# Ada... A Way of Life > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ada..._A_Way_of_Life > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ada..._A_Way_of_Life.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada..._A_Way_of_Life > Source revision: 1348220704 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Ada... A Way of Life*** () is a 2010 [Hindi](/source/Hindi) [musical film](/source/Musical_film) written and directed by Tanvir Ahmad, with music by [A. R. Rahman](/source/A._R._Rahman). Rahman composed the songs for *Ada* in 2001, after completing the score for *[Lagaan](/source/Lagaan)*, but Ahmad's plans for the film were shelved.[1] Though the music was composed for the original concept, the film features a new script as well as different actors, as it stars debuting actor Ayaan Ahmed, the director's son.[2] Along with its notable composer, the soundtrack also features award-winning singer [Jayachandran](/source/P._Jayachandran), contributing vocals for the first time to a [Hindi](/source/Hindi) language film.[3] The soundtrack was released on 20 May 2008. The film was scheduled to be released on 31 December 2009 but released a year later on 31 December 2010.[4][5] ## Plot The director, Tanvir Ahmed, describes this film as "a tale of a noble father, a religious mother and a gangster son in Mumbai City". It is the tale of *Ayaan*, son of the noble *Anil Anand*, and the spiritual *Aamina*. Ayaan's world is turned upside down when Anil starts receiving death threats if he goes ahead with his testimony against some criminals. The murder of his father sets Ayaan on a course of revenge and killing against the criminals of Mumbai, as he becomes a contract killer. ## Cast - [Ayaan Ahmad](/source/Ayaan_Ahmad) as Ayaan Anand - [Rahul Roy](/source/Rahul_Roy) as Professor Anil Anand - [Ayesha Jhulka](/source/Ayesha_Jhulka) as Amina Anand - [Nauheed Cyrusi](/source/Nauheed_Cyrusi) as Gul - [Milind Gunaji](/source/Milind_Gunaji) as D'Costa - Saurabh Dubey as Akrambhai ## Promotion To promote the film, [Nokia](/source/Nokia) and [Big Music](/source/Big_Music_(record_label)) combined to launch a contest allowing contributors to remix two of the soundtrack songs, the winner of which—selected by Rahman—will have the opportunity to work with Rahman in the composer's studio.[2][6] In support of the unusual promotion, Nokia launched its Nokia [XpressMusic](/source/XpressMusic) mixer, a positioning strategy not only to promote the film but also Nokia's music phones in advance of the launch of the Nokia MusicStore.[7] ## Soundtrack The soundtrack features 10 songs, composed by [A. R. Rahman](/source/A._R._Rahman), with lyrics penned by [Nusrat Badr](/source/Nusrat_Badr) and Raqeeb Alam. The album was released in India on 20 May 2008 by [Big Music](/source/Big_Music_(record_label)), two years before the release of the film. The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from critics. It got an 8.5/10 rating on [PlanetBollywood.com](/source/PlanetBollywood.com),[8] 8.25/10 on Music Aloud,[9] and 3/5 on [Bollywood Hungama](/source/Bollywood_Hungama).[10] Lyrics by Nusrat Badr except where noted ## References 1. Tuteja, Joginder. (20 May 2008) [ADA - Rahman's immediate soundtrack after LAGAAN](http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/may/20-ada-rahmans-immediate-soundtrack-after-lagaan-050802.asp) *Glamsham Enfotainment Magazine*. Retrieved on 25 May 2008. 1. Bollywood Hungama News Network. (29 April 2008) [A.R. Rahman announces a tie-up of 'Ada' with Nokia & Big Music](http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/04/29/11312/) [Indiafm.com](/source/Indiafm.com). Retrieved on 25 May 2008. 1. ["Jayachandran sings for a Hindi movie"](http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15622). *Nowrunning*. 18 May 2008. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080521013140/http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15622) 21 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Adarsh, Taran (12 May 2009). ["Release Dates 2009"](http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html). *[Bollywood Hungama](/source/Bollywood_Hungama)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232353/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html) 12 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine. 1. [ADA...A Way of Life Official Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/dxOonWJMLII) on YouTube 1. ["AR Rahman, Big Music, Nokia team for Ada music"](http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8090&page=1). *businessofcinema.com*. 28 April 2008. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105400/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8090&page=1) 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Joshi, Priyanka. (5 May 2008) [Nokia music phone price to go down](http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=2&autono=321947&tab=r) *[Business Standard](/source/Business_Standard)*. Retrieved on 25 May 2008. 1. [Planet Bollywood Music Review](http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m052208074707) 1. ["Ada...A Way Of Life - Music Review"](http://www.musicaloud.com/2010/12/30/ada-a-way-of-life-music-review/). Music Aloud. 31 December 2010. 1. [Bollywood Hungama Music Review](https://web.archive.org/web/20080627205138/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13892/index.html) ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20091201042648/http://www.ahmadworldstudios.com:80/) - [Video from music release gala](https://web.archive.org/web/20080529005219/http://www.nme.com/video/id/o2UPRlo2j94/search/launch) at NME.com --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ada... A Way of Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada..._A_Way_of_Life) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada..._A_Way_of_Life?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.