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  • Saga Music acquires music rights of Jimmy Shergill’s new Bollywood Movie ‘4 2 ka 1’

    Published on December 23, 2011

    New Delhi:  Saga Music, a rapidly-growing music distribution company expanding its footprint in Bollywood, today announced acquisition of music rights for director Anwer Khan’s Hindi comedy movie ‘4 2 ka 1’. The movie, produced by Bhumii Creations, will feature Jimmy Shergill, model-turned-actor Nikita Anand, Rajpal Yadav and Murali Sharma in lead roles.

    The music of 4 2 ka 1 has has been directed by music directors JD, Rajan and Abhishek Majumdar.  A-list playback singers from Bollywood including Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Kunal Ganjewala, Mika Singh, Javed Ali, Shilpa Rao, and Krishna have rendered their voice to the album. Composed by lyricists Anwer Khan, Parvez, Upadhyay, and Kumar, the soundtrack of 4 2 ka 1 comprises six songs with varied themes including Om Jai Jagdish, Sundri, Ishq Di Battiyan, Bhang Ke Nashe, Kitno ka dil and Give Me a Call.

    Alipt Bhatia, Business Head of Saga Music said, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Bhumii Creations for distributing the music of 4 2 ka 1. It has been a great experience to work with them on this project. 4 2 ka 1 is an important addition to our growing portfolio of Bollywood music, and we expect the album to be a huge success with fans.”

    Sunil Shah, Producer of Bhumii Creations said, “As is with most Bollywood movies, music is a key component of 4 2 ka 1. We were looking to partner with a music label that has proven expertise in distribution and strong reach across both metro and non-metro audiences. We believe that Saga Music fits the bill perfectly, and together with them we expect to have a successful run of our first venture in Bollywood.”

    Sumeet Singh, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Unisys Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. said “With the advent of 3G services and accessibility to high-speed Internet connectivity, we are seeing unprecedented demand for music on the digital platform. We are proud to have been awarded the digital distribution of 4 2 ka 1 at this crucial juncture, and look forward to play a significant role in making content available to large number of mobile and online audiences.”

    Unisys Infosolutions holds the digital distribution rights for making the audio and video content available on popular entertainment portals and mobile devices. The music launch of the movie is scheduled for first week of January in 2012 and the movie release is slated on Friday, February 3, 2012.

    Saga Music also owns music rights of a number of other Hindi movies including Allah Ke Banday, Tera Kya Hoga Johny, Bhindi Bazaar, West is West, Khap, Chala Mussadi Office Office and Stand By amongst others. In addition to Bollywood, the company has released the music of over 15 Tamil movies including the mega blockbuster Poonar Shankar and of almost 100 Punjabi singers including Harbhajan Maan, Hans Raj Hans, Salim, and Gurdaas Maan.

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