On Navratri 2014, Mehndi composed and recorded his rendition of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' overnight while working at his studio in Delhi. In March 2014, Deadmau5 and Mehndi made a remix of Mehndi's 1998 hit " Tunak Tunak Tun" performed by the duo. He fused Rock with Bhangra with his next album titled Mojaan Laen Do and in 2004 he self-produced Shaa Ra Ra. The same year Daler and A.R Rahman came together to give another track "Nach Le" for Lakeer – Forbidden Lines. He started with the song "Ru-Ba-Ru" for the film Maqbool. In 2003 Daler forayed into playback singing for films. Subsequently, Daler signed up with Universal Music in 2001 and released a new track "Kala Kauwa Kaat Khayega". This video was released in the year that Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title. One of the more popular songs of the album Sajan Mere Satrangiya featured the Indian actress Priyanka Chopra in the video. The album had a mix of genres ranging from Folk, Rock and Pop. In 2000, Mehndi released his album Ek Dana with music label TIPS Music. The album won the award for Best Indian Pop Album at the 1998 Screen Awards.
The song and video was a success in India, cementing Mehndi's status as India's biggest popstar at the time, later becoming an international success. In 1998, he released " Tunak Tunak Tun", which had a music video produced on a then unprecedented budget of ₹25 million ( $610,000), equivalent to ₹96 million ( $1.14 million) adjusted for inflation. The film's Bollywood soundtrack album sold 1.5 million units in India. The same year, Mehndi composed and performed the popular track "Na Na Na Re" for the Bollywood film Mrityudata, where he featured on the big screen with Amitabh Bachchan.
Like his previous albums, Balle Balle went multi-platinum. This got him Channel V Awards in six categories. In 1997 he released his third album Balle Balle. He was nominated in three categories at Channel V Music awards and won the Channel V Best Indian Male Artist Award. This album surpassed the sales of Bolo Ta Ra Ra. A year later, his second album under Magnasound, Dardi Rab Rab, was launched.
The album established Daler as a pop star, which also won him the Channel V's Best Indian Male Pop Artist Award. Magnasound signed Mehndi for a three-album contract for three years.īolo Ta Ra Ra, Mehndi's debut album, sold over 20 million copies. Song recording for the 2012 Bollywood film Chaalis Chauraasi
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