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{{Infobox film
| name = Ada... A Way of Life
| image = ada_2.jpg
| director = [[Tanvir Ahmad]]
| producer = [[Kazaan Ahmad]]
| writer = Tanvir Ahmad
| starring = [[Ayaan Ahmad]]<br/>[[Rahul Roy]]<br/>[[Ayesha Jhulka]]<br/>[[Nauheed Cyrusi]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Nigam Bomzan]]
| editing = [[Tamal Chakraborty]]
| studio = Mehboob Studio
| runtime =
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|12|31}}
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ada... A Way of Life''''' ({{translation|Testimony}}) is a 2010 [[Hindi]] [[musical film]] written and directed by Tanvir Ahmad, with music by [[A. R. Rahman]]. Rahman composed the songs for ''Ada'' in 2001, after completing the score for ''[[Lagaan]]'', but Ahmad's plans for the film were shelved.<ref>Tuteja, Joginder. (20 May 2008) [http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/may/20-ada-rahmans-immediate-soundtrack-after-lagaan-050802.asp ADA - Rahman's immediate soundtrack after LAGAAN] ''Glamsham Enfotainment Magazine''. Retrieved on 25 May 2008.</ref> 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.<ref name="hungama">Bollywood Hungama News Network. (29 April 2008) [http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/04/29/11312/ A.R. Rahman announces a tie-up of 'Ada' with Nokia & Big Music] [[Indiafm.com]]. Retrieved on 25 May 2008.</ref> Along with its notable composer, the soundtrack also features award-winning singer [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]], contributing vocals for the first time to a [[Hindi]] language film.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 May 2008|url=http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15622 |title=Jayachandran sings for a Hindi movie|work=Nowrunning|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521013140/http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=15622 |archive-date=21 May 2008}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512232353/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/trade/releasedates/index_in.html|title=Release Dates 2009 |date=12 May 2009|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|archive-date=12 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=dxOonWJMLII|title=ADA...A Way of Life Official Trailer}}</ref>

==Plot==
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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]] as Ayaan Anand
*[[Rahul Roy]] as Professor Anil Anand
*[[Ayesha Jhulka]] as Amina Anand
*[[Nauheed Cyrusi]] as Gul
*[[Milind Gunaji]] as D'Costa
*[[Saurabh Dubey (actor)|Saurabh Dubey]] as Akrambhai

==Promotion==
To promote the film, [[Nokia]] and [[Big Music (record label)|Big Music]] 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.<ref name="hungama"/><ref>{{cite web|date=28 April 2008|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8090&page=1 |title=AR Rahman, Big Music, Nokia team for Ada music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105400/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=8090&page=1 |archive-date=8 July 2011|work=businessofcinema.com}}</ref> In support of the unusual promotion, Nokia launched its Nokia [[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.<ref>Joshi, Priyanka. (5 May 2008) [http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=2&autono=321947&tab=r Nokia music phone price to go down] ''[[Business Standard]]''. Retrieved on 25 May 2008.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ada... A Way of Life
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2008|5|20}}
| recorded = [[Panchathan Record Inn]]<br/>[[A.M. Studios]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 45:40
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] & [[Big Music (record label)|Big Music]]
| producer = A. R. Rahman
| prev_title = [[Jodhaa Akbar]]
| prev_year = 2008
| year = 2008
| next_title = [[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
The soundtrack features 10 songs, composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], with lyrics penned by [[Nusrat Badr]] and Raqeeb Alam. The album was released in India on 20 May 2008 by [[Big Music (record label)|Big Music]], 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]],<ref>[http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m052208074707 Planet Bollywood Music Review]</ref> 8.25/10 on Music Aloud,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicaloud.com/2010/12/30/ada-a-way-of-life-music-review/ | title=Ada...A Way Of Life - Music Review | date=31 December 2010 | publisher= Music Aloud}}</ref> and 3/5 on [[Bollywood Hungama]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080627205138/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13892/index.html Bollywood Hungama Music Review]</ref>

Lyrics by Nusrat Badr except where noted
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 45:40
| title1 = Gulfisha | extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] | length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Gum Sum | extra2 = [[Alka Yagnik]], Sonu Nigam | length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Hai Dard | extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]] | length3 = 4:56
| title4 = Hawa Sun Hawa | extra4 = Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam | length4 = 6:02
| title5 = Ishq Ada | note5 = Female Version | extra5 = Parul Mishra | length5 = 3:48 | lyrics5 = Raqeeb Alam
| title6 = Ishq Ada | note6 = Male Version | extra6 = [[Rashid Ali (singer)|Rashid Ali]] | length6 = 3:38 | lyrics6 = Raqeeb Alam
| title7 = Meherbaan | extra7 = A. R. Rahman, Sanjeev Thomas | length7 = 3:51
| title8 = Meherbaan | extra8 = A. R. Rahman | note8 = Instrumental | length8 = 3:02
| title9 = Milo Wahan Wahan | extra9 = Alka Yagnik, [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]] | length9 = 6:24
| title10 = Tu Mera Hai | extra10 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Naresh Iyer]] | length10 = 4:58
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20091201042648/http://www.ahmadworldstudios.com:80/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080529005219/http://www.nme.com/video/id/o2UPRlo2j94/search/launch Video from music release gala] at NME.com

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[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:2010 musical films]]

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