'I can't wait to give Rahman a hug'
13 Jan 2009, 0000 hrs IST, ZINIA SEN , TNN
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This is indeed music to the ears. Slumdog Millionaire has had a clean
sweep at the Golden Globe
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emerging a clear winner in all the four
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Sukhwinder Singh (TOI photo)
categories it was nominated for.
As the first Indian musician to pick up the prestigious award for Best
Original Score, AR Rahman has sure got us in the Chhaiya chhaiya mode. And
the
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the number, Jai Ho, a song of celebration that has snapped up the
award
for Rahman, is already "jumping with joy". Sukhwinder Singh is all set to
raise a toast, but is waiting for the composer to come back from Los
Angeles.
"I'm yet to call up Rahman. It's all because of the time difference. I can't
wait to give him a hug," says the excited singer. In fact, he's in no mood
to hide his feelings as he says, "I started my day with Bholenath's puja and
then, switched on my cell phone. There were 72 messages already."
Sukhwinder jogs his memory to the time when the
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recorded. "I didn't even know it was for Slumdog... the track was so
nice that I sang 6-7 versions of the number. Even Gulzarsaab was perplexed.
These days, most of the peppy numbers are just high on music, as lyrics take
a backseat. But Jai Ho is special, as it has quite a few meaningful verses,
even though it's desi at the core," he quips. The singer claims that he's
yet to hear the final version. "Koi mujhe gaana suna do," he says in his
usual singsong voice, as he volunteers to sing a line from one of the many
versions.
The singer, whose friendship with Rahman goes back a long way, feels "he
should have won a Golden Globe long back". For Sukhwinder, celebrations have
to wait for three more days till he's with Rahman in Chennai. "With Rahman
around, celebrations are all non-vegetarian. He's a very shy guy. But he
knows that I can be naughty if I want to." Waxing eloquent, the singer says,
"There's so much to learn from Rahman — he hates talking about competition."
Jai Ho!
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regards,
Vithur
