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MONDAY, AUGUST 7, <strong>2017</strong><br />
DT<br />
Showtime<br />
Bangladeshi youngster Shomi<br />
directs SRK and Diplo<br />
• Showtime Desk<br />
For his latest venture, Jab Harry<br />
met Sejal, Shah Rukh Khan has<br />
collaborated with Grammy winner<br />
DJ Diplo for a song titled “Phurrr”.<br />
The American rapper and singer<br />
has composed the song with<br />
Pritam and Rocky Wellstack for<br />
the film. The video was directed<br />
by Shomi Patwary, a Bangladeshi<br />
youngster, along with Mikhail<br />
Mehra from India.<br />
“Phurrr” was made as a<br />
promotional for King Khan’s film<br />
and was released day before the<br />
release of Jab Harry Met Sejal. The<br />
2 minute 20 second long video<br />
instantly created a buzz, and has<br />
been viewed more than 10 million<br />
times as of now.<br />
One of the executive producers<br />
of the video, Punom Tanzina, is<br />
also a Bangladeshi and married<br />
to Shomi. Born in Dhaka, Shomi<br />
Patwary’s original name was<br />
Mahfuzur Patwary, who moved<br />
to USA with his family in 1990. In<br />
2010, Shomi married Noakhali’s<br />
• Showtime Desk<br />
Months after her father and<br />
Soundgarden front man Chris<br />
Punam Tanzima. Together, the<br />
couple run a production house<br />
named Shot By Shomi.<br />
With his sheer love and<br />
eagerness for making videos,<br />
Shomi, who has no institutional<br />
knowledge in the field, joined Star<br />
Trek, the studio of the famous<br />
American rapper and singer<br />
Pharell Williams, as an intern.<br />
Shomi and sensational record<br />
producer Diplo were introduced<br />
back in 2011, when Diplo’s fame<br />
wasn’t as widespread as it is<br />
today. Mikhel Mehra, the other<br />
director of the video, also knew<br />
both of them, hence proposed<br />
that the duo to collaborate with<br />
him. Later, Diplo created “Phurrr”<br />
with Bollywood music director<br />
Pritom’s composition. The number<br />
was voiced by Mohit Chauhan and<br />
Tushar Joshi.<br />
The opportunity of working<br />
with Shah Rukh came as a<br />
breakthrough for Shomi. Before<br />
the shoot of “Phurrr”, Imtiaz Ali,<br />
the director of the film, wrote<br />
to Shomi, “I’ve watched your<br />
Chris Cornell’s daughter pays<br />
tribute to him and Chester<br />
Cornell committed suicide,<br />
and after Linkin Park singer<br />
and their family friend Chester<br />
Bennington died in the same<br />
previous works. I have my full<br />
confidence in you. Good Luck,”<br />
Shomi confirmed with Prothom-<br />
Alo.<br />
According to Shomi, Shah Rukh<br />
Khan, who has earlier collaborated<br />
way weeks later, Toni Cornell<br />
has taken to the stage to perform<br />
an emotional tribute for the two<br />
iconic singers.<br />
During Friday’s Good Morning<br />
America, the 12-year-old<br />
daughter of Chris Cornell stepped<br />
up to join OneRepublic on stage,<br />
to perform a poignant version of<br />
Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.<br />
They dedicated the cover to the<br />
iconic rock singers who took their<br />
own lives in identical ways.<br />
In a statement, Toni Cornell<br />
said, “It’s an honour to perform<br />
this for my dad and Chester and<br />
to sing for them.”<br />
OneRepublic front man Ryan<br />
Tedder said, “Chester sang this<br />
at Cornell’s funeral, and this<br />
is arguably one of the greatest<br />
songs written in the last 50 years.<br />
It’s a very special song to us,<br />
and I think to most people and<br />
especially to Toni [Cornell] as<br />
well.”<br />
Toni Cornell and Ryan Tedder<br />
alternated lead vocals on the<br />
cover, singing in unison at the<br />
end. The audience members<br />
were visibly weeping during the<br />
performance. Linkin Park were<br />
scheduled to perform at Central<br />
Park on Friday as part of Good<br />
Morning America’s Summer<br />
Concert series. •<br />
with international music sensation<br />
Akon for chartbuster “Chammak<br />
Challo” from RaOne, gave the<br />
jacket he wore in the video to<br />
Shomi and praised the couple,<br />
saying, “You are too professional. I<br />
• Showtime Desk<br />
Recently, Kazi Hayat has created<br />
quite a buzz by announcing he<br />
will be steping out from the<br />
Bangladesh Film Directors’<br />
Association over a dispute with<br />
the association of film-makers.<br />
His film-making career comes<br />
to an end here, as the eight<br />
time National Award winning<br />
director has sent a membership<br />
cancellation application to the<br />
association on Thursday.<br />
Hayat’s return to filmmaking<br />
depends on finding a<br />
solution to his discontent with<br />
the association, which is yet to<br />
materialise.<br />
Now, the veteran film-maker<br />
and actor has made another<br />
headline by being a model in<br />
an upcoming music video. Kazi<br />
Hayat played the father of singer<br />
liked working with you.”<br />
The budding director has<br />
previously worked with the likes<br />
of Beyonce, Kanye West and Kylie<br />
Jenner and looks forward to make<br />
films in future. •<br />
Kazi Hayat dons role of<br />
Imran's father in music video<br />
Imran for his upcoming music<br />
video “Jodi Haat Ta Dharo,”<br />
while Khaleda Aktar Kolpona, the<br />
veteran film actress, played the<br />
singer’s mother in it.<br />
Bristy, one of the top seven<br />
participants of Bangladeshi Idol<br />
in 2013, sang the song, besides<br />
appearing in the music video.<br />
Faisal Rabbikin penned the<br />
lyrics of the song, while Imran<br />
composed it. Saikat Reza directed<br />
the music video.<br />
Talking about his upcoming<br />
musical venture, the singermusician<br />
said, “It’s a very proud<br />
moment for me as I had the<br />
opportunity to work with film<br />
personalities like Kazi Hayat and<br />
Khaleda Akter Kolpona. I hope this<br />
will be a perfect Eid treat for my<br />
fans.”<br />
The music video will come out<br />
during Eid-ul-Adha. •