The Making of #BollywoodMonster Orchestra #UrbanJugalbandi 2020

2021

Every year, we create synergies across cultures by showcasing and producing a diverse & eclectic mix of musicians and dancers. In 2020 we looked at the roots, the capabilities & prowess of the South Asian Arts through the #BollywoodMonster Orchestra Urban Jugalbandi Production.

From Punjabi MC to Missy Elliot, songs from the movie #Khalnayak and so many more, join the BMO family in celebrating their process and their dedication to bring entertainment to your life no matter the circumstances.Every year, we create synergies across cultures by showcasing and producing a diverse & eclectic mix of musicians and dancers. In 2020 we looked at the roots, the capabilities & prowess of the South Asian Arts through the #BollywoodMonster Orchestra Urban Jugalbandi Production. 

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0:00

Wali Shah: I think it’s great that 
this is so collaborative and 

0:02

I’ve gotten the chance to 
work with so many great people 

0:04

It’s been a little challenging to 
say the least definitely a point  

0:06

of opportunity for me as a performer

0:08

We hadn’t done these mashups before

0:12

[Artist 1 singing hit Bollywood song Pyar Do Pyar Lo]

0:17

[Artist 2 rapping]

0:30

Vikas Kohli: Every year we do an original production 
of music and this year we are mashing up  

0:35

urban music with Bollywood songs and 
that’s what we’re here to rehearse today  

0:40

[upbeat fusion music playing over video]
[artists collaborating and harmonizing to music]

0:47

I’m trying to figure out like 
specific sounds for the slow one  

0:50

specific sounds of the fast one 
and then like that last 16 count  

0:54

when you both are going at the same time like 
I’m trying to do both of them at the same time

0:58

[Artist 1 beatboxing over hit Bollywood song, Dhoom Machale]

1:03

[Artist 2 sings over Artist 1 beatboxing]

1:11

so many gigs you play the same material okay 
I’ve done a gig like this before okay it’s just like that  

1:16

some gigs you don’t even really have to 
rehearse on your own.

1:19

You rehearse with the band put it together and tighten

1:20

for this it was fun 
because it was creative because I got to make up  

1:24

my own beats for it but definitely I had to do do 
some homework before I showed up at the rehearsal  

1:32

Vikas Kohli: most skilled musicians walk in with a little bit 
of nerves on these rehearsals and that’s okay  

1:37

because we know we’re asking people 
to move out of their comfort zone  

1:40

as soon as we start playing
everybody is having so much fun and the musicians love it

1:45

and they’re excited

1:47

[Wali Shah rapping live]

1:53

[Artist 2 joins Wali’s English rap with Punjabi]

1:56

[Artist 2 does a Punjabi solo to hit song “Mundian to Bach Ke”

2:04

I’m going through double languages too 
so I’m going from using a Hindi word or  

2:09

you know, Punjabi word then going back to using 
English and going back to using that word  

2:14

Vikas Kohli: it takes a special breed of artists to accept 
our call you know because it’s always us asking  

2:21

them to go beyond what they’re normally 
used to doing so they called me they’re  

2:25

like hey we’d like you to sing you know the 
male English parts. Now little did I know that  

2:28

I was going to be singing some Hindi parts 
as well, but so I freaked out a little bit

2:35

[live performance of hit song Mauja Hi Mauja from the Bollywood movie Jab We Met]

2:46

Host: We’re talking about the planning and organizing

2:48

Host: how did this work during the lockdown 
Speaker: okay so uh Emily actually bless her soul  

2:55

um recorded all these demos for the singers 
she recorded a set for each singer differently  

3:02

with the background vocals panned to one side 
and like your parts panned to the right side  

3:08

so that you can hear what’s going on but also 
hear your part the most

3:11

New speaker: I can’t believe her. She’s a machine

3:13

The amount of information she stores 
and then she sings all the parts up for a scratch  

3:20

track for us to practice along with
obviously she put a huge amount of work into it listen to those  

3:25

recordings but it definitely helped

3:27

Emily: so the second time that he does the really cool the really cool  

3:31

lick that’s when you guys come in

3:33

there’s one one part that you sing and then there’s one one part that he sings with you

3:38

Artist: oh okay so I did do that correctly?

3:40

Emily: Yes, yup

3:42

Emily: Okay all right let’s go from the top

3:45

Vikas Kohli: on top of the mash up  

3:47

and the vocalists and the instrumentalists we’re 
gonna have some dancers and that’s a whole another  

3:51

level rehearsal while we’re doing our rehearsal 
they’re preparing in parallel on their end  

3:55

and then we’re all gonna come together and 
work it out together. So many layers that  

3:59

happen to to making people happy.

4:02

finding a way to 
um navigate the South Asian cultural implications  

4:06

of Bollywood along with the other styles we were 
using was something that we were having a lot of  

4:10

conversations about as a company especially 
because i’m the only South Asian member of  

4:15

course everyone not having done Bollywood before 
we started off our process with just learning  

4:21

a few counts of eight of strictly Bollywood 
movement and really fine-tuning different  

4:26

details within that
definitely a challenge and  uh we’re really excited to have done that and  

4:32

have that experience into our belt for sure  

4:34

I’m happy to do it I’m like yes I can play this now 

4:37

and the music is great the people I’m working with 
are great so I’m really grateful

4:40

it’s definitely exceeded my expectations.

4:43

I just love working with MonstrARTity, so it’s always a pleasure

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