If I am not wrong, it was Shubha Mudgal who was supposed to sing 'Ishwar Allah' in 1947 Earth but she wasn't available for some reason. Looking forward to see their collaboration though.
--- In [email protected], "Vinayakam Murugan" <mvinaya...@...> wrote: > > A R Rahman and Shubha Mudgal, that will be very interesting. Hope something > works out. > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > > theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Anil Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > > Private albums don't sell any more. I don't want to be involved with > > projects which will not sell. I have been in talks with A R Rahman and > > Shubhaji but nothing has come out of them. Right now, all that sells is > > Bollywood. > > > > Prasoon Joshi, who has faced flak for his *Ghajini* lyrics, talks to *Rachana > > Dubey* > > > > *Hello, any New Year resolutions? > > *I'm at my in-laws' place in Kanpur. This year I plan to visit my > > birthplace in Almora more often. It's beneficial to keep in touch with one's > > roots today. > > > > *You wrote a poem, Is baar nahin, about the Mumbai terror attacks. > > *I wrote that poem in five minutes at the airport on the third day of the > > attacks. I was flying to Stockholm. That poem calmed my restlessness. People > > used it as their own during the candle marches in the city. My writing > > served the purpose. > > > > *Okay. Your lyrics for Ghajini have come been criticised vehemently. > > *All that matters to me is that I should feel good at the end of the day. > > I'm very proud of all my *Ghajini *songs. The film has turned out well. > > The songs *Guzarish *and *Aye bachu *are high on the music charts. I do > > feel I could have done better.. but never mind. > > > > *But the lyrics lacked the Prasoon Joshi touch. > > *This is the first time that I ever wrote lyrics for a movie in which the > > songs came as a relief to the action and drama. They lightened the > > narrative. > > > > I feel *Ghajini* could have done without one or two of the songs, it > > wouldn't have made a difference to the flow of the story. As for the lack of > > my touch, I was expecting people to miss it because the film was the sort > > that I couldn't write lyrics in chaste Hindi and Urdu. > > > > *Is that why you wrote Hinglish lyrics in Aye bachu? > > *If a girl speaks in the Mumbaiyya style, she can't start singing in > > chaste Urdu and Hindi. She will dream in the language she speaks. This was > > my first attempt at an item number. > > > > *It seemed as if you'd written the lyrics to fit tune which had already > > been composed. > > *Yes, 90 per cent of the tunes were already created. > > > > *What's happening with your book of poems? > > *One-third of the book is ready. I have enough poems to fill the book but > > I want to work upon them some more. I'm the chairman of an ad agency.. > > that's a full-time job which doesn't leave me much time. I hope to get it > > published this year. > > > > *As a writer, do you think the habit of reading is returning? > > *I do see people at book shops.. but who knows if the books bought are > > even read? People who want to read will buy books even from roadside kabadi > > shops. Everything packaged well sells well though. > > > > *You're back with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in Dilli 6. > > *It'll be on the shelves in the next two weeks. I think it will be among > > the > > bestsellers this year. > > > > *You've not gone the private album route after Man ke Manjeere for Shubha > > Mudgal? > > *Private albums don't sell any more. I don't want to be involved with > > projects which will not sell. I have been in talks with A R Rahman and > > Shubhaji but nothing has come out of them. Right now, all that sells is > > Bollywood. > > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=CinemaSectionPage&id=319c8a1e-3abf-4ce5-b15b-b0aaf917d20f&MatchID1=4875&TeamID1=1&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1229&PrimaryID=4875&Headline=All+that+sells+is+Bollywood:+Prasoon+Joshi > > > > -- > > -A > > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com > > > > > > >
