4ACpo)and Patiala House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA0PPTdyeyM). In this interview Ehsaan shares his musical memories of growing up in Mumbai (Bombay)and how he developed his love for playing the guitar and about his first guitar teacher - Bismarck Rodrigues. What kind of music did Ehsaan listen growing up? Who are some of his favorite musicians? And of course we talked about how Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy was formed. Ehsaan is the first Bollywood musician to have a Fender signature guitar. This interview was recorded in January 2011 in California. Photo credit: SEL