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*Musician Kailash Kher talks about his spiritual connection with AR Rahman and more* [EMAIL PROTECTED] For people who believe in soul mates, there's always that one person with whom the whole soul connection happens and for musician Kailash Kher it's none other than AR Rahman. While shooting for the reality show 'Mission Ustad', Kailash who has always been Rahman's friend and has sung for his films, spent more time with him. "It's this concept of musician jodis who are singing and kind of competing against each other. I'm paired with Mahalaxmi Iyer and then there are others such as Mihit Chauhan and Vasundhara Das, Roopkumar and Sonali Rathod etc," says Kailash who is also thrilled about his upcoming films as a music composer. "There is some spiritual connection between me and Rahman. Everytime we are working together the experience is pure and holy. I'm also doing another project with him. It's his private project with him," he says. "I'm composing for films now along with Naresh and Paresh. 'Made In China' which is a Nikhil Advani film starring Akshay Kumar is a big project. Akshay and Nikhil really liked the music and we are looking forward to its release. Quiz him about the shift from albums to films and he says it's not much difference. "In albums we have to weave stories while in films it's done for us," says Kailash who is also finishing another film called 'Pranali' which is about temple dancers. "People have been approaching us and want the kind of sound that we have put out on our albums. So it's a lot of fun," he says. What's happening to international projects with DJ Paul Oakenfold and Pearl Jam member Eddie Vedder. "I'm going abroad in March sometime when we will try and get all the schedules right," he ends. -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - THE GOD OF MUSIC
