There was an interview of Sukhwinder in imeem sometime back. Those Thayya Thayya was written down by Sukhwinder himself
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:06 PM, adrcc2 <[email protected]> wrote: > Gulzar penned down Chaiyya Chaiyya but Sukhwinder did write Thayya > Thayya. Yes he had been roped in for singing Chaiyya Chaiyya but > Gulzar sahb couldn't find the right words for punjabi version Thayya > Thayya. Sukwinder was still hanging around in the studios at that > time, so he helped pen it donw. I read that somewhere a long time > ago...don't remember where. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > jamshid TC <jamshid...@...> wrote: > > > > What does he mean by "my song thaiyan thaiyan" . the tune , the > lyrics ..what is that he mentioning ? > > > > I thought chaiyyan chaiyan is lyrically gulzar's and musically > Rahman's. He is jus the singer ? > > > > What is the story behind , could somebody enlighten me ...? > > > > -Jamshid > > > > --- On Tue, 1/6/09, rivjot <riv...@...> wrote: > > > > From: rivjot <riv...@...> > > > Subject: [arr] I owe my success to A.R. Rahman - Sukhwinder Singh > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:34 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.allbolly wood.com/ news/2008/ 1230/377712/ ar_rahman. shtml > > > > New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It's pouring offers for Sukhwinder Singh in > > both Bollywood and Hollywood. But instead of giving himself a pat on > > the back and taking all the credit, the playback singer says he owes > > his success to ace composer A.R. Rahman."Rahman has been a catalyst in > > my success because when everyone had turned me down and ridiculed my > > song 'Thaiyan thaiyan', he was the only one to believe in me. With few > > changes in lyrics, he gave me my first big success in the form of > > 'Chaiyyan chaiyyan'," Sukhwinder told IANS in an interview. > > > > Sukhwinder, who started his Bollywood stint with the 1986 film > > "Karma", witnessed an upswing in his career with the hugely popular > > song "Chaiyyan chaiyyan" in the 1998 film "Dil Se". > > > > He later went on to sing hits like "Main ramta jogi" ("Taal"), > > "Kambakht ishq" ("Pyar Tune Kya Kiya"), "Chak de" ("Chak De! India"), > > "Dil haara" (Tashan), "Dard-e-disco" (Om Shanti Om) and the recent hit > > "Haule haule" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. > > > > The singer, whose voice has a rustic feel, has also gone international. > > > > "I have sung a Kutchi folk song for a Steven Spielberg film starring > > Denzel Washington, because they wanted authentic Indian music," said > > Sukhwinder. > > > > "Earlier too, my song 'Chaiyyan chaiyyan' was used for the film > > 'Inside Man'. Recently I sang a song 'Jai ho' for Hollywood film > > 'Slumdog Millionaire' , where again the music is by Rahman," he added. > > > > While Sukhwinder has lent his powerful voice to many Hindi film > > actors, his songs picturised on superstar Shah Rukh Khan are sure-shot > > hits. > > > > "The fact is that many of my songs with other actors have been equally > > popular like 'Tu kisna hai' (Kisna), 'Ishq bina' ('Taal'), 'Rut aa > > gayee re' ('1947 Earth'), 'Aj mera jee kardaa' ('Monsoon Wedding'), > > 'Beedi jalai le' (Omkara) and many more. > > > > "But people always remember my songs picturised on Shah Rukh. I think > > the reason is that the energy he brings to the screen is amazing. > > Since my voice too has a high-energy point, it gels well with Shah > > Rukh's personality, " the singer explained. > > > > Sukhwinder also made an appearance on television as one of the judges > > for STAR Plus' musical reality show "Star Voice of India 2", but he > > found the experience far from pleasing. > > > > "It's better not to comment on my stint as a judge. Things are very > > different when scripts in such shows bind you," he said. > > > > So what about the current crop of singers that such shows are churning > > out? > > > > "As for the current crop, we do have a few good singers ... they are > > promising too, but the system is not really open to newcomers. The > > struggle phase is long. So most of the time, good singers don't last > > and give up too soon," he said. > > > > Sukhwinder, who has been in the industry for more than two decades > > now, has his hands full. > > > > "Billu Barber, 'Ravana', 'Kaminay'... It's difficult to recall names > > of all the films I'm doing," said the singer. > > > > > -- regards, Vithur
