Film: Songs of Paradise Directed by Danish Renzu
Top Trending Amazon prime continuously for three weeks since 29 July 2025
Produced by
Farhaan Akhtar Excel, Danish Renzu, Renzu Films, Shafat Qazi, Apple Tree
Cast: Saba Azad, Soni Razdan, Zain Khan Durrani, Taaruk Raina, Lillete Dubey, Sheeba Chaddha, Shishir Sharma, Lalit Parimoo
Since the day when amidst presence of high profile glaxy of Film stars of Bollywood including Ritik Roshan, Alia Bhat, Shabana Azmi,Naseer ud Deen shah, Mahesh Bhat,Farhan Akhtar, and innumerable others Songs of paradise at grand priemier in Mumbai was screened people all around world are mismerised by this Film first of its kind on kashmir. The film is pure high valued art totally devoid of any political or ethenic controversies .
Immediately after its screening entire local, nationa and world media, film analysits described The film.,”Songs of Paradise” as the Art Film “Songs of paradise ” as best film in world of Art cinema, it achieved Prime status in Amazon Prime. It has been shown simultaneously in hundreds of countries with captions in respective country languages. Kashmir known since centuries for its Spiritual heavenly music has been presented by Danish Renzu with brilliance in this Film therefore it attracted art lovers all around world.
The charm of this film is that entire cast & crew Inspired by Raj Begum first female singer of kashmir and her Sufi saint Master jee Master Ghulam Nabi contributed their best to present heights of kashmir art through this Film . The Film has projected excellently her struggle how she reached to heights while singing more than 2000 songs mostly Sufi songs of kashmir .The Guldaiz mentioning arrival of Bulbulshah has received appreciation in all her life time interviews of Raj Begum, Malika Taranum of kashmir.
It has also underscored importance of Women empowerment neccessary to bring people out of orthodoxy and radical ideologies to suppress women. The hate against music & singing has deliberately been imbibed in earlier days to keep people deprived of spiritual ecastacy. The songs of paradise exposed dirty minds of such elements who were trying to lead society towards ignorence.
In the film Saba Azad dressed in traditional ancient kashmiri veil gave it a royal touch rather than sign of women confinement as she rebels against women supression. The wearing of this kashmiri indigenous style of veil enhanced not only image of Raj Begum but Saba Azad has received World attention in this cloak .
The Director of Film has discovered Saba Azad as present era innocent new born Madhu Balla of bollywood and made people to realize that she did justice while performaning taugh role of women of early forties and fifties. Danish Renzu succeded to bring out orginality of the real character is true and innocent manner which has always remained characteristic of kashmiri femals. Sabha Azad proved her skill, Art & metle through her skillful performance . Similarly vetron kashmir born star of Bolly wood Soni Razdan seems Raj Begum was reborn. As prithvi Raj physic is chracterised as King Akbar of Moghal e Azam same way Soni Razdan’s countenance shall be treated as Raj Begum.
The “Songs & Paradise” Is no doubt the reflection of the high civilization of kashmir based on its age old composit culture . The film keeps the viewer from begining to end glued with its intellectual developments presenting kashmir in its true spirit.
Kashmir has more than five thousand years of its history and culture . It has given birth to Kali Dass, Naga Arjun, various padmasambhava’s. After Patli putra during Ashoka time the next Buddhist conference was held in Harwan kashmir. The 2500 years old Harwan tiles reflect importance of music, culture, Rendezvous of Renaissance and composit culture in kashmir. The images of musical instrument Tanpora which Master jee gifted to Raj Begum during last breath of his life are same way embossed on 2500 year ancient harwan tiles exchanging hands from generation to generation. Such rare tiles are still existing The film “songs of paradise” will definitely keep generation to generation connect for another 2500 years. The film shall keep the culture of kashmir alive same way as reflections of 2500 years old Harwan tiles .
Danish Renzu’s Songs of Paradise has triumphantly weaved a cinematic ode to one of Kashmir’s greatest voices, Noor Begum Raj Begum , the first woman to sing on Radio Kashmir and later revered as the “Nightingale of Kashmir.”.Even some call her Malika Taranum of kashmir more superior than any other Queen of melodious voices.
Saba Azad very excellent way carved out space in film as real daughter of paradise. Mostly other kashmiri chracters belonging to kashmir like Zain khan, Soni Razdan, Tariq Raina Rumi, Singer Masrat ul Nisa, Abhy Rustum Sopori have proved that true art is still alive.Radicals tried their best to eliminste it but failed.Kashmiri singer Masrat ul Nisa has sung lyrics of saintly kashmiri poets which helped to present this film an extraordinary treasure of art of kashmir.
Master jee discovered the melodious voice of Saba Azad when she sung at the wedding ceremony of his daughter. He was impressed and started secretly training and guiding her. The fact was known to father of saba Azad Zeba in Film but mother was kept unaware of it because of her Orthodox influence. This crested powerful drama in the Film. The special character of the film Zeba performed by Saba Azad in Songs of Paradise will keep its impact for decades to come in film industries of world.
Saba Azad character in youth and Soni Razdan in elderly period gifted by divinity with voice of Nightingale have become craze in entire India. All started feeling proud of kashmir culture.
Saba Azad speaking in tough ancient kashmir accent of combined hindi & kashmiri having special spoken dialect has established her great talent. It describes in spurb way how the persons who had no formal education could speak with out learning to communicate their views in non kashmiri languages in early times retaining charam of dominating khashmiri linguistic phonotex. She was the only woman in the recording studio, eating lunch in solitude, navigating a work place without even a toilet for her. She reveals her story to Rumi an unknown researcher who vows to communicate it, honestly to world.
The distinguished Director Danish Renzu whose film illegal was already listed in Oscar list of hundred films and his half widow which fetched Dada Sahib Film Festival Award 20210 For his first Film, “Half Widow” ad put his best while directing this Film. The choosing of best lyrics, best music by Abhay Rustum and mesmerizing voice of Masrat ul Niss and selection of stars of the film has elevated his status as the best Director of present times. This is proud moment for Farhan Akhtar, Danish Renzu & Shafat Qazi that even after conclusion of three successful weeks of “Songs & Paradise” on Amazon Prime retaining its top trending given clear message that now songs of psradise will becaome name of true Art to retain its status for ever same way all around world.
The Amazon prime at present is not only beeming 24×7 the hit songs of the pardise but now it has also started beaming frequently the short clips of important Dialogues and scenic beauty attracting people to rush to paradise to enjoy spiritual music . At present this film only within three weeks has crossed record as unprecedented number of people of all communities,all races all regions all countries have watched it and instantly appreciated it. The social media is crazy and people sing these songs of paradised. In wedding parties these songs are back. In every house hold and in maximum mobile phones the ring tunes are songs of paradise have become status symbols. Songs of Paradise have extinguished fire of hate and hell in kashmir.
